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Carrickmacross Workhouse: A Poorhouse Rich in Irish History
“Careful, or you’ll end up in the poorhouse.”
“That kind of move will land you in the poorhouse.”
“The Poorhouse.” It’s an expression that’s part of our everyday vernacular, and self-explanatory at that. But there was a time….
Brutal Beauty: Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67 in Montreal
Years ago (and I mean YEARS ago!) when I attended Guelph University and lived in one of the on-campus housing complexes known as South Residence, I was told that our multi-tiered concrete community had been modelled after the Habitat 67 housing development built for Montreal’s World Exposition of 1967…
For Grownups Only: 3 Game of Thrones Experiences in Northern Ireland
"Valar Morghulis." A true Game of Thrones fan will recognize this language as High Valyrian meaning "All Men Must Die." It's the underlying theme of pretty much everything that happens in Game of Thrones, HBO's wildly popular medieval/fantasy television series that...
Titanic, Belfast: A Museum That Does The Story Justice
“As the smart ship grew In stature, grace, and hue, In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.” (excerpt from Thomas Hardy’s poem about the Titanic, The Convergence of the Twain) There’s something about the story of the Titanic that draws me in, no matter how much I know about what happened, or how many documentaries or movies I’ve seen about the disaster….
