Ireland - John Byrne

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- Haiku and Cultural Keywords -
shared by John Byrne -
Haiku Culture Magazine


Aran jumper

Blasket Island

bodhran drum

coddle stew

cup of tae (cup of tea)

currach

Irish stew / stobhach gaeliach

Queen of May - Mary

riverdance

slaen

Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)




. seanchai storyteller . seanchaidhe (plural
seanchaidhthe)


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Aran jumper
(Irish Gaelic: Geansaí Árann) is a style of jumper/sweater that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. It is sometimes known as a fisherman's jumper. A classical fisherman's jumper is a bulky garment with prominent cable patterns on the chest, often cream-colored.
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Aran jumper ...
from the waves
her hands shield him



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Great Blasket (An Blascaod Mór in Irish)
is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland.
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an Blascaod Mór ...
in the evening mist
the cry of the Kittiwake

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music session....
the moist shirt
of the Bodhran player

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Coddle (sometimes Dublin coddle)
is an Irish dish consisting of layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and rashers (thinly sliced, somewhat fatty back bacon) with sliced potatoes and onions. Traditionally, it can also include barley.
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Dublin in Spring...
east wind on the Liffey
leads to a Coddle


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cup of tae day
Cup of Tae Fri May 3rd to Mon May 6th (May Bank Holiday)
The famous “Cup of Tae” Schools of Music will continue.
source : www.cupoftaefestival.com


May festival...
music and song
and a nice cuppa


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A currach (Irish: curach)
is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual.
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currach
in animal skin
they reaped their bounty



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Irish stew / stobhach gaeliach
(Irish: stobhach / stobhach Gaelach) is a traditional stew made from lamb, or mutton (mutton is used as it comes from less tender sheep over a year old, is fattier, and has a stronger flavour) as well as potatoes, onions, and parsley. It may sometimes also include carrots.
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festival...
having drunk my fill
a pot of stobhach gaeliach



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Queen of May
May Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary refers to special Marian devotions held in the Catholic Church during the month of May honoring the Virgin Mary as "the Queen of May". These services may take place inside or outside. May devotions have existed throughout Roman Catholic church since the 16th century and since that time have been a regular feature of Catholic life.
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Queen of may..
in my father's house
a month of rosary


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Riverdance
The Irish Dancing Phenomenon
source : riverdance.com/


Spring downpour....
is this what we mean
by riverdance


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In the past, Irish people heated their homes and cooked their food using turf taken from from the bog as fuel. Turf was cut from the bog by hand, using a two-sided spade called a sleán.
Entire families often helped to save the turf on the bog.
source : www.askaboutireland.ie



turfcutters...
on the sleán handle
a wheatear rests



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Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus,
Guairdeall, Stormie (common slang used by birdwatchers), Mother Carey's chickens, Sea Swallow, Gourdal (Kerry), Little Peter.
A small, dark seabird with a white rump, recalling a House Martin. Small in size with short wings, a quick flight action, sometimes dangles legs over the sea when feeding.
source : www.birdwatchireland.ie

April begins...
Ireland welcomes
Mother Carey's chickens


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