WordSmithee
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Columnist with The Anglo Celt #WordSmith.
Once described as a, "Minor Cavan Celebrity."
Once described as a, "Minor Cavan Celebrity."
We're heading for the New Year, here's the year I was THE BIGGEST LOSER! #wordsmith
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The New Year Ninch and a moment in time | Anglo Celt
So that’s it, all over for another year. Now we have that lull, the flat days post-Christmas, pre-new-year. The airwaves are full of what to wear and where to go for the year’s biggest party night. “S...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We're heading for the New Year, here's the year I was THE BIGGEST LOSER! #wordsmith
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A short film from the pen of my friend (I had a hand in it, too). It stars: the Cavan landscape, local acting talent, and a specially commissioned acoustic score, a contemporary version of the 17th Century Gaelic Classic: Tabhair dom do Lámh.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FG...
The Connoisseur. A Cavan Comedy Filled with Delicious Characters!
YouTube video by Michael Olwill
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December 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A short film from the pen of my friend (I had a hand in it, too). It stars: the Cavan landscape, local acting talent, and a specially commissioned acoustic score, a contemporary version of the 17th Century Gaelic Classic: Tabhair dom do Lámh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FG...
I know you're all busy, but when you take a break come for a walk with me in this week's #WordSmith column.
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I know you're all busy, but when you take a break come for a walk with me in this week's #WordSmith column.
I suspect many of us had an Aunty Doe, in this week's #WordSmith column I write about mine.
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Aunty Doe’s Christmas Carol | Anglo Celt
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December 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I suspect many of us had an Aunty Doe, in this week's #WordSmith column I write about mine.
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The winners of the Newgrange Lottery also got lucky with this morning’s sunrise #wintersolstice #newgrange
December 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The winners of the Newgrange Lottery also got lucky with this morning’s sunrise #wintersolstice #newgrange
Red sky in the morning…#Cavan
December 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Red sky in the morning…#Cavan
We've all had a 'Dear Johnnie or Mary' in our lives. It's the season to keep the spirit of those passed, alive...
My 'Dear Johnnie letters.'
#wordsmith
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My 'Dear Johnnie letters.'
#wordsmith
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Word | Anglo Celt
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December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We've all had a 'Dear Johnnie or Mary' in our lives. It's the season to keep the spirit of those passed, alive...
My 'Dear Johnnie letters.'
#wordsmith
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My 'Dear Johnnie letters.'
#wordsmith
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We all have a universe of everyday people, those we see on our: walk, commute, or jog. We politely nod and acknowledge each other. They’re familiar to us, part of our everyday life.
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We all have a universe of everyday people, those we see on our: walk, commute, or jog. We politely nod and acknowledge each other. They’re familiar to us, part of our everyday life.
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"The rocking-chair has been in the house for as long as I can remember. We call it Aunty Doe’s (short for Dorothy), because she’s the only one who sits in it..."
My #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's a festive family one.
My #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's a festive family one.
December 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"The rocking-chair has been in the house for as long as I can remember. We call it Aunty Doe’s (short for Dorothy), because she’s the only one who sits in it..."
My #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's a festive family one.
My #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's a festive family one.
"That Christmas was to be momentous, for Town Granny would be making her inaugural visit to Manchester. We all prepared to be on our best behaviour to make a good impression..."
A nice but naughty #WordSmith column
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A nice but naughty #WordSmith column
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Lost in transatlantic translation | Anglo Celt
I’m browsing a mega-store in Cavan when a shoal of ocean creatures leapt from the shelves and smacked me in the face. Once recovered, I said aloud, “They’re still marketing these creatures to kids!” D...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"That Christmas was to be momentous, for Town Granny would be making her inaugural visit to Manchester. We all prepared to be on our best behaviour to make a good impression..."
A nice but naughty #WordSmith column
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A nice but naughty #WordSmith column
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"I met him when I was ten years' old; a giant of a man who was a regular visitor to Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands long before Fáilte Ireland branded them. Let me tell you the one about a man who went to Mullagh."
#WordSmith #Cavan #Literature
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#WordSmith #Cavan #Literature
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A giant of a man in Mullagh | Anglo Celt
I’ve never been to Mullagh. For readers not familiar with Cavan, this is a townland situated in the south-east of the county, close to the town of Virginia. I asked my friend, “Have you ever been to M...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"I met him when I was ten years' old; a giant of a man who was a regular visitor to Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands long before Fáilte Ireland branded them. Let me tell you the one about a man who went to Mullagh."
#WordSmith #Cavan #Literature
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#WordSmith #Cavan #Literature
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“I’m gonna build castles from the rubble of your love…”
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“I’m gonna build castles from the rubble of your love…”
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..." This week's #WordSmith column is now online.
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So let me tell you my story of the chestnut twins. They’ve lived in the same spot outside the library in Cavan Town, forever. Yet, we all know there’s no such thing as forever; when forever finishes w...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..." This week's #WordSmith column is now online.
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The Christmas Market inside Tullynally Castle looks like an epic Caravaggio Painting.
#Tullynallycastle #Castlepollard
#Tullynallycastle #Castlepollard
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Christmas Market inside Tullynally Castle looks like an epic Caravaggio Painting.
#Tullynallycastle #Castlepollard
#Tullynallycastle #Castlepollard
Saw this book in a coffee shop, picked it up and couldn’t put it down.
I recall Ian Charleson from the film Chariots of Fire, but beyond that knew little about him.
It’s a collection of tributes from people who knew him; he was very much loved.
Sadly he died of Aids in 1990.
I recall Ian Charleson from the film Chariots of Fire, but beyond that knew little about him.
It’s a collection of tributes from people who knew him; he was very much loved.
Sadly he died of Aids in 1990.
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Saw this book in a coffee shop, picked it up and couldn’t put it down.
I recall Ian Charleson from the film Chariots of Fire, but beyond that knew little about him.
It’s a collection of tributes from people who knew him; he was very much loved.
Sadly he died of Aids in 1990.
I recall Ian Charleson from the film Chariots of Fire, but beyond that knew little about him.
It’s a collection of tributes from people who knew him; he was very much loved.
Sadly he died of Aids in 1990.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In tomorrow's Anglo Celt I write about the chestnut trees outside the library in #Cavan town; and they feature in the column linked here, from back in January.
It's a personal one, about the relationships we have with our brothers.
#WordSmith
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It's a personal one, about the relationships we have with our brothers.
#WordSmith
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The Bitumen brothers and empty branches | Anglo Celt
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In tomorrow's Anglo Celt I write about the chestnut trees outside the library in #Cavan town; and they feature in the column linked here, from back in January.
It's a personal one, about the relationships we have with our brothers.
#WordSmith
www.anglocelt.ie/2024/01/14/t...
It's a personal one, about the relationships we have with our brothers.
#WordSmith
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A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHESTNUT TWINS
"So let me tell you my story of the chestnut twins..."
Look out for my #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's an emotional one.
"So let me tell you my story of the chestnut twins..."
Look out for my #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's an emotional one.
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHESTNUT TWINS
"So let me tell you my story of the chestnut twins..."
Look out for my #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's an emotional one.
"So let me tell you my story of the chestnut twins..."
Look out for my #WordSmith column in tomorrow's Anglo Celt – it's an emotional one.
"This was my first Christmas in Cavan and given I was 12, Santy no longer delivered to my door..."
A festive #WordSmith column for all Mammies.
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A festive #WordSmith column for all Mammies.
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Word | Anglo Celt
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December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"This was my first Christmas in Cavan and given I was 12, Santy no longer delivered to my door..."
A festive #WordSmith column for all Mammies.
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A festive #WordSmith column for all Mammies.
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"Where Lilly Allen’s art tells of the trauma in the combative breakdown of trust in human relations; the art of Kendo does the opposite, by building trust through controlled combat," writes Gerard Smith in this weeks #WordSmith column.
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Finding connections in a dojo | Anglo Celt
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December 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Where Lilly Allen’s art tells of the trauma in the combative breakdown of trust in human relations; the art of Kendo does the opposite, by building trust through controlled combat," writes Gerard Smith in this weeks #WordSmith column.
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