The Slow Cut

Sir Henry Morton Stanley had quite the life. Born into poverty in 1841, he became a journalist, explorer, soldier, author and politician, before dying at the relatively young age of 63. He is possibly best known for the utterance ‘Dr Livingstone I presume?’ at the climax of his search for the Scottish explorer David Livingstone, […]

Ascending the Paps of Danú, Co Kerry, to celebrate the ancient rite of the Summer Solstice in honour of the Goddess Danú, as part in The Killarney Walking Festival, from Left, Tim Long, Guide, dressed in full druid costumes, sisters, Noretta and Emma Brosnan, Killarney. And dancing at the crossroads when walkers perform an impromtu Kerry […]

I’m not talking about providing anything costly or elaborate like a visitor centre or a major monument because a simple plaque would suffice. It could prove to be a major hit given that we are taking about one of the biggest ever movie and TV franchises. Killarney Star Trek enthusiast Peter Clayton, who wants to […]

Summer is icumen in, loudly sing cuckoo. Grows the seed and blows the mead, and springs the wood anew. Sing, cuckoo! Ewe bleats harshly after lamb, cows after calves make moo.

The Beaufort Biddies, unique to mid-Kerry, celebrating St Bríd, the patron saint of farming community and heralding Spring Time and new life in rural Kerry, celebrating Le Féile Bhríde in Muckross, Killarney on Sunday, Pat Moriarty, holds the traditional Brídeog Don’t you see that killing me is not going to bring back your apples?