tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73670614573389612652024-03-22T20:32:29.465+00:00Musings from Fergus MurrihyThis is a sounding board for misc thoughts of mine.
<a href="http://www.irishblogs.ie" title="Irish Blogs"><img src="http://img.irishblogs.ie/images/irishblogs2.gif" width="80" height="15" border="0" alt="Irish Blogs"></a>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-54034666498803560542022-12-25T10:58:00.001+00:002022-12-25T10:58:47.934+00:00HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2022<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><center style="color: #ff9900; text-decoration-line: none;"><b><u><a href="https://murrihy.blogspot.com/2016/12/happy-christmas.html" style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">HAPPY CHRISTMAS</a><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></u></b></center><center style="color: #ff9900; text-decoration-line: none;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">2022</span></u></b></center></h3><div class="post-header" style="color: #999999; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7285787546330902886" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 558px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><img alt="Image result for happy holy christmas" height="200" src="https://twocanview.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-2010-2.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">HAPPY CHRISTMAS</div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">NOLLAIG SHONA</div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">BUON NATALE</div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">FELIZ NAVIDAD </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">FROHE WEIHNACHTEN </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">JOYEUX NOEL </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">MALIGAYANG PASKO </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">LINKSMŲ KALĖDŲ </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">FELIĈAN KRISTNASKON </div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">BON NADAL</div><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">PRIECĪGUS ZIEMASSVĒTKUS</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-69382108724304576032022-08-03T12:52:00.000+01:002022-08-03T12:52:34.170+01:00A Word To The Wise In Time Of Conflict<p> Wise words in time of conflict:</p><p>To look for peace is unwise while treachery blinds the soul of the enemy.</p><p>"Give your trust sparingly and only to those who have earned it".</p><p>Sharon Law Tucker</p>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-34101474985743845202022-06-18T17:40:00.002+01:002022-06-18T18:14:16.561+01:00The Dangers Of Today's DemagogueryTo The Political Fabric Of Our World.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Beware of Fascism and do not overlook </span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">the importance of your vote.</span></u></b></div><b><br />Never in the history of the world has it been more important to exercise the franchise than in these present times. Practically all over our planet today the marching feet of demagoguery is rampant. Many of the likes of these Demagogues would put Hitler to shame. It is hardly necessary to name these </b><b>Demagogues as they are all well known to us.</b><p></p><p><b>Such is the danger to world peace of some of these leaders who tend to only continue to spawn their own likes. <br />To those of you who take the view that "how could my vote make a difference?" I would remind you of the many leaders who are prepared to exploit any chink in the armour of politics to take over or retain power despite the popular will.<br />Let us not forget the old adage:<br />If your leader tells a lie big enough and keeps repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for as long as the people remain in ignorance of the consequences of the lie. <br />For this reason facts matter, truth matters and the ability to discern the difference berween truth and lies matters. We should also not forget that in the end character matters.</b></p>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-82151740461162185912022-02-03T15:29:00.017+00:002022-02-03T16:13:56.511+00:00 Genealogy Clan Callaghan<p style="text-align: center;"><u> <b>Genealogy Clan Callaghan</b></u></p><p style="text-align: left;">Mary T Keane O'Callaghan discovered that Clan Callaghan descends from King Callaghan of Cashel, Co Tipperary in the province of Munster. Also her research proves that the Duke of Devonshire who owns the mansion of Chatsworth in England is proud of his O'Callaghan ancestry. He traces his ancestry from The Honourable Louisa O'Callaghan who married a Duke of Devonshire. </p><p>Mary T Keane and her son Liam were invited to afternoon tea in Lismore Castle by Lord Burlington, heir to The Dukedom of Devonshire. </p><p>Mary decided a number of years ago to write a book about her ancestors Clan Callaghan and unwittingly was led into further research on the Clan. Her subsequent book resulted in the publication of The Royal Blood of Erin, The Milesian Irish and Clan Callaghan, go to: <a href="Mary T Keane">marytkeane.com/store</a> A copy of the book is now available in the World's largest library i.e. The Library of Congres, Washington D.C. </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-48612466852804673872021-11-19T13:12:00.022+00:002021-11-29T23:59:06.397+00:00Here's Wishing You a Very Happy Christmas 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made this video with my Mobilephone while for waiting for the Limerick train at Heuston Station a few years ago. I understand that the Christmas Choir consisted of Coras Iompair Eireann staff members.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9i5a1UNbQWM" width="320" youtube-src-id="9i5a1UNbQWM"></iframe></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Here's Wishing You a Very Happy Christmas<br />********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Ba mhaith liom Nollaig Shona duit<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Frohe Weihnachten<br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Je vous souhaite un très joyeux Noël<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Nais Ko sa Iyo ng Isang Napakasayang Pasko<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Nagyon Boldog Karácsonyt Kívánok<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Ti auguro un felice Natale<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>祝你聖誕節快樂 <</b></span><b style="font-size: large;">Zhù nǐ shèngdàn jié kuàilè><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Es novēlu jums ļoti priecīgus Ziemassvētkus<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Linkiu jums labai linksmų Kalėdų<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Życzę Wesołych Świąt!<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;">Vă doresc un Crăciun Foarte Fericit<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">********************<br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-62736659922574747762021-07-08T20:59:00.010+01:002021-07-08T21:12:06.384+01:00Limerick Bastille Day Wild Geese Festival 2021 July 9 - July 11 (Free)<h1 class="tribe-events-single-event-title" style="backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #141827; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 10px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 887.993px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Limerick Bastille Day </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Wild Geese Fesivaltival 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">July 9</span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.02em;"> - </span><span class="tribe-event-date-end" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">July 11 (</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Free)</span></div></span></h1><div data-title="Limerick Bastille Day Wild Geese Festival 2021 – I Love Limerick" data-viewtitle="Limerick Bastille Day Wild Geese Festival 2021" id="tribe-events-header" style="background-color: white; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">«</span> Limerick Virtual Pride Festival 2021</a> <a href="https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/festivals/national-heritage-week-2021-2/" style="border: 0px; color: #ff005b; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">National Heritage Week 2021 <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">»</span></a></li></ul></nav></div><div class="post-240273 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-limerick-bastille-day-wild-geese-festival-2021 tribe_events_cat-festivals cat_festivals" id="post-240273" style="border: 0px; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="tribe-events-event-image" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Limerick Bastille Day 2021" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="455" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" src="https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Limerick-Bastille-Day-2021.jpg" srcset="https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Limerick-Bastille-Day-2021.jpg 810w, https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Limerick-Bastille-Day-2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Limerick-Bastille-Day-2021-768x431.jpg 768w, https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Limerick-Bastille-Day-2021-150x84.jpg 150w" style="backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="810" /></div><div class="tribe-events-single-event-description tribe-events-content" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 887.993px;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #800180;"><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Limerick will celebrate Bastille Day, </span><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">marking the 330th anniversary of the Flight of the Wild Geese,</span><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> with </span><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a weekend-long event involving a French market, concerts, visual displays and a regatta from 9th – 11th July 2021.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #800180;"><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Organised by Limerick City and County Council and the Consular Agency of France in the Mid-West, in association with Shannon Heritage and Alliance française Limerick, the Limerick celebration will feature free family entertainment, a free tour of the castle, displays in the courtyard, a parade, musical performances and historical talks on ‘The Flight of the Wild Geese’ and Limerick’s connections to France.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #800180;"><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The term ‘Wild Geese’ had been used to describe those Irish serving in European armies since the 16th century. The historical episode known as the ‘Flight of the Wild Geese’ refers to the 12,000 Irish Jacobite soldiers, commanded by Patrick Sarsfield, who left Ireland for France as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick in 1691 ending the Williamite War in Ireland. The Wild Geese formed King James’s army in exile but by 1692 were incorporated into the French Army.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #800180;"><span data-contrast="none" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Members of the public, and particularly those from the French community living in Limerick, are invited to attend the event which takes place at King John’s Castle on Sunday 11th July 2021.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Aerial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="border: 0px; color: #800180; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Post copied from <a href="http://www.Limerick.ie">Limerick.ie</a></b></span></p></div></div>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-678527358289336882021-04-21T18:32:00.002+01:002021-04-21T18:32:37.383+01:00Nutritional Herbs for Optimal Health(Irish Author Mary T Keane)<div class="vertical_module_list_row" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-right: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><div class="about_content" id="ge_summary" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 12px;"><div id="ge_summary_v"><div class="hproduct"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="summary_content_table" style="border-style: none; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; width: 747.692px;"><tbody><tr><td id="bookinfo" style="vertical-align: top;"><h1 class="booktitle" style="margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="fn" style="font-size: 23.4px;"><span dir="ltr">Nutritional Herbs for Optimal Health</span></span><span class="subtitle" style="font-size: 15.6px; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1><div class="bookcover" style="float: left; margin-right: 12px;"><img alt="Front Cover" border="1" id="summary-frontcover" src="https://books.google.ie/books/content?id=qRr7xwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&imgtk=AFLRE73-vqn78ZPmaMZCEic9p7xoO69zVjIH4tFI1EP0F-RNw_DBckPxXhReLNDtstgn8J8AX89eGWPZtxBun8e_J0YZ6UYwWFYc8gp9Ymcbf3UkuVH8LRM7nQlKN8n-LVuhQ4hlGnt2" style="padding: 1px;" title="Front Cover" width="128" /></div><div class="bookinfo_sectionwrap" style="color: #777777; margin-bottom: 2px;"><div style="margin: 0.2em 0px;"><a class="secondary" href="https://www.google.ie/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Mary+T.+Keane%22" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span dir="ltr">Mary T. Keane</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0.2em 0px;"><span dir="ltr">Austin Macauley Publishers Limited</span>, 2019 - <a class="secondary" href="https://www.google.ie/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Health%22&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span dir="ltr">Health</span></a> - <span dir="ltr">100 pages</span></div><div class="reviewaggregate hreview-aggregate" style="margin: 0.2em 0px;"><a aria-label="Average user rating - Unrated" href="https://books.google.ie/books?id=qRr7xwEACAAJ&dq=mary+t+keane&sitesec=reviews" style="color: #4272db; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="gb-star-off goog-inline-block rating" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -26px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/googlebooks/images/stars/gb-stars-sprite-1.png") 0px -26px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 13px;"><span class="value-title" title="0.0"></span></span><span class="gb-star-off goog-inline-block" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -26px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/googlebooks/images/stars/gb-stars-sprite-1.png") 0px -26px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 13px;"></span><span class="gb-star-off goog-inline-block" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -26px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/googlebooks/images/stars/gb-stars-sprite-1.png") 0px -26px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 13px;"></span><span class="gb-star-off goog-inline-block" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -26px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/googlebooks/images/stars/gb-stars-sprite-1.png") 0px -26px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 13px;"></span><span class="gb-star-off goog-inline-block" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -26px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/googlebooks/images/stars/gb-stars-sprite-1.png") 0px -26px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 13px;"></span></a></div></div><div id="synopsis" style="padding-left: 141px; padding-right: 80px;"><div id="synopsis-window" style="height: 214.615px; overflow: hidden;"><div class="sa" dir="ltr" id="synopsistext">Naturopathy or naturopathic medicine is a medical system that focuses on the body's innate vitalisitc ability to heal and maintain itself. Naturopathic philosophy favours a holistic approach and finding the least invasive measures necessary for symptom improvement or resolution, thus encouraging minimal use of surgery and unnecessary drugs. According to the association of accredited naturopathic medical colleges, naturopathic medicine is defined by principles rather than by methods or modalities.</div></div></div><div class="search_box_wrapper" style="margin: 12px 0px 12px 140px;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><u><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 20px;">About the author</span></u></div><div class="hproduct"><span style="color: #333333;">Mary T. Keane trained as a teacher and pursued that profession, first in England and later in Ireland. Her abiding interest, however, was in the study of health and fitness. Her lifelong research in natural health resulted in the publication of five books on the subject. The message in this book, her sixth publication on health matters, is 'feel better, look younger, live longer'!</span></div></div></div></div><div class="vertical_module_list_row" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-right: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><h3 class="about_title" style="color: #222222; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 42px;">Bibliographic information</h3><div class="about_content" id="metadata_content" style="font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em;"><div class="metadata_sectionwrap"><br /><table id="metadata_content_table" style="border-style: none; margin: 0px;"><tbody><tr class="metadata_row" style="padding: 0px;"><td class="metadata_label" style="vertical-align: top;">Title</td><td class="metadata_value" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><span dir="ltr">Nutritional Herbs for Optimal Health</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row" style="padding: 0px;"><td class="metadata_label" style="vertical-align: top;"><span dir="ltr">Author</span></td><td class="metadata_value" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.ie/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Mary+T.+Keane%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=3" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span dir="ltr">Mary T. Keane</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row" style="padding: 0px;"><td class="metadata_label" style="vertical-align: top;"><span dir="ltr">Publisher</span></td><td class="metadata_value" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><span dir="ltr">Austin Macauley Publishers Limited, 2019</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row" style="padding: 0px;"><td class="metadata_label" style="vertical-align: top;"><span dir="ltr">ISBN</span></td><td class="metadata_value" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><span dir="ltr">1528914465, 9781528914468</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row" style="padding: 0px;"><td class="metadata_label" style="vertical-align: top;"><span dir="ltr">Length</span></td><td class="metadata_value" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><span dir="ltr">100 pages</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-34375861644451455062021-01-25T17:19:00.002+00:002021-01-25T17:24:54.649+00:00Streaming Down The Years by Mary T Keane<p>Over the next while I intend to introduce you to a very good friend of mine, Mary T Keane. Mary is the author of a number of books dealing with healing/health related topics. Besides she has also delved into family history and poetry. With Mary's permission I'm going to introduce you to some of her poetry published under the title "Streaming down the Years by Mary T Keane"and we'll see what happens after that.</p><p>Book details:</p>STREAMING DOWN THE YEARS
"Streaming Down The Years" has poems about everything from fishing for "brickeens" as a child to visits to her uncle, a curate, in Ballylooby, as well as descriptions of many of Cahir's colourful characters of years gone by.
Price(EUR): €7.99 <a href="http://MaryTKeane.com">MaryTKeane.com</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5j2r6XBCfXiLdNaWlmfMffOBsqDExgQpsJI0hshH5TKTL1Suz7pr_-RYxIh-h8IeEF3b5oM0VEfsiUtnYBRrhjsVRFBm2GVceKa9pMRf2Pet-e2VstmU2jTrXLI7QyIOgzkUTQ8hkvI4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="1160" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5j2r6XBCfXiLdNaWlmfMffOBsqDExgQpsJI0hshH5TKTL1Suz7pr_-RYxIh-h8IeEF3b5oM0VEfsiUtnYBRrhjsVRFBm2GVceKa9pMRf2Pet-e2VstmU2jTrXLI7QyIOgzkUTQ8hkvI4/w119-h170/image.png" width="119" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nostalgia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Pigeon Coffey steps as if on springs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking up our road, her basket swings, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A huge 'Bun' on the top of her head, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She'd a model figure people said.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visits brother Tom over the hill,W</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a thatched cottage with Mary still,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scents tea-roses creeping round the door,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tea 'n' fresh tart, set her longing for more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walks on down the hill to Marshall's Stream,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where gurgling water o'er pebbles gleams,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Children plying their nets to and fro,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Filling jam-jars with brickeens on show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Proceeds on the road half a mile away,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where Pat Casey is forking hay,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mag Evans says "The deem is too dong",</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blies are on the dit' getting it wrong!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pidge picks foxgloves, daisies 'n buttercups, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Growing all around Pat Casey's field,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pony's trot on the road interrupts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To Minnie's offer of a lift, she yields.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary T Keane <span face=""Lucida Grande", Tahoma, "Lucida Sans Unicode", Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #203a56; text-align: left;">©</span></div><p>
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The Irish economy will dodge the bullet of higher tariffs which would have meant huge problems, particularly for the beef sector. The one word running through the reaction statements from business organisations yesterday was “relief.” </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px;"><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/irish-economy-dodges-a-bullet-as-brexit-trade-deal-agreed-1.4444961" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16.8px;">Read on</a></b></p><p>Ref: Cliff Taylor "Irish Times" Dec 24th 2020</p>Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-6447445346053252232020-12-21T22:29:00.001+00:002020-12-22T21:44:17.299+00:00HAPPY CHRISTMAS<p> </p><h3 style="background: url("http://www1.blogblog.com/dots_dark/bg_post_title_left.gif") left 0.25em no-repeat rgb(17, 34, 51); color: #cc6600; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 25.48px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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<span style="font-size: large;">"Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on." </span><br />
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-38174370851986297832020-03-25T18:15:00.001+00:002020-03-25T18:15:37.804+00:00 it's a time for "The World First" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-17683253607888568832019-09-15T19:48:00.000+01:002019-09-15T19:48:38.159+01:00The Disruptive Effects of BREXIT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On BREXIT....let me quote you President Abraham Lincoln:<br />
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-58750509774809808772019-08-11T14:53:00.000+01:002019-08-11T16:56:50.322+01:00True Hope is Swift and Flies with Swallows<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-67457439453770769402019-08-09T17:06:00.002+01:002019-08-11T16:57:32.554+01:00Live Love Laugh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I hope you like these inspiring words which caught my eye a few days ago.<br />
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-16476740577408803202019-07-22T23:56:00.000+01:002019-07-22T23:56:30.244+01:00Attention President Donald Trump<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">Attention President Donald Trump. I realise, President Trump, you are an accident in more ways than one. You are first and foremost an accident of birth. You are white by accident and not black, yellow or brown or any other colour of the rainbow. The "land of your birth" in accordance with to your way of thinking is Germany not Russia or The USA. You ought to return home and learn how the new Germany treats it's citizens more fairly than the one you left. Could actually mirro</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline;">r your policies on theirs. Of course we know now that you yearn for "The Old Germany" which operated in a manner akin to your way of thinking. Again if we go back far enough we now know from scientific data that your and our ancestors came from the area of North Africa. And we were all black. And expect that you, having flunked science at school, are in denial of all things scientific. The laws of logic tell us:"What we know or has been proven as a fact is indeed a fact and nothing said to the contrary can say it to be otherwise". Truth is truth and Lies are lies no matter from what source.<br />Going forward let us be persuaded by the veracity of a statement not from whom or what source. Our political leaders from all shades of opinion are obligated and should feel so obligated to present us with the clear unvarnished truth and if necessary qoute their sources.<br />Over to you President Trump. I might add that your Presidential days are numbered, even by The American Constitution. You will then join the illustrious body of past Presidents. You now have the opportunity of presenting yourself at home and abroad as a man of unimpeachable ethical values worthy of being looked up to by the whole world. What a legacy to leave when you vacate The Whitehouse.</span></span></b></div>
Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-40265360578277602002019-07-11T17:06:00.003+01:002019-07-11T17:23:54.357+01:00Poverty is Not An Accident <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-58324712580359697022019-04-29T15:24:00.002+01:002019-04-29T15:29:18.549+01:00Educate That You May Be Free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-27244742061296360942018-11-09T22:04:00.000+00:002018-11-09T22:04:23.659+00:00State Pension (Contributory)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The State Pension (Contributory) is paid to people from the age of 66 who have enough Irish <a href="http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_insurance_prsi/social_insurance_in_ireland.html" shape="rect" style="color: #005b9e; outline: transparent solid 3px;">social insurance contributions</a>. It is not means-tested. You can have other income and still get a State Pension (Contributory). This <a href="http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/taxation_of_social_welfare_payments.html" style="color: #005b9e; outline: transparent solid 3px;">pension is taxable</a> but you are unlikely to pay tax if it is your only income.</div>
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As the social insurance conditions are very complex you should apply for a State Pension (Contributory) if you have ever worked and have any contributions (stamps) paid at any time. There are a number of <em>pro-rata pensions</em> available to people who paid different types of social insurance contributions or who did not pay contributions because of various reasons (see below). <a href="http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/older_and_retired_people/state_pension_contributory.html" style="background-color: transparent;">Read On......</a></div>
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Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-91227000507043679432018-08-05T00:22:00.000+01:002018-08-05T00:22:53.646+01:00If The Past Cannot Teach The Present<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"If the past cannot teach the present, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">and the father cannot teach the son, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">then history need not have bothered to go on, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">and the world has wasted a great deal of time". </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Russell Hoban</span></b></div>
Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-87379323917299397692018-07-22T12:28:00.000+01:002018-07-22T12:28:30.880+01:00They do not lie; they just neglect to tell the truth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The piece below was given to me by a friend some time ago. I thought it was so good I believe it should be shared with a wider audience. In fact I'm pretty sure that many of you know someone who could fit the thinking of this piece.</span></div>
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not lie;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they just
neglect to tell the truth.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They do
not take;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they
simply cannot bring themselves to give.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They do
not steal;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they
scavenge.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They will
not rock the boat;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">but did
you ever see them pull an oar?</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They will
not pull you down;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">they'll
simply let you pull them up, </span>
</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">and let
that pull you down.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They do
not hurt you;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they
merely will not help you.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They do
not hate you;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they
merely cannot love you.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They will
not burn you;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they'll
only fiddle while you burn.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They are
the nothing peole;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">the
sins-of-omission folk;</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">the
neither-good-nor-bad-</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">and-therefore-worse.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Because
the good at least keep busy trying,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">and the
bad try just as hard,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">both have
that character that comes</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">from
caring, action and conviction.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So give me
every time an</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">honest
sinner or even a Saint.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">But, God
and Satan,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">get
together, </span>
</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">and
protect me from the nothing people. (Anon.)</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
***********************</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
Musings From Fergus Murrihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945328018372445157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367061457338961265.post-88794800887548374802018-01-08T16:21:00.000+00:002018-01-08T17:09:05.876+00:00The Travelling TrollopeCrash Landedon Lahinch Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My family is in possession of an Oxygen tank taken from the American Bomber aka "The Travelling Trollope" which landed on the beach in Lahinch Co Clare Ireland during the 2nd World War <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 17.8px;"> (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 17.8px;">10th July 1943)</span>. Subsequently in 1993 a plaque was erected in Lahinch to mark the 50th Anniversary of the crash landing. See <b>link1</b> below.<br />
According to family lore stories abounded of the locals and holiday makers dismembering the plane and taking off with souvenirs of the various parts. In other words any "moveable part" was taken from the plane. Some stories are shrouded in mystery and like so many Irish stories the practice of "gilding the lily" is often taken to the extreme.<br />
However you might be surprised, as I was, when I came across the results of a search for details on the Lahinch crash landing. Actually quite a few Bombers landed in Co Clare<br />
See <b>link2</b> for details of WW2 Bombers which landed, successfully or otherwise:<br />
<br />
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li><a href="http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/hidden/stories/aircrash.htm">The day the plane came down in Lahinch</a></li>
<li><a href="http://homepage.eircom.net/~wrgi/tablecla.html">Wartime Aircraft Crashes in County Clare 1939 - 1945</a></li>
</ol>
If you care to search, the Internet abounds in resources about WW2 Bombers of different parties to the war landing in Ireland both successfully and unsuccessfully. I failed to come across Biggles!</div>
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