That is Gaelic for Irish Stew. I don’t remember where I came upon this recipe. May have been my Nana, she liked lamb. I susbstitute beef for the lamb because the children hate it. If you make it today, put it in the fridge overnight. The longer the flavors have together in the pot the […]

When Grandma landed at Ellis Island those many years ago she brought very little with her. One treasure she did pack was her Irish Soda Bread recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Grandma’s Soda Bread 4 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp […]

Since Friday is St.Patrick’s Day we are incorporating a lot of Irish into school this week. For us this means lots of books. This narration by Erin features Saint Patrick by Ann Tompert and illustrated by Michael Garland. Ann Tompert is a wonderful children’s story teller who also has written two other saint books; Saint […]

A Narration by Erin Saint Patrick By Ann Tompert Long, long ago a baby was born and his name was Succat. He was born in Southwest Britain near the Irish Sea. He was known later in life as Patrick. Patrick’s father was a Deacon. Patrick grew up in a nice house. He was not good […]

The Bonny Blue House is featured at this week’s Carnival being hosted by Palm Tree Pundit. There is a lot of great stuff over there. Sweetness and Light also has a post featured and you should definitely go there. It is a great inspiration. That blog has become one of the ones I check daily. […]