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Wordless Wednesday: Model T

Posted in Ireland, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Clonikilty, Co Cork, Frances Macaulay Forde, Henry Ford on August 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Near Clonikility, Co Cork, Ireland. Photo: Frances Macaulay Forde, 2003.

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For all vegetarians…

Posted in Ireland, nature, Poetry, Sketching In Ireland, WA Writers, Writing, tagged Barryscourt, Cork, Frances Macaulay Forde, poetry on August 19, 2014| 2 Comments »

You Stare At Me

you stare at me

benevolent eye

knowing why

I am here

what I will do

to you

wear your skin

drink you dry

pasteurise cream

strain and grain

make holes in

blue and vein

you stare at me

benevolent eye

knowing why

I am here

what I will do

to you

slice and dice

grind your bones

roast and fry

muscle for burgers

liver for onions

kidney for pies

and that eye

that eye

a delicacy!

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2011

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Film: ‘Calvary’

Posted in Ireland, MOVIES, Scripts, tagged ABC:At the Movies, Brendon Gleeson, FILM: Calvary, FILM:The Guard, Frances Macaulay Forde, John Michael McDonagh on July 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Today we saw ‘Calvary’, the second in a trilogy of stories masterfully written and superbly directed by John Michael McDonagh The first was ‘The Guard’ which is the highest grossing Irish film of all time!

Both films starred the empirical Brendon Gleeson who has no less than 6 more films in production at the moment and one already completed since ‘Calvary’. And no wonder – I cannot imagine an Irish film without him now… but each of the cast fitted their characters perfectly – another film I could not fault.

The story is confronting, full of black humor, lovely Irish accents and scenery beautifully shot around Sligo and Easkey – places my husband took me to because his mother came from there.

If it’s showing where you are, make the effort – it’s a refreshingly different take on some taboo subjects tackled with wry wit and a large dose of ‘reality’.

I wholeheartedly agree with everything David and Margret had to say, and think this film will break the ‘highest earnings’ record too.

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Wordless Wednesday: Fota

Posted in Ireland, Wordless Wednesday, Writing, tagged Fota Castle, Frances Macaulay Forde, Sketching In Ireland on July 16, 2014| 2 Comments »

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Wordless Wednesday: Sunset

Posted in Ireland, nature, Wordless Wednesday, tagged County Kerry, Dingle, Dingle Dolphin, Dingle Penninsular, Frances Macaulay Forde, Ireland, Wordless Wednesday on June 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Wordless Wednesday: Jack Lynch Tunnel

Posted in Ireland, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Frances Macaulay Forde, Ireland, Jack Lynch Tunnel, Wordless Wednesday on June 10, 2014| 2 Comments »

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CRANNOG Spring

Posted in Books, Ireland, Poetry, Short Stories, Writers, Writing, tagged Breda Wall Ryan, Crannog Spring 2014, Frances Macaulay Forde, Ireland, Poem, poems, Rush Quinlan, short stories, writer, writing on June 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

CRANNOG Spring 2014 Journal

A free subscription was included with entry into their competition, so I’ve just received my copy of ‘CRANNOG Spring 2014’.

Wish I’d read it before entering… The book feels slim but the 88 page volume is packed with clever writing.

The Galway editorial board did a superb job of choosing short stories and poems which affect the reader – and they did.

Like “Worship” by Ruth Quinlan: Your white shoes aren’t white at all. They’re just cream pretending to be white and when you hold them against the Communion dress they look old and discoloured even though you know they’re new.

The words put put me right into the moment of my own Holy Communion (which I haven’t thought about since) remembering the crisp feel of new material and the smell of polished shoes. Wonderful writing.

Or Breda Wall Ryan’s “Crushie” poem: The rain has stopped. Sunlight/veneers a table set between windows. /The year turns.

The journal CRANNOG Spring 2014 is available for Kindle fans or surprisingly cheaper as a printed version.

Certainly well worth the few dollars to enjoy such gifted authors.

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