Tag Archives: Ireland

Bill Barich’s A Pint of Plain: Tradition, Change, and the Fate of the Irish Pub

Posted on 17th September 2016 by Diverse Voices

Joseph Thompson penned this review. There’s nothing worse than travelling with a dreamer on a mission to recapture his or her youth. The old fishing holes are puddles, quaint villages become banal suburbs, and magical forests shrink to mundane thickets. … Continue reading →

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Ian McDonald’s King of Morning, Queen of Day

Posted on 6th April 2016 by Grey Walker

Today, I picked up King of Morning, Queen of Day again just to refresh my memory before writing this review. After all, it doesn’t do to refer to a book’s main character as Jennifer if her name is actually Jessica. … Continue reading →

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Angela Bourke’s The Burning of Bridget Cleary

Posted on 8th March 2016 by Kim Bates

I never had a chance to prove them wrong, My time was short, the story long.– Oysterband’s “The Oxford Girl” So much has been written about the world of the fairies — the otherworld that we apprehend through bits of … Continue reading →

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Joan Huff and Marian Yeates’ The Cooper’s Wife is Missing

Posted on 8th March 2016 by Diverse Voices

John O’Regan wrote this review. The term ‘Witch Burning’, generally speaking, is one that recalls a method of torture used to rid the local area of a person with an evil spirit, or one who is guided by bad influences … Continue reading →

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Evan McHugh’s Pint-Sized Ireland: In Search Of The Perfect Guinness

Posted on 25th February 2016 by Gary Whitehouse

I love good beer, and I love to travel. I also enjoy reading about both. I find beer writing more interesting than wine writing, because beer experts tend to be less stuffy about their craft than wine experts. And a … Continue reading →

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Thin Lizzy at the University of Limerick Concert Hall, Limerick, Ireland

Posted on 21st February 2016 by Diverse Voices

John O’Regan wrote this review. Ending the Irish leg of their 2005 European Tour, Thin Lizzy arrived in Limerick to play at the University of Limerick Concert Hall to a capacity house. During the halcyon days of the 1970’s and 1980’s, Thin Lizzy … Continue reading →

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