Ah, grasshopper, and the drop of port at Christmas
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS My psychologist friend from Magherafelt has invited me around to his place on Christmas morning. He says his good lady is trying out some new hors d’oeuvres with the port and Prosecco. Dried grasshoppers and dried yellow mealworm — larva from the Tenebrio Molitor beetle to you and …
Murphy’s out to oust Mullally!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR All pix: Danny Lahart Glenmore blood in both camps as Naas seek cats scalp 2021 AIB Leinster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship semi final Naas Hurling Club vs Glenmore Newbridge 1:00 PM It’s Newbridge or nowhere tomorrow for Glenmore and their travelling army of supporters, as Declan Wall’s team bid for …
Ballyhale seek Offaly win in bid for final
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR All pix: Danny Lahart St Rynaghs stand in Shamrocks way as Hogan plots upset Leinster AIB Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final St Rynaghs (Offaly) Vs Shamrocks Ballyhale Bord Na Mona O Connor Park, Tullamore, Sunday 1:00 PM The Ballyhale machine will be back on the road this weekend, as they look …
Pangur Bán : the cat who got the cream in Kilkenny
Pangur Bán, one of Ireland’s mythical animals, who featured in what is thought to be one of Ireland’s oldest poems, written by an Irish monk in Austria in the 8th century, has become the latest addition to Kilkenny’s CatWalk, a trail of twenty two cats in the medieval Marble City. Having played a central role …
The enthusiasm of Christmas Eve
Christmas has been part of all our lives as far back as we can remember. We can all remember the trepidation, the nervousness and that sleepless Christmas eve night waiting for the big man in the red coat to comes down that chimney, and leave under the tree that one thing you have always wished …
The candle in the window
In every household when Christmas eve is upon us the tradition of putting the candle in the window is something, we all remember. Pulling back the net curtains to light a ‘real candle’ with a flame that would put the heart crossways in the fire chief. So, what does this Celtic folklore tradition mean? The …
Shamrocks snuff out Rangers threat
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Offaly champs St Rynaghs next up for Ballyhale AIB Leinster SHC quarter-final Mount Leinster Rangers 0-16 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-22 Reigning All- Ireland club hurling champions, Shamrocks of Ballyhale secured a semi-final berth in the Provincial series, with a hard-fought 6-point victory over Carlow kingpins, Mount Leinster Rangers at a cold …
Sheldon Walsh’s ass
In our continuing ‘Countdown to Christmas’ , The Kilkenny Observer is delighted to welcome Joe Kearney as our second contributor in our Christmas short story section. Enjoy by Joe Kearney I have a great love for old church interiors and sacred music. The seeds of this passion were sown in Callan. My grandmother was a …
Are you game for Top of the Class?
Play, learn, and have fun with the new Irish board game Top of the Class, set to be at the top of everyone’s Christmas list this year Two friends with strong Kilkenny links have launched an exciting new Irish board game, Top of the Class, ahead of the busy Christmas season. The game incorporates family fun and …
