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Rock 'n roll Ireland: Tale of Two Cities

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way — in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

• It was A Tale of Two Cities, Belfast and Dublin.

There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever. More

Rockstars hate U2 and Bono: Henry Rollins, Liam Gallagher, Roger Waters

(Jimmy Dore) Roger Waters slaps down Bono’s pro-war propaganda

Where did Celts really come from?

(Up Close - Documentaries) Where did the Celts really come from?

Ancient meditation? Celtic god Cernunnos

Who were the Celts? Were they the meditator depicted above (Irish Zen Buddhism. : r/aiArt)? Buddhism has arrived in Ireland to be sure: Buddhists open first Zen center in Ireland (Buddhistdoor Global). American Roshi Brad Warner went from Los Angeles to check it out: Brad Warner's visit to Zen Buddhism Ireland (Zen Buddhism Ireland). But long before that, it was an Irishman who became the world's first Western Buddhist monk: Venerable U Dhammaloka, the original Dharma Bum. See: thebuddhistcenter.com/dublin.

Reconstruction of Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave, Stuttgart, Germany, c. 530 BC

• Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Young Dubliners, St. Paddy's Day, LA

The greenest greens in the world

The lad Tim Conway Jr. (KFI 640 AM) is friends with Keith of the Young Dubliners, an Irish band from Los Angeles. They both lived in the Valley back in the day, along with 40,000,000 other Irish diaspora members and their descendants in the United States.

There are only 7,000,000 (2023) in Ireland, if a census can be believed, and who knows if that counts occupied British "Northern Ireland," a Bantustan cut out [the way Palestine is sliced up by illegal occupiers and genocidal overlords Israel] by neighboring England and forced to be part of the United Kingdom, with the advocacy and acquisition of many Royalist Protestants.

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Who still lives in Ireland?

England is eating our emerald island

Emigration (outgoing) from Ireland in the 19th century contributed to the populations of England, the United States, Canada, and Australia, in all of which a large Irish diaspora lives. As of 2006, 4.3 million Canadians, or 14% of the population, were of Irish descent [152], while around one-third of the Australian population had an element of Irish descent [153].

As of 2013, there were 40 million Irish-Americans [154] and 33 million Americans who claimed Irish ancestry [155], making a good argument for changing the name of the USA to New Ireland (rather than New England).

With growing prosperity since the last decade of the 20th century, Ireland became a destination for (incoming) immigrants. Since the European Union (EU) expanded to include Poland in 2004, Polish people have comprised the largest number of immigrants (over 150,000) [156] from Central Europe.

There has also been significant immigration from Lithuania, Czech Republic, and Latvia [157]. The Republic of Ireland in particular has seen large-scale immigration, with 420,000 foreign nationals as of 2006, about 10% of the population [158].

Nearly a quarter of births (24 percent) in 2009 were to mothers born outside of Ireland [159]. Up to 50,000 Eastern and Central European migrant workers left Ireland in response to the Irish financial crisis [160]. More

The Celtic Thug Life: Rap in Ireland

The Irish drill scene won't be stopped | Gangsta Rap International - Ireland

(Noisey) "Drill" is exploding all over the UK, but until recently, nobody knew about the burgeoning scene over in Ireland. The so-called Godfather of the scene, INK, is based in Dublin and proudly spits in his native accent. More and more, the young Irish MCs coming through are affecting a London accent. Chuckie goes to meet the key players, to see the potential, and investigate whether or not there is an identity issue at play. Watch more Gangsta Rap International:

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Irish rap?

Irish hip-hop, also known as Irish rap, is a term for any hip-hop music produced and performed by a person who was born or grew up in Ireland. This genre is made up of a variety of subgenres such as Irish grime/drill, Irish language (Gaelic) rap, alternative rap, and Irish trap. Each of these may infuse influences from both Irish culture and another culture.

Irish hip-hop originated in the early 1990s [1], being influenced by the 1970s movement for hip-hop in New York, USA. The original Irish hip-hop was politically driven due to the tension of The Troubles (resisting British domination) in the early 1990s, and mixed music styles of both traditional music and Rudeboy Dancehall [2].

Irish rap genres, such as drill and grime, are mainly influenced by UK rap, while alt-rap and Irish hip-hop have a greater influence from the U.S. Irish rap is mainly listened to people in Ireland and to a lesser extent people in the UK [3]. More

• Noisey, Dec. 10, 2019; true story Kneecap (2024 trailer); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Irish Zen or wildlife: booze, tat, sexy piercing

Catholic Irish girl gets tattoo without parents' permission (or St. Paddy's blessing)

Me tit hurts now, Penny. Where's Sean?

(pennzter) Oops... please pray or send positive vibes my way so I hopefully get that footage back [after a fine day of craic/crack and tramping with me mates, Sean and Abby, a male lesbian and me vegan bestie with her tipple pierced eatin a packet of crisps and a gallon of mash with...

Fast forward 10 years to when Penny's a mom

Abby, quit bellyaching. It's time to party!

Mexicanish salsuh, but not too spicey because anythink hotter than a tater burns me bum even tho I, Penny, look Spanish, and I'm so sorry, Mum, for bein a rebel and gettin a light brown trinity of dots behind me ear to show everyone wut a wild child me is. We want nuthin more than to be like our American models of behavior from the telly and theatre via Hollywood.]

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Meditating with Irish Buddhists in Dublin

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Dublin Buddhist Centre (RTÉ's Morning Edition)

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind

(RTÉ News) In this week's Doors Open series, RTÉ's Morning Edition reporter Aisling Riordan visits the Dublin Buddhist Centre, where Dubliners go to meditate and purify their minds.

They do this not necessarily to become "Buddhists" but to learn to strengthen their attentiveness, develop peace, bubble up happiness from within, and get a taste of the Dharma (Teachings) that drew Irish Buddhists like Laurence O'Connell (U Dhammaloka, the first Westerner in history to ordain as a Buddhist monk) and Maura O'Halloran (Zen Master Soshin or Daigo Soshin Bikuni) to Theravada Buddhist Burma and Zen Buddhist Japan to full-time practice.

Larry O'Connell (U Dhammaloka) is an inspiration

The center is not about conversions or ordinations. Rather, it teaches practitioners in an urban, secular, industrialized environment. Some train to be Dhammacharis (Dharma-acharyas).

Either may marry, be single, have sex, be celibate, practice intensively on retreat or as they get the opportunity with their children and family responsibilities.

Why do punk rockers like Buddhism?

Unlike the lives of Catholic and Protestant officials, who are often seen to lead to hypocrisy and bad behavior completely at odds with Churchly vows, these practitioners use the Dharma to uplift themselves and those around them by their mindfulness, peace, virtue, wakefulness, and clarity.

The Irish Buddhist

It's not "religious" so much as ordinary life but spiritual, following examples from the Wisdom of the East like the Buddha (the "Awakened One") and Avalokita/Kwan Yin (the "Goddess of Compassion"), a kind of "Jesus and Mary Chain" that existed centuries before Christianity.

ABOUT: RTE is an Irish public broadcast service. Keep up to date with all the latest Irish and international news and current affairs with rte.ie/newsnow. Follow on twitter @rtenewsnow and on Facebook rtenewsnow.

• Penny goes wild (Pentzer on YouTube, Aug. 30, 2019); Dublin Buddhist Centre featured on RTE News, 9/16/13; Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Portal opens between NY, Ireland: nudes

Don't stereotype us or our natural love of storing up gold and a taste for strong drink, Yanks.

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American duendes in Ireland?

Could it be a coincidence that this portal opens on National Leprechaun Day, May 13, 2024? It seems unlikely. There are no coincidences. Something is afoot. There may not be leprechauns.

(There probably are, or what would the National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin be for, and why would there be so many regional names for these folk around the country?

Maybe the Luaracan were wild lycanthropes

There are the fae, the wee folk, the Aes Sidhe (Aos Sí), and other supernatural beings all over Ireland, who migrated to the US on boats when the Irish arrived on American shores.

The Irish may have been the first Europeans here if there's any truth to the story of an Irish priest who made the journey and back. When Cristobal Columbus ran into the Caribbean and other Europeans like the Icelanders came, there were redheaded giants with six fingers (Nephilim) among other Native giants, ogres (Buddhist yakkhas), monsters, and all manner of strange, shapeshifting creatures.

'Portal' linking NYC and Irish City of Dublin draws bad behavior from Americans

Portals aren't real, except for transporting ogres.

(FOX 5 New York) May 2024: Is this a magic trick? No, it's an art installation. The "Portal" connects New York City, the largest city in the USA, and the capital (Dublin) of a strange faraway island known as Ireland, via a livestream connection going on 24/7 for six months has already drawn some less-than-savory behavior from visitors. Keep your clothes on, New Yorkers, and don't say anything hateful or hurtful. FOX 5 NY's Stephanie Bertini has the story.

• FOX 5 NY, 5/13/24; Pat Macpherson and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Don't stereotype us, Laddie.

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Ireland: The Battle of the Boyne, 1690 (video)

Trainspotting (2017); Derry Girl, Channel 4 Comedy; HistoryMarche, May 27, 2023; HistoryMedia HD, March 11, 2021; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Battle of the Boyne, 1690 ⚔️ When the balance of power in Europe changed forever

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Battle of the Boyne – 1690 – Williamite War in Ireland

(History Media-HD) The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William – across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland.

The battle, won by William, was a turning point in James's unsuccessful attempt to regain the crown and ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.

The battle took place on July 1, 1690, in the "old style" calendar. This was equivalent to July 11 in the "new style" calendar, although today its commemoration is held on July 12th.

William's forces defeated James's army of mostly raw recruits. The symbolic importance of this battle has made it one of the most remembered.

Buddhism in Ireland + "The Miracle Club" (film)

The Journal, 1/16/17; Sony Pictures; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

I'm Green Tara Kwan Yin, and he's the Irish Buddha Scythianmuni the Shakya/Scythian

Becoming a Buddhist in Ireland

(The Journal) Dharmachari ("Dharma Teacher") Vajrashura is one of four full-time teaching staff members at the Dublin Buddhist Centre (DBC), which is a registered charity.

Lawrence Carroll became Ven. Dhammaloka

Along with six other regular volunteers, they teach Buddhist meditation to approximately 600 new students a year, and Buddhism to another 100.

The DBC is the fulcrum of a wider community of 1,500 Buddhists in the Dublin area and has sister communities (or sanghas) in Killaloe, Clare and Westport, Co Mayo.

Dhr. Vajrashura grew up as Sean Boland in the west of Ireland, before coming across Buddhism in the TCD Meditation Society as a theoretical physics graduate.

Now 39, he is a full-time Buddhist teacher and lives with two friends in a small Buddhist men’s community in Dublin 7. There, they meditate at 7:00 am each morning, breakfast together, and go off to work – in his case as manager of the DBC (jrnl.ie/3130287).

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The Miracle Club

The King of Ireland (via Imperial Rome)

It's Ireland. You can be Catholic, Roman Catholic, New Catholic or Episcopalian, possibly Protestant, and maybe if you're really lucky Buddhist on the coattails of Lawrence O'Rourke, who became the world's first Western Buddhist monk -- U Dhammaloka -- when he left for the States and onto Asia (Mandalay, Burma).

Go to Lourdes, Ladies. We approve

Will you hold me, Friend? Yes, I'll "hold you like a grudge" (FOB). Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Starring: Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates. Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, Ireland, who have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French Catholic town of Lourdes, a place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year.

Who was the Irish "Dharma Bum" Lawrence Carroll or U Dhammaloka

When the chance to win presents itself, the women seize it. However, just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie (Laura Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her mother's funeral, dampening their good mood and well-laid plans. The women set out on the journey that they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie, a skeptical traveler, joining in place of her mother.

The glamour and sophistication of Chrissie, who has just returned from a nearly 40-year exile in the United States, are not her only distancing traits: Old wounds are reopened along the way, forcing the women to confront their pasts even as they travel in search of a miracle. #TheMiracleClub #OfficialTrailer #SonyClassics

Dublin Buddhist Centre, Ireland (video)

Dublin Buddhist Centre, May 9, 2014; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Dublin Buddhist Centre on RTE 1 Television: "The Balance of Being"

(Dublin Buddhist Centre) May 9, 2014. This show explores Buddhism in Ireland, featuring members of the Dublin Buddhist Centre community, exploring how the Buddha's teachings informs their lives in Ireland today. It also includes footage of members of the community practicing together in the Dublin Buddhist Centre. The programme originally ran on the Irish RTE 1 television station on Sunday, May 4th, 2015.

For more information about the Dublin Buddhist Centre, see dublinbuddhistcentre.org or find on Facebook at facebook.com/dublinbuddhistcentre.

Stunning Irish girls' names from lore

Brian Dillon, Irish Star/MSN, 7/11/23; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The first Westerner to become a Buddhist monk was an Irishman (Lawrence Carroll, Lawrence Colvin, or William O'Rourke). He went to the USA then to Asia, to Burma, where he ordained and became Ven. Dhammaloka, having been a hobo (bum) fond of drink, a world traveler, and finally a famous Buddhist in Asia who blazed a trail but passed away, it seems, ignored by history. This enigmatic, free-thinking Dubliner, who used different aliases, is now known as U Dhammaloka [the U is pronounce \oo\ and is an honorific title used for monks], "the Irish Buddhist" who converted to his adopted religion around 1900. He became widely known throughout Asia and in the process managed to fall foul of the colonial British establishment as well as of zealous Christian missionaries. Uncovering Ven. Dhammaloka's incredible story has taken some inspired detective work on the part of UCC Prof. Brian Bocking and his colleagues. And their efforts have not been in vain. The "Lost Irish Buddhist" emerges after all these years as one of the earliest Western Buddhist monks, pre-dating all the others who have claimed the title. Prof. Bocking takes us through his amazing odyssey.

The Children of Lir, Irish folklore (Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty)

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Stunning Irish girls' names from legend and folklore that are popular for naming kids today

I don't want to be Siobhan. I want to be Niamh.

Irish folklore and legend feature epic tales and passionate love stories. In such stories, we find heroines, villains, warrior princesses, enchantresses, and many more characters whose names remain famous to this day.

In fact, one might be surprised how many modern names have roots in Irish mythology, folklore, and legend.

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How many people do we know with these names? Here are some stunning Irish girls' names that appear in folklore and legend.

I'd love to be Siobhan but called Sinead.

[Siobhán (pronunciation: \shiv-von\) has to be the coolest Irish name, though often mispronounced. It's uber Irish. Just ask my daughter. It means "god is gracious" and is as common as John or Sean, being a variant of Johanne, with the diminutive form Sinead. Oh well, it sounds cool anyway.]

Niamh (pronunciation: \neev\ or \nee-av\) The Irish girls' name Niamh means "bright and radiant." It is most known in legend and folklore in the story of Tír na nÓg, or "The Land of Eternal Youth."  She was the beauty who approached Oisín and his father Fionn on her white horse and whisked Oisín away to the magical land.

Did the Irish and Chinese both discover America?

Oisín spent what felt like three years there but when he returned to Ireland, he discovered that it was 300 years.

So when he stepped foot on land, he instantly aged and died. [This is how it is when leaving the plane of this earth for the celestial and infernal worlds, as other legends attest.] More