Growth Mindset
There are ideas or phrases that get a bit tangled for my liking. They become buzzwords that pervade everything and ...
Fall Equinox
Today marks the Fall Equinox; one of two days in the year when night and day are equal in length. ...
Irish Dance Costumes
I remember my first dance costume very fondly. It was a blue, embroidered dress, lined with bright yellow fabric. It ...
Tradition and Béaloideas
The Irish language has a beautiful word for folklore: béaloideas, which is literally, “mouth education.” It means learning by listening. ...
Lughnasa
“To win from the soil the bread of life is [humanity’s] most primitive task.”[1] It was a task woven into ...
Move Your Mind
Back in June, a branch of the Kitchener Public Library invited me to give an interactive presentation for members of ...
Bealtaine
Historically on April 30, at sunset, bonfires would be lit across Ireland to usher in the start of summer. The ...
Public Dance Hall Act 1935
On 19 February 1935, the Irish president, Éamon de Valera, signed into law the Public Dance Halls Act. The idea ...
Imbolc
It feels a bit strange to write about a quarter day that marks the start of Spring when the snow ...
What is Old Style Irish Dance
I reconnected with a friend from college recently. After an intervening twenty plus years, we had a lot of ground ...