Comments on: SnaG Trilogy Part Two: Leabhar agus Pictiúr*

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:29:27 +0000

Watch the Quiet Man today and tomorrow. You’ll love it. It’s a classic and favorite at my house. Too good not to see and to good to tell you more. Hope you enjoy it too.

By: Henry Barth

Henry Barth — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:47:06 +0000

If you liked Tremayne, you might also like the novels of C.J. Sansom. They are set in the 16th century.

Averil might try buying books from Book Depository. They ship — free — to most countries in Western Europe (see below).

I live in rural Ireland and buy from this company all the time — unless I’m visiting Dublin — http://www.bookdepository.co.uk

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By: Coastal Aussie

Coastal Aussie — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:59:32 +0000

I like it in ‘The Matchmaker’ when he carries her into the bar on the Arran Islands and someone says “She looks a heavy carry”, that just cracks me up, not in a mean way, it just seems so funny.

By: jeanne

jeanne — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:33:03 +0000

I’ve read a couple of the Sister Fidelma books. I just loved that this woman had the authority of the Irish legal system behind her IN THE FRIGGIN’ DARK AGES! Take THAT, patriarchy!

I’ve got to find a Peter Tremayne website, so I can write down the titles in chronological order, then start the series from the beginning.

By: Averil

Averil — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:36:38 +0000

I´m also intrigued re the book series. Though I don´t know how easy they would be to come by here in Madrid.. It might have to wait til my next sojourn home.

And I have to confess that I really like the Quiet Man too! keeping that between ourselves of course

I´m really enjoying your phonetics. I´m an EFL teacher and just HATE teaching phonetics.
1. because it just doesn´t come naturally to me.
And 2. because when I´m then asked to repeat the pronunciation the students get really confused as I don´t pronounce it the same way as the BBC English (received pronunciation) on the CD and are like WHAT??!
And so that´s why I tend to use your “method”

By: monique

monique — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:21:05 +0000

I’ve been peeking in at your blog for a few months now… I really like it! Knitting and Ireland are two of my loves =)

I cycled around Ireland last spring and had the pleasure of visiting Roundstone, in Connemara, which just happens to be where “Matchmaker” was filmed. I didn’t know that and was pleasantly surprised when I found out. So although I didn’t meet a Sean of my very own, I did enjoy the little town very much.

By: britt

britt — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:23:16 +0000

Both movies are excellent. I especially love the matchmaker. I don’t know the guy’s name that is in it, but he also plays the crazy Irishman in Braveheart. I love him. The series also sounds interesting. I will have to check it out. I just finished two books in a series about ancient Scotland. Ireland isn’t that far of a move!

By: monkijan

monkijan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:35:37 +0000

Those books sound like fun - I love a good mystery! Congratulations, also, on your blog award - it’s very well deserved, I’m sure.

By: Punkin

Punkin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:05:25 +0000

I like The Quiet Man. I like the scenery in it.