
Aspects of Irishness
Living outside of Ireland is not easy but Irishness still shows itself in every day life.

I Love America, Maybe
I think back to this time two years ago. It was a regular occurrence for me to stay up until midnight to…
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Everyone Has a Story
The first six months I spent in America made me a bit of a recluse. I find this funny because I…
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The Donnellan Pour
What I used to drink in Ballinastack and what is commonly referred to as "tea" by everyone else are two…
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Waffles 2012
When an Irish man says goodbye to his native shores and dives head first into the international community, he does…
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Cheating on Ireland
While on a late evening chocolate-biscuit-run (that's picking up biscuits to accompany a cuppa, rather than knocking out a quick…
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Pride & Populace
The other day I watched the special hurling segment that was produced for 60 Minutes. It is 15 minutes of people…
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We’re all friends
"Sure we'll be home in June for a week for a wedding. We'll have to pop in for a pint.…
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Paddy’s Day
This is a rather tongue-in-cheek article not intended to personally offend you if you are of Irish heritage and do…
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Emigration
It's a blight on our poor country, one worse than the potatoes suffered during The Great Famine of 1845-47. It…
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Brooklyn (Movie)
As I ambled out of The Brattle Theatre into the crisp New England night, I kicked at the freshly-fallen leaves as I…
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The Measure of my Dreams
I have gotten into a routine of sorts on flights back to Boston now. I will download a few episodes…
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How Christmas Changes
People often say that Christmas is not the same once Santa ceases to exist. Christmases cannot simply be broken into…
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(Not) driving home for Christmas
First Christmas away from home is always the most difficult one - but why? Christmas at home was always a…
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Getting Married
A wedding is a lot of work and we liked to make it even harder on ourselves.


The Day Of
There is little to say about this day that can't be done by videos and photos. That doesn't mean I'm…
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Final 48 Hour
It was Wednesday evening and all of the "this-time-two-days-we'll-be..." shite-hawking was uttered with embarrassing regularity. We were readying ourselves for…
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American Things
Living in America and marrying an American gave this wedding a whole new dimension, one that I had only ever…
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The Lead Up
A wedding is the most stressful time in a woman's life. This in not good news for the groom in…
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Homemade Invitations
Since getting engaged, many people have given me advice on getting married ("Don't do it!"), planning the wedding ("Let her do…
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Irish/American Differences
*Including the words Stark and Wedding in the title may be misleading to some people. This has nothing to do with Game of Thrones.…
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Picking the Venue
I had passed the audition with flying colors. I was to be the leading man in Christina and Joe: The Wedding.…
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Buying the Ring
Sometimes I like to share ideas before I have fully thought them through. It is usually because there is something…
Read MoreRiding Out 2021
The quest to reach 2,021 miles in the calendar year and learn something on the journey.

Ride 24 | Leave Sinead Alone | 18m
While you were all learning how to make sourdough bread (probably once and never again) and watching Tiger King during…
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Ride 23 | Something Beautiful | 14m
I am a creature of habit. Always have been and I don't see it changing. Of my 23 rides this…
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Ride 22 | CPM | 16m
Working in marketing without any official marketing education has led me to a healthy dose of imposter syndrome. They say…
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Ride 21 | Hot | 14m
I'm back in the saddle after licking my wounds for the last few days over the explosion incident. For the…
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Ride 20 | Explosion | 3m
It happened on a road that was freshly paved, too! Three miles. Three miserable piddling fucking miles I got today…
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Ride 19 | Back on Trek | 17m
My bike is back. I forked over as much for a tune up and two new tires as I did…
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Ride 18 | Graffiti | 20m
Any time I take the Tri-Community Greenway, I pass under I-93 which is the highway that runs close to my…
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Ride 17 | Lost in the Fells | 10m
For whatever reason, I didn't have the appetite to do a full road cycle today. Going through possible routes that…
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Ride 16 | Shortages | 16m
Covid has obviously caused everyone to take a huge look at their lives and how the world works. "We live…
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Ride 15 | Everything Old Is New Again | 20m
Were I following my plan, I would be cycling my 625th mile at some point today. Instead I am languishing…
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Ride 14 | Same Again? | 20m
When I would be out fencing... Let me rephrase that for the Americans. When I would be out fixing a…
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Ride 13 | Big Nip Problem | 20m
Most people will probably say that big nips are not a problem in their eyes but that's not what I…
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Ride 12 | Four Dogs Max | 17m
Wind and hills are my two main nemeses when it comes to cycling. Punctures too, obviously, but I'm hoping with…
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Ride 11 | Second Hand Bike, Who Dis? | 11m
This was my second ride on my new (second hand) bike. Why did I get another bike, you ask? Many…
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Ride 10 | Flat Out of Luck | 13m
That flat tire I had before my Breakheart cycle? I can confirm it was definitely a puncture.
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Ride 9 | Breakheart | 12m
I made three mistakes on this cycle that I have made before and should have learned from - but I…
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Ride 8 | The 4 Minuteman (almost) | 39m
People in Ireland love nothing more than to pat themselves on the back for their ethical and humane treatment of…
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Ride 7 | Frozen Fingers Friday | 13m
Mystic River, Medford I wear cycling gloves so that my hands don't feel like I've just sat all of my…
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Ride 6 | I Love a Good Graveyard | 12m
I don't know what it is about cemeteries. It's not an attraction I've always had but one that developed weirdly…
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Ride 5 | Another Lake | 15m
I had a disgustingly huge lunch today. I'm talking buffalo chicken calzone with the grease dripping out of the box…
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Ride 4 | Wandering Woburn | 15m
I don't remember the last cycle I did without planning out the route first. Last year, as I tried to…
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I don’t have a category for these ones yet but thought they were too good to delete.

Our Differences Unite Us
Sometimes myself and Christina wonder what exactly we have in common. Often we come up extremely short. She doesn't have…
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My Worst Job
I started earning my own money at fifteen by milking cows. From there, my farm relief empire grew and instead…
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Local News
When the World Cup rolls around, there's inevitably some footage of a barefoot Brazilian child playing football with a soup…
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Eyebrows on Fleek
As someone who has always struggled with a distinct and very real lack of eyebrows, I have tried not to…
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I Ran Away From Home
I was the rural 90s Ireland version of Michael Bluth when I was a child. I never uttered his famous…
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The Donnellan Pour
What I used to drink in Ballinastack and what is commonly referred to as "tea" by everyone else are two…
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Brooklyn (Movie)
As I ambled out of The Brattle Theatre into the crisp New England night, I kicked at the freshly-fallen leaves as I…
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Enjoy the Things You Hate
I have hated shaving ever since I was eight and ripped multiple holes in my face and neck with a…
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RIP Jonah Lomu
When I was six, I dressed up as Jonah Lomu for a fancy dress. I say I was six because…
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Leap Year – A Geographical Mess
SPOILER ALERT: This post gives away the entire plot of the movie, such as it is. It will also make you…
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Pinky Nose
Growing up on a farm, you get used to death. Seemingly healthy calves fall away to nothing and die from…
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The Great Flake Shortage
Petrol station owners the country over are now ruing their decision not to stock up on the miniature flakes that accompany soft serve ice cream cones.
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