“Man up”; “You’re the man of the house now”; “Big boys don’t cry”; “Be a good little man”; “Don’t be a wimp”: These are some of the more print-friendly phrases a male may come up against in the home, school and workplace throughout their lifetime. These are also only a […]

In 1942 James Kerr wrote the following in the Dublin Historical Record: ‘The extraordinary persistence of traditional knowledge in Ireland is illustrated by the fact that a prescription of Diancecht’s is known and used in Ireland to the present day. It is known as ‘Diancecht’s porridge’, and is given for […]

After weeks of rain rolling down every hill in Ireland it seems the spring has arrived. The weather is very changeable but give me four seasons in a day any day rather than wall-to-wall grey. It doesn’t take much sunshine for everything to kick into action and the birds are […]

It has been a Winter of storms and challenging weather. We seem to have had a weather warning almost every week and it has made work in the garden difficult to contemplate, never mind get started. Thankfully Spring does look to have really landed and we can look forward to […]

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