You know this was inevitable, right? Three Easy Steps to Finding the Perfect Hat By K. A. Laity If you live in the west of Ireland, you discover quickly why hats are a better idea than brollies; the gales in Galway are powerful! Most blustery days the wreckage of ruined umbrellas becomes a common sight….
Category: Galway
Well Done, Gardai
So, two trips wasted now.(V)-_-(V) I spent yesterday finding the Garda Immigration Office in Galway. It turns out to be in a mostly unmarked building (there’s a tiny plaque among the others) in the Byzantine wastelands of a charmless industrial park in the part of Galway that doesn’t end up on the postcards. After at…
Around Galway Bay
Autumn in Galway nonetheless has a lot of green yet… Galway is a busy working port with plenty of boats and bustling business. The swift-running Corrib meets the bay; must be nice to live along here. Along the piers where the river meets the bay. There are swans everywhere in Galway. Beautiful but not that…
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Saint Patrick’s Confessio
People ask me what this “digital humanities” business is that I’m supposed to be engaged in for the coming academic year; the answer is long and complicated (but if you bring me a cuppa, I’ll tell it to you). Among the kinds of activities that very big umbrella covers is one of the projects developed…
Snapshots of Galway
As I’ve been getting nudges to show you a little of my new home city, here are a few snapshots from my new phone. I still don’t have internet at home (ayiii!); but I do finally have a mobile! Which means I have a camera now, too. I love living surrounded by rivers and canals…
Life at No. 10
Still trying to sort out the practical matters: you know how much patience I have for that (>__<) but I have to splice it together which I should have been doing with all that free time but I only remembered it now. More anon!
Hello from Shannon
Free wifi in the airport and an hour’s wait for my bus. A fairly short flight so not quite enough sleep and a tickle in my nose that means someone’s germs are trying to fight their way in (STAY OUT!). Dawn is breaking. I already had to have my picture taken >_<; because I’ll be…
A Song for You
Actually, a song for me. Something to sing while the endless packing continues. Just a few more days, just a few more days — where did all this crap come from… Looking forward to tonight at the Point! See you there.
Counting the Days
…until the packing is done. Then I remember how few days there are and gulp, because there’s still so much to do. On a more positive note: my play Lumottu (“Enchanted”) from Unikirja gets a reading next Tuesday in Kingston at the Arts Society, 6:30 pm. If you can show up, do! It will be…
BitchBuzz: Writers as Content Providers
I tried to sneak a random Fall reference into my column today, but my editor generally nixes my loopy titles in favour of those that actually convey the subject of the piece. Go fig. Kudos to the fabulous Nancy Holzner for providing this week’s content (see, talk to me and you’ll end up in a…