St Patricks Festival ‘Public Space’ Seminar
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There will be a seminar on ‘Public Space’ held this year as part of the St Patrick’s Day festival. There is more information on the St Patrick’s Festival web-site:
http://www.stpatricksday.ie/cms/events_symposium.html
Maybe a few archiseek users might be interested in this.
Regarding Paddys Day and things Irish, but anyone read the book by Bob Quinn called ”the Atlantean Irish ” which suggest that Christainity come to Ireland with the Coptic Christian monks of Egypt. via the Mediterannean sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The findings and similiarities are uncanny, from humble hermit dwellings, Sean Nos singing, currachs, carvings, aspects of language etc…Even the auld shamrock is known as shamrahk in the arab world. There was a TV programme made about it years ago too. Another facet to an Irish identity. Great stuff!
@anto wrote:
So what’s this go to do with St. Patrick?
Probably not much really, but it does have alot to do with the St Patrick’s Parade. I wonder which he himself would be more baffled by, the parade or the seminar? 😉
The speakers are as follows:
Shane O Toole – Director Irish Architecture Foundation and The Sunday Times Irish Architecture Critic
Frank McDonald Irish Times Environmental Editor
Prof. Marie Redmond Computer Science Department, Trinity College Dublin
Dr. Diane Negra Lecturer Media and Cultural Studies, Brown University, USA
Dick Gleeson City Planner, Dublin City Council
Mikalai Khalezin & Natalia Kaliada Free Theatre, Belarus@GregF wrote:
Regarding Paddys Day and things Irish, but anyone read the book by Bob Quinn called ”the Atlantean Irish ” which suggest that Christainity come to Ireland with the Coptic Christian monks of Egypt. via the Mediterannean sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The findings and similiarities are uncanny, from humble hermit dwellings, Sean Nos singing, currachs, carvings, aspects of language etc…Even the auld shamrock is known as shamrahk in the arab world. There was a TV programme made about it years ago too. Another facet to an Irish identity. Great stuff!
Anybody esle find references to “Paddy’s Day” annoying or is it just me?
@GregF wrote:
Regarding Paddys Day and things Irish, but anyone read the book by Bob Quinn called ”the Atlantean Irish ” which suggest that Christainity come to Ireland with the Coptic Christian monks of Egypt. via the Mediterannean sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The findings and similiarities are uncanny, from humble hermit dwellings, Sean Nos singing, currachs, carvings, aspects of language etc…Even the auld shamrock is known as shamrahk in the arab world. There was a TV programme made about it years ago too. Another facet to an Irish identity. Great stuff!
Enjoyed that programme immmensely, when i mentioned the seanos/arabic prayer singing to a knowledgeable irish music student he flew into an argumentative ramble about the differences in the key and…….
Found the programme largely convincing though.@anto wrote:
Anybody esle find references to “Paddy’s Day” annoying or is it just me?
I agree wholeheartedly with you.
I think our patron saint deserves a little more respect.
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