Limericks!
There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
Who wished he had never been born;
So he sat on a chair,
Till he died of despair,
That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Irish Thought for March 6...
Irish-American Celebrities
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy ninth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. He was nominated for 9 Academy Awards for Best Actor in all, winning two years in a row, for Captains Courageous and Boys Town. With Katharine Hepburn he starred in nine feature films, one of the most successful screen pairings in film history. He was awarded a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his posthumously released performance opposite Hepburn in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Tracy's paternal grandparents, John Tracy and Mary Guhin were born Ireland.
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy ninth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. He was nominated for 9 Academy Awards for Best Actor in all, winning two years in a row, for Captains Courageous and Boys Town. With Katharine Hepburn he starred in nine feature films, one of the most successful screen pairings in film history. He was awarded a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his posthumously released performance opposite Hepburn in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Tracy's paternal grandparents, John Tracy and Mary Guhin were born Ireland.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Irish Thought for March 5...
Irish Proverbs
Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished
Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished
Monday, March 4, 2013
Irish Thought for March 4...
Quotations
The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
-Harold Nicolson
The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
-Harold Nicolson
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Irish Thought for March 3...
Irish Trivia
James Joyce is rumored to have called Guinness stout the "Wine of Ireland."
James Joyce is rumored to have called Guinness stout the "Wine of Ireland."
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Irish Thought for March 1...
Irish Writers
Bram Stoker
Born in a suburb of Dublin, Abraham "Bram" Stoker was known during his lifetime as the personal assistant of an actor named Henry Irving, and as the business manager of the Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London. Now his popularity endures from the many novels and short stories he wrote, including the classic Gothi novel Dracula in 1897.
Bram Stoker
Born in a suburb of Dublin, Abraham "Bram" Stoker was known during his lifetime as the personal assistant of an actor named Henry Irving, and as the business manager of the Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London. Now his popularity endures from the many novels and short stories he wrote, including the classic Gothi novel Dracula in 1897.
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