Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Tulla Fleadh Cheoil, June 2008

"Music and dancing in front of the courthouse, Tulla County Clare." Posted on Youtube on the 10th of July 2009 by JoeTulla.

Friday, 18 May 2012

Tulla Ceili Band at the official opening of the Feakle Traditional Music Festival

"The Tarbolton Set, 3th August 2011, Community Cetre, Feakle, County Clare." Posted on the 27th of October 2011 by Lrr31vre.

Yvonne Griffin, Ursula O'Dea, Caroline Tubridy, Miriam Collins, 1984

"Yvonne Griffin, Ursula O'Dea, Caroline Tubridy, Miriam Collins from County Clare, 1984." Posted on Youtube on the 17th of February 2009 by k4hx1.

Sheila & Bríd Ní Mhaonaigh play two jigs

Sheila & Bríd Ní Mhaonaigh (Meaney) from County Clare play two jigs, Pat Mckenna's & The House in the Glen. Posted on Youtube on the 17th of April 2008 by clarebannerman.

Jacqueline McCarthy & Tommy Keane on the Full Set

"The Full Set - Series 3 (RTÉ) featuring Tommy Keane (uilleann pipes) and Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina) with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. First broadcast 11/9/09." Posted on Youtube on the 8th of january 2010 by agonybags1.

Steam Engine 186 approaching Ennis

"In fine form under a beautiful sky No 186 approaches Ennis during the RPSI's South Clare Railtour, 12th May 2012." Posted on Youtube on the 14th of May 2012 by TheFionnbarr.

Steam Engine 186 at Ballycar, near Sixmilebridge

"Again in fine form 186 tackles the climb at the disused station of Ballycar, near Six Mile Bridge. This introduced quite a few children to steam, as can be heard by the voices..." Posted on Youtube on the 14th of May 2012 by TheFionnbarr.

Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, dies aged 83

Children’s author Maurice Sendak died on the the 8th of May 2012, renowned as the writer who changed the face of children’s books. One in particular, Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963, made him internationally famous, selling over 17m copies. The book became a hit movie in 2009. For the first time Sendak painted a picture of children as they really were. No longer were American children clean and tidy, mannerly and well-behaved. Instead they were wild and angry, sometimes fearful and experienced real emotions both good and bad. He was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Caldecott Medal, the Hans Christian Anderson Award and a Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1983. President Bill Clinton awarded Sendak a National Medal of the Arts in 1996 and in 2009 President Obama read Where the Wild Things Are for the Easter Egg Roll. Writing for The New York Times on May 9th, Margalit Fox tells how Sendak cherished the letters that individual children sent him. One such letter from an eight-year-old boy read: “Dear Mr. Sendak, How much does it cost to get to where the wild things are? If it is not expensive, my sister and I would like to spend the summer there.”

A Sea Eagle goes fishing on Lough Derg

"The Eagles swopped seats on the nest and the male went fishing. The Gulls and Grey Crow stopped him the first time, but, he went out again and although they were trying to put him off he persisted and caught a fish." Posted on Youtube on the 14th of May 2012 by clare virtually.

Ennis Riverwalk Sculpture Trail

Ennis Riverwalk Sculpture Trail, featuring the late Diarmuid Twohigk. "Documentary footage of the making and siting of the sculptures for The Ennis Riverwalk Sculpture Trail and The Ennis Seated Sculpture Trail. This video was created by the students in conjunction with the Ennis Multimedia Project." Posted on Youtube on the 16th of February 2012 by MsTriscle.