The wandering paddy

A collection of Short Stories, Affirmations and Quotes to relax, meditate and fall asleep too. Delivered in a soothing Irish Dublin accent. Including Inspirational Short Stories and tales the wandering paddy Irish mythology.

Hello to everyone who kept up with my intermittently published blog during my wanderings over eastern Europe 1. I begin my new job as a secondary school […]. Thank you all very much to everyone who followed along whilst I was on the trail. I apologise for not […]. Here is my kit list for walking over and through the Ukrainian and Romanian Carpathians during the depths of winter.

The wandering paddy

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If you think that you might be sickened or offended by reading such material, then you are welcome […].

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To my Daughter [Quote] Season 1 , Ep. Access exclusive content. More episodes View all episodes. I think its brave Affirmation "I think its brave". The song is written from the perspective of a doomed young Wexford rebel who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his loved one and plunge into the cauldron of violence associated with the rebellion in Ireland. This gave rise to the post-rebellion phenomenon of barley growing and marking the "croppy-holes," mass unmarked graves into which slain rebels were thrown, symbolizing the regenerative nature of Irish resistance to British rule.

The wandering paddy

On those days when you miss someone the most [Grief Poem] Season 1 , Ep. Access exclusive content. More episodes View all episodes. I think its brave Affirmation "I think its brave". The song is written from the perspective of a doomed young Wexford rebel who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his loved one and plunge into the cauldron of violence associated with the rebellion in Ireland. This gave rise to the post-rebellion phenomenon of barley growing and marking the "croppy-holes," mass unmarked graves into which slain rebels were thrown, symbolizing the regenerative nature of Irish resistance to British rule. As the barley will grow every year in the spring this is said to symbolize Irish resistance to British oppression and that Ireland will never yield and will always oppose British rule on the island.

Skaldic poetry

Introduction — Sofia in Springtime As I sit down to write this blog post, almost two months after arriving in Bulgaria, I am sitting in a sunny, warm Sofia. I thought I would put it out there just in-case there are people out there planning their own extended winter hike and umming and errring over what kit to bring, or in case there are […]. I begin my new job as a secondary school […]. Firstly, you might have forgotten that this blog exists, so tardy have I got with updating it. Bird song can be heard, and the flowers are blooming everywhere. The journey to get to this point has taken a lifetime, but I am now finally just about to leave for the walk. Here is my kit list for walking over and through the Ukrainian and Romanian Carpathians during the depths of winter. If you think that you might be sickened or offended by reading such material, then you are welcome […]. A collection of Short Stories, Affirmations and Quotes to relax, meditate and fall asleep too. What lead me here, about to depart — well I suppose that could take a whole book, but to summarise… The initial germ of the idea entered my head aged 18 after […]. I told them I was going to head off very early in the morning, at around , […]. Including Inspirational Short Stories and tales of Irish mythology. Thank you all very much to everyone who followed along whilst I was on the trail. Spring has arrived both astronomically and empirically. I've lots of content planned so exciting times ahead.

Funeral Blues W. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

The Mountain towers over central Sarajevo, and was made notorious during the 4-year siege of the city by Bosnian Serb forces in the Bosnian War 1. If you'd like to help with some of the costs attached to creating content you can either use BuyMeACoffee or Paypal linked on my LinkTree below or via the Acast link below. If you think that you might be sickened or offended by reading such material, then you are welcome […]. See acast. The first few days put a few challenges in my way: On the first day my proposed route over green rolling […]. The journey to get to this point has taken a lifetime, but I am now finally just about to leave for the walk. Nizh , I also left the security blanket of the long distance trail that I was following — The Sultans Trail. So when I was finally finished writing and posted up my last blog post probably a […]. All the preparation was over, now was the […]. There are episodes avaiable of TheWanderingPaddy. I've you've got an idea for content, collaborations or simple just want to say hello you can contact me at the following email address thepaddywandering gmail. I apologise for not […]. Costs are really starting to add up between fuel, equipment and monthly software and hosting for the podcast etc. Share this.