Hi Alex,
..sigh, sorry for the spelling issues.

I took something from Anam Cara last year..may revisit it again. especially as I am drawing something from it as a setup for the song I am singing.
Although, I am reading some Seamus Heney as well.

and indeed, I was speaking of U2 base player Adam Clayton.
Interesting the band's homeland still have a mixed stance on them though.
Thanks,
Kare



On Wed, 12 Mar 2025, Alex Cherry via groups.io wrote:

Hi All,

In reverse order:

Hi Adam, I'll be happy to wave in your general direction, even give you a
video if you'd like!? I assumed he meant the bassist from U2, who while
perhaps not the most loved folks in Ireland are quite famous!

Hi Tommy, the Irish adore their Scot cousins!? I'm nowhere close to an
expert on the language, but I'm glad that the feckin' British are finally
acknowledging its validity!? Our favorite posh moment was a weekend city
break to Edinburgh when we ate at Fhior - best food we've had in Europe in
two years!? However, I did find a local and have some haggis, which
remains in my categories of favorite foods ever.? Should you and your
partner ever make your way over here, rest assured we've a spare room
that's yours for the asking!

Hi Karen,? that's a tough one.? There's not really a cultural phrase or
similar that conveys what you're looking for, which is a blessing and
welcome to your home and your event.? I've asked a few Irish friends and
haven't found any response that might work for you.? Most suggested
leaning on Ireland's long history of poetry and finding a phrase that
worked for you.? I know that's not terribly helpful, but hopefully it's
enough to get you started.

Also, hi Karen, Irish is taught in schools until you're 18 here.? A
minority of schools are taught entirely in Irish, but most are English
based.? There's a few areas of Ireland in which Irish is spoken as a
first language - called Gaeltacht areas(literally "Spoken Irish" as best I
can badly translate).? The schools that are taught in Irish are called
Gaelschoils, which I'm pretty sure translates to "Irish schools".?
There's even small parts of the country, mostly in the northwest, called
"Gaeltacht", where Irish is spoken as a first language!? Sadly rare that
it is, but hey, 800 years of feckbag Brits oppressing us, so what are you
gonna do?

If I hear anything that might help with your speech, I'll pass it on!

Hi All,

In reverse order:

Hi Adam, I'll be happy to wave in your general direction, even give you a video if you'd like!? I assumed he meant the bassist from U2, who while perhaps not the most loved folks in Ireland are quite famous!

Hi Tommy, the Irish adore their Scot cousins!? I'm nowhere close to an expert on the language, but I'm glad that the feckin' British are finally acknowledging its validity!? Our favorite posh moment was a weekend city break to Edinburgh when we ate at Fhior - best food we've had in Europe in two years!? However, I did find a local and have some haggis, which remains in my categories of favorite foods ever.? Should you and your partner ever make your way over here, rest assured we've a spare room that's yours for the asking!

Hi Karen,? that's a tough one.? There's not really a cultural phrase or similar that conveys what you're looking for, which is a blessing and welcome to your home and your event.? I've asked a few Irish friends and haven't found any response that might work for you.? Most suggested leaning on Ireland's long history of poetry and finding a phrase that worked for you.? I know that's not terribly helpful, but hopefully it's enough to get you started.

Also, hi Karen, Irish is taught in schools until you're 18 here.? A minority of schools are taught entirely in Irish, but most are English based.? There's a few areas of Ireland in which Irish is spoken as a first language - called Gaeltacht areas(literally "Spoken Irish" as best I can badly translate).? The schools that are taught in Irish are called Gaelschoils, which I'm pretty sure translates to "Irish schools".? There's even small parts of the country, mostly in the northwest, called "Gaeltacht", where Irish is spoken as a first language!? Sadly rare that it is, but hey, 800 years of feckbag Brits oppressing us, so what are you gonna do?

If I hear anything that might help with your speech, I'll pass it on!

Hi Karen,

I'm afraid that's nowhere near my flat (I live on the west side of city
centre, and I don't make it down to Sandyford very often), but I can wave
in his general direction!

I'm not sure what phrase is best here, but I'll ask around - the Irish
aren't much for standing on ceremony in most cases, and have a strong case
of tall poppy syndrome. I'd say pick a line from your favorite Irish poet
and roll with it. There's tons of them! Perhaps some of the mammys I know
will have an opinion.

厂濒á苍,

Alex

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 10:14?PM Karen Lewellen <klewellen@...>
wrote:

Hi Alex,
I appreciate your wisdom here.
To be clear, anything I am going to say must be in English, for the very
reasons you provide.
Insuring correct pronunciation's, especially for an audience of English
only
speakers might be a challenge.
So any chosen expression, I will be saying in English.
As for my aim, this is a performance. the setting is indeed in a home,
large living room space with an open mic feel.
I am more seeking to connect the audience with the concept of welcome, of
blessing, of the oneness of celebration and fellowship.
The John O'Donnahue line I shared is a fine example.
In fact I am using another poem from his book, the title of which
translates as soul friend, in my performance.
The hinting towards a Welsh saying is only because I have welsh in my
family tree, but I tend to resonate with the Celtic, and the various
Gaelic traditions from all their sources.
Does that help?
and..as you are in Dublin, wave at Adam Clayton's house for me on
Thursday will you?
its his birthday!
Karen



On Tue, 11 Mar 2025, Alex Cherry via groups.io wrote:

Hi from Dublin!

Couple of things here:

Gaelic is a group of languages, not a single one. Irish, Scots (Scottish
Gaelic) are the spoken languages in that group today. Welsh is related,
but it's a different type of Gaelic.

Be careful when pronouncing Irish phrases - the language may be written
with the Roman alphabet, but it's not pronounced like that. Siobhan?

"shi

- vawn". Fáilte? "fall-cha".

In Irish, a welcome is treated like a physical object (Irish is WEIRD),

so

you generally give someone a welcome or have a welcome. It's commonly
shortened to:

Céad Míle Fáilte - "kayd meelay fallcha" - A thousand welcomes

There's also this one, but it's only used when welcoming someone into a
place, like a home.

Tá fáilte romhat - tah fallcha roat - There is a welcome in front of you

And you can combine the two:

Tá céad míle fáilte romhat - There are a thousand welcomes in front of

you

For more, it would really help if you were more specific in what you

wanted

to say to your guests.

Alex in Dublin

Scots and Irish Gaelic are closely related languages, after all the original Scots, the Scotti tribe were originally from Ireland, I'm aware that speakers of both languages and converse easily with each other.
Tommy

British by birth, Scottish by the grace of God
www.stopthetraffik.org

On Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at 13:36:55 GMT, Alex Cherry via groups.io <raginginsincerity@...> wrote:

Hi from Dublin!
Couple of things here:
Gaelic is a group of languages, not a single one.? Irish, Scots (Scottish Gaelic) are the spoken languages?in that group today.? Welsh is related, but it's a different type of Gaelic.
Be careful when pronouncing Irish phrases - the language may be written with the Roman alphabet, but it's not pronounced like that.? Siobhan?? "shi - vawn".? Fáilte?? "fall-cha".
In Irish, a welcome is treated like a physical object (Irish is WEIRD), so you generally give someone a welcome or have a welcome.? It's commonly shortened to:
Céad Míle Fáilte - "kayd meelay fallcha" - A thousand welcomes
There's also this one, but it's only used when welcoming someone into a place, like a home.
Tá fáilte romhat - tah fallcha roat - There is a welcome in front of you
And you can combine the two:
Tá céad míle fáilte romhat - There are a thousand welcomes in front of you
For more, it would really help if you were more specific in what you wanted to say to your guests.
Alex in Dublin

Hi from Dublin!

Couple of things here:

Gaelic is a group of languages, not a single one. Irish, Scots (Scottish
Gaelic) are the spoken languages in that group today. Welsh is related,
but it's a different type of Gaelic.

Be careful when pronouncing Irish phrases - the language may be written
with the Roman alphabet, but it's not pronounced like that. Siobhan? "shi
- vawn". Fáilte? "fall-cha".

In Irish, a welcome is treated like a physical object (Irish is WEIRD), so
you generally give someone a welcome or have a welcome. It's commonly
shortened to:

Céad Míle Fáilte - "kayd meelay fallcha" - A thousand welcomes

There's also this one, but it's only used when welcoming someone into a
place, like a home.

Tá fáilte romhat - tah fallcha roat - There is a welcome in front of you

And you can combine the two:

Tá céad míle fáilte romhat - There are a thousand welcomes in front of you

For more, it would really help if you were more specific in what you wanted
to say to your guests.

Alex in Dublin

Karen,I know of a few.1)? Cead Mile Failte: A Hundred Thousand Welcomes?2)??Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughterLullabies, dreams and love ever afterPoems and songs with pipes and drumsA thousand welcomes when anyone comes…3) Merry meet,? merry part, merry meet again. (Used in part or whole as both greeting and separating)Hope this helps.Ttfn,Riddick?

My account is now active. Thank you, Karen.

wheels

On 5 Mar 2025, at 00:40, Karen Lewellen via groups.io <klewellen@...> wrote:

?Hi folks,

have been intending to make these recommendations for a while. Certainly the series by Arkodian. Especially when folks seek
creative uses of the mind arts.
The story by Tyrannic_puppy is simply amazing..one at a time.

The Arkodian series is called what goes around comes around.



four stories so far, the fourth work is almost done.
Speaking personally, there is allot of richness here.
At age 9, harry discovers a passenger in his mind, the essence of
Harry Potter, from the future. He is not say flooded with
memories, more like an exchange of insights, at least at first. Including information about his magic, and how he can slightly
impact his surroundings, the actions of those he lives with.
One positive is his learning via said essence about grimold place
and the greater information about magic there. Another? When
Vernon tries to take a swing at Harry, Dudley is motivated to step
in. Results in Vernon getting booted from the house, as he hurts
Dudley instead.
Both Petunia and Dudley are squibs, something we learn after
Vernon is gone.
Over time we learn more about essence Harry's future, mundane
end up learning of magic for example, due to ministry mistakes. The insights help Harry make better choices early on leading to a
much more prepared Harry.
Harry also, once he gets to school, teaches his broader circle of
friends about the mind arts as well. Hannah is especially
talented, Harry his friends across house lines, making for
greater detail for characters we learn little of in cannon. Then
there is the world building.

Harry becomes friends with..a hag, in knockturn who teaches him
old ways magic, Wilde natural magic. He in turn starts to help
those living there create a better life for themselves. There
are changes from the books as a result, Diary tom
entraps..someone else entirely. First time I have read this
character becoming his victim in fact.
Its a really fine series, cannot recommend it enough.

For the other recommendation, now that elfish welfare is
complete, tyrannic_puppy is both working on a new story, and
fortunately updating an older one. That latter is called Harry
headlines at Glastonbury

Summary:

Since the war, Harry has taken to exploring long-forgotten
places as a chance to escape his extensive and unwanted fame. But
what he found in the depths of Glastonbury Tor will change not
only his own life, but the future of all.


Story starts with Dobby working along side Harry on this
dig..dressed like a house ELF Indiana Jones. Its adorable.

Work is a cross with the stargate universe. I have never seen
the series, but amazingly enough the author includes a viewing
guide letting you know which show in which series influences what
happens in the chapter.

Truly a page turner, rich characterizations, with the weaving
between hp and sg providing fantastic plot elements.
And, if you are a stargate universe fan already? You will be
most pleased indeed I imagine.



Hope these give someone new reading material.

Kare