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Brigid’s Cross:

Apr 1 2006
9:00P

THE FLAT IRON CAFE
CLEVELAND, OH

Apr 8 2006
9:00P

THE FLAT IRON CAFE
CLEVELAND, OH

Apr 15 2006
9:00P

THE FLAT IRON CAFE
CLEVELAND, OH

Apr 22 2006
9:00P

THE FLAT IRON CAFE
CLEVELAND, OH

Apr 27 2006
9:00P

CASEY’S BAR
LAKEWOOD, OH

Apr 29 2006
9:00P

THE FLAT IRON CAFE
CLEVELAND, OH

Barleycorn:
March 27th - April 4th - in St. Thomas,
April 6th - Stamper’s Grill Pub
Brace Yourself Bridget:
April 22nd Stamper’s Grill Pub […]

Rain is
by John O’Brien, Jr.
Rain is as soft as silk
As soft as your skin
Working away the edges
Of mountains, of stress
While upping the levels of Rheumatoid induced pain
Rinsing away, adding a layer
It helps the hurt of my mind
But hurts the ache of my body
Picnics cancelled
As new grass is fueled, thirsty reservoirs replenished
Cleansing, as it dirties
Ending a […]

Spring Forward Only

I smell spring in the air, in this mildest of winters
A new beginning, a new start, flowering
Of life - and lives - just waiting for their time to shine
Full of promise, experience, better parameters;
of happiness, success, meaning
The cleansing baptism of life, renewed, by choice.
Fine tuned to chase those elusive ideas of happiness and […]

March 16th, 1904 - 22 year old James Joyce awarded a Bronze medal at a singing competition in Dublin.  He thought so little of  the award that he threw the medal in to the River Liffey.

New Mayor Frank Jackson invited us to display some of our exhibits from Cleveland’s Irish Cultural Festival’s Celtic Heritage Hall in the Rotunda area of City Hall in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.  The displays Irish Immigrants to Cleveland, St. Brendan the Navigator, Folklore of Ireland, Religions of Ireland, Top 100 Irish-Americans and Who Really […]

Well, finally the galleys arrived yesterday.  You think when you send in the final submission, that it is as perfect as you can make it.  Then, 6 weeks later, you get the galleys and find a bunch of things; errors on my part and errors on the printers part.  So I sent the corrected galleys […]

Looking for ideas, as this is all new. Any ideas would be welcome.John

Week of St. Patrick’s Day:
Tuesday -
Grada @ the WSIA
Wednesday -
Whole Shebang @ Stampers
Barleycorn @ Brendan O’Neills
Thursday -
Barleycorn @ Rockcliff
Brigid’s Cross @ Casey’s Bar (LKWD)
Hothouse Flowers @ House of Blues
Francis Quinn @ The Harp
Friday -
Saw Doctors @ the Agora
Barleycorn @ Nightown (2 shows, 5:00 & 8:00)
The Boys from Co. Hell @ The Harp
Saturday […]

Hi All Cleveland’s Irish Cultural Festival Fans,
We have added a few wonderful new acts to the festival lineup. David Munnelly Band, direct from Ireland, will be appearing at the festival for the first time. If you didn’t see them at the House of Blues a few months back, you are in for a treat. Traditional? […]

Did you know that the internet celebrates its 15th Birthday this year? Despite Al Gore’s claim that he founded the Internet, it was actually founded by Tim Berbers-Lee, initially as a way to organize his own files, then expanded to organize and link all files, worldwide.
Happy Birthday!
John