Tír na mBláth

Irish Seisiún Newsletter

Thanks to our past editors - Mary Gallacher and Bill Padden

Editor Tommy Mac

................Today's date and new proverb 

Tá dúil ár n-anama sa cheol againn.'

(Music is our soul's desire.)

Sunday's Seisiún

for December 8, 2024

‘Tá dúil ár n-anama sa cheol againn.’

Music is our soul’s desire.

 

Thanks again to

Bob Murphy, Pat Quinn, Randy Powell, Art Jacoby, and Kevin Westley

for supplying photos and info about our sessiuns.

.......Good times - Good tunes

 

 

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"That’s How I Spell Ireland"

Saturdays at 7 to 8 PM EST.

You can listen on 88.7FM or WRHU.org.

For a request please text me on 917 699-4768.Kevin and Joan Westley

Note: Show will be preempted whenever the NY Islanders have a Saturday game

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"The Port Jefferson Library will offer a multi-media program called Christmas Time in Ireland. It is a virtual presentation on Thursday December 19 at 7PM. It will include topics about the happiest time of the year in Ireland; such as, Why 25 December, Christmas in Killarney, Preparing for Christmas, Decorating with Holly & Ivy, Wren Day, Woman's Christmas and many more.

This program will be presented by Kevin Westley. He will sing or play songs for each topic by the artist that made the songs popular. There is no charge for this presentation. Kevin broadcasts That’s How I Spell Ireland, Saturdays at 7PM, on WRHU.ORG & 88.7 FM.

Here is the registration link for anyone interested that you want to share it with: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocu2tqDwpGd0P6fjTxLvQD_c-HmNh0B9b#/registration

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Old Ireland

Each week I will post a (new) OLD photo of what Ireland was like years ago. The photos are taken from a great website called Ireland in the Rare Auld Times. I highly recommend this site. You can sign up at https://www.facebook.com/groups/889110974518793/

If you have any photos of what things were like in old Ireland please send them in and include a story about it if appropriate.

Please don't send things from the above web site. I already have those.

Ireland Travel

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Travel Quiz

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Irish Language

Free Irish Classes

The classes are over zoom and are held at 12:00 eastern time the 1 st Sunday of every month.

It is basic conversational Irish and open to learners of all ages, especially beginners.

All are invited either to participate privately or to meet at Tim Finnegans at 12:00 prior to the regular Sunday session.

Hope to see you there!

slan go foill. Le dea ghui,

Anita

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Enjoy

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Five Tune Friday

Enjoy the tunes, and have a great weekend!

Slán go fóill,

Paraic McNeela

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Welcome to

Tír na mBláth

(Land of Flowers)

Tír na mBláth is one of hundreds of branches throughout the world of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) pronounced "kol-tus kyol-tori air-in", the largest group involved in the preservation of Irish music, dance and song.

Our board and membership is made up of Irish, Irish descendants, and all those who support, celebrate and take pride in the preservation of Irish culture.

We also aim to promote good will and citizenship.

Interested in belonging to Tír na mBláth? Feel free to download our membership form

Facebook page is at Tír na mBláth

Our meetings and several events are held at Tim Finnegan's Irish Pub in Delray Beach Florida.

Well, that's it for this week.

Slán go fóill

Slawn guh foh-ill!

Fireny@aol.com

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Sláinte, Tom Guldner (Tommy Mac)

Slán agus beannacht, (Good-bye and blessings)

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