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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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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
10 hours ago
The Irish? ‘Prone to idleness and in need of firm handling.’ I wonder by any chance could they be related? https://t.co/qgUvn1vqnv https://t.co/vkQXChKcsh
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
13 hours ago
Yes but you don’t have #Nero’s reincarnation as #PrimeMinister. In the end #lies are just #lies and he cannot help himself or the #UK #SadtoSee https://t.co/ukmweLBOxJ
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
20 hours ago
‘Boycotting’ as a verb was formalised in 1880 in Lough Mask and can be conjugated in dozens of languages across the world. But the tactic - ostracising a powerful opponent - began in Achill in 1834 with ‘special dealing’ in the Catholic Church’s war against the #AchillMission https://t.co/qgUvn1vqnv
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
1 day ago
#night https://t.co/xNEKK7OLcZ
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3 days ago
#more wonders on #achill with #circussorcas @achilltourism @whatsonachill @MayoArtsOffice @MayoCoCo @AchillAcla @wildatlanticway https://t.co/KotwOVHENx
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4 days ago
The angel of #achill #circusSorcas https://t.co/wazEZpCIpY
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4 days ago
The #moon and #jupiter https://t.co/GKiqHXgyX2
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4 days ago
Another #island traffic jam. Those who know #Mayo might recognise the colours https://t.co/dRMs1tEpYZ
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
5 days ago
So true https://t.co/hqYskA0izZ
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
5 days ago
I’ll stick with the #blue https://t.co/RdhK0WbItF
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kevintoolis @KevinToolis
5 days ago
#Death is all around us. 1% a year. 273,000 dead people a day, 70 million a year across the globe. An even spread. The #Irish just do death better by having more open public rituals; #wakes, #removals, #opencoffins, #funerals. And make death a part of daily life. As it is anyway https://t.co/p5HU6EzHLI
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5 days ago
But death is not just about an individual choice. The #MortalUs vs the #DyingThem. Ultimately we need a mechanism, like an #IrishWake, to teach us to face our #mortality together. And most important - teach our children how we die too. #NineRulestoConquerDeath https://t.co/7dJalRdvSZ
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