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My Father's Wake

My Father's Wake

How The Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die

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Kevin can be contacted on kevin@myfatherswake.com

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My Father's Wake1 year ago

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The Wonders of the Wake with Kevin Toolis

Admission: £14 | BOOK HERE The Wonders of the Wake is a unique celebration of one of the oldest rites of humanity, the Irish Wake: in song, music, bardic poetry and story-telling. From the ancient Neolithic graves on Achill Island on the Atlantic seaboard, to...

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My Father's Wake2 years ago

#LifeLessonsoftheIrishWake We live half in the future;this day followed by tomorrow, next month, next year, expecting the world to go on and time to flow onwards. But time is more like a tide flowing in and flowing out of the same shore, sometime...

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My Father's Wake2 years ago

3.5 million views on Facebook across the globe. A signal - the eternal rite of the Irish Wake shall never cease nor fall into ruin without the mother of battles from those who believe in the last best hope of humanity; that we shall not...

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What's the best way to face death? Kevin Toolis, author of My Father's Wake, discusses the lessons we can learn from Ireland.
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‘A powerful and immensely moving narrative’

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#RebelHearts In 20 years of reporting on the North I learned how easy it was for men to turn to hate, fear, falsehood and murder. John Hume was one of very few who stood against the futility of the Troubles' violence and for peace, understanding, and the resolution of history https://t.co/Q5dlCjTl7H
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Bank Holiday Special by popular demand. A Colony Tour August 3 at https://t.co/j0t1QHl9nO tomorrow. Do join us if you’re out West and want to learn about our Achill Prophet Edward Nangle and battle for souls in famine Ireland https://t.co/Cp55w5Ahwf
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2 days ago
The lost graves of the 19th Century Achill Mission. Join us on The Colony Tour every Sun https://t.co/j0t1QHl9nO or 2.00PM to discover the fascinating history of this religious war for Ireland's destiny. Booking via kevin@myfatherswake.com or on Facebook - The Colony Tour. https://t.co/wVEb77bpm6
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3 days ago
#angelfire in #achill. The dying of the day, falling, falling in a great bloody orb into the #west and #America beyond https://t.co/IPNGfTAkwy
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3 days ago
Sheep in the mist #achill https://t.co/2z47Nin4dy
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Sheep in the mist #achill pic.twitter.com/2z47Nin4dy

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6 days ago
The #falling sun in the #west https://t.co/xnXhO6aEBQ
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The #falling sun in the #west pic.twitter.com/xnXhO6aEBQ

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6 days ago
Dawning of the day https://t.co/74jFmWN50d
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Great wedding hat though https://t.co/6YT7OFA9HV
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Transit of cloud #islands https://t.co/s8CJ4Qs387
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Transit of cloud #islands pic.twitter.com/s8CJ4Qs387

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1 week ago
Couple places left for tomorrow. https://t.co/xACqDnB97y
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1 week ago
Home from the sea @AchillOysters Gorgeous! https://t.co/sXRY0WpJmW
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After a day of seeping heart-sore rain drizzle see how the #island rises again in the firmament #NineRulestoConquerDeath https://t.co/vUCHGR1GgR
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After a day of seeping heart-sore rain drizzle see how the #island rises again in the firmament #NineRulestoConquerDeath pic.twitter.com/vUCHGR1GgR

— kevintoolis (@KevinToolis) July 25, 2020
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