Peter Casey has been with the New York City police department for 25 years. He’s totally surprised when he’s asked to retire on his 25th anniversary with the force. He’s even more unprepared for the romance that develops between his favorite daughter, Maureen, and the Scottish cop who takes over his beat.
A Great Day for the Irish with Little Nellie Kelly (Judy Garland)……and Irish Freckle Bread?
It’s a Great Day For The Irish…
In Ireland, Jerry Kelly marries his sweetheart, Nellie Noonan over the objections of her ne’er-do-well father, Michael Noonan , who swears never to speak to Jerry again, even though he reluctantly accompanies the newlyweds to America, where Jerry becomes a policeman, and all three become citizens. Michael continues to hold his grudge against Jerry, even when Nellie dies while giving birth to little Nellie.
And here is Judy Garlands only death scene …….
Years later, Jerry is now a captain on the police force, and little Nellie (also played by Judy Garland) has grown up as the spitting image of her mother. When Nellie becomes enamored of Dennis Fogarty, the son of Michael’s old friend Timothy Fogarty , the squabbling between Nellie’s father and grandfather intensifies, as Michael objects to the romance, and finally leaves home because of it.
Eventually, the three generations are reconciled, and Nellie and Dennis remain a couple.
Judy entertains us with her lovely voice singing ‘A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH’
Along with a traditional song ‘ A Girls Milking Her Cow’ sung partly in Irish – Gaelic
IN MY IRISH KITCHEN
Cead Mile Failte Romhat! ( A hundred thousand welcomes to you!)
For our tay time and movies snack let’s try a wee bit of freckles bread……
Hello, I am Melissa O’Connor (Maiden name), and there is more Irish about me than just my name it is indeed running strongly through my veins. O’Connor is from my father, and we are predominantly Irish with a very interesting family history that takes us on a long journey from a doctor in the United States in the 1840’s to his adopted family in England, then on to our family roots in Ireland. Also, with the last name Yates on my mom’s side, this adds even more Irish to my heritage.
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
When Irish Eyes are Smiling sure it’s like a morn in spring In the lilt of Irish laughter you can hear the angels sing when Irish hearts are happy all the world seems bright and gay but when Irish eyes are smiling sure they’ll steal your heart away
Dan & Melissa
There’s a tear in your eye and I’m wondering why that it ever should be there at all with such power in your smile sure a stone you’d beguile and there’s never a teardrop should fall when your sweet lilting laughter’s like some fairy song and your eyes sparkle bright as can be Oh then laugh all the while and all other times smile and then smile a smile for me
Chorus… For your smile is a part of the love in your heart, And it makes even sunshine more bright. Like the linnet’s sweet song, crooning all the day long, Comes your laughter and light for the springtime of life Is the sweetest of all There is ne’er a real care or regret; ad while springtime is ours Throughout all of youth’s hours, let us smile each chance we get.
~ let us smile each chance we get!
Rainbow over Dublin.
~Melissa & Dan
All content and photographs copyright 2017 By Melissa O’Connor
There are many Secrets Of Ireland she also has many folklore stories, a strong history…… beautiful landscapes and seashore. And let’s not forget the perfect “cuppha tae” and delicious foods such as buttermilk scones to go with todays movie.
THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH
Fiona is a young Irish girl with an unusual family history, including a long-missing baby brother. When she goes to live with her grandparents on the west coast of Ireland, Fiona hears stories about her ancestors, tales that involve mythical creatures called selkies who can shift from seal to human form. After Fiona ends up on the small island of Roan Inish, her family’s ancestral home, she believes she may have found her little brother living by the sea.
“The east is our future, and the west is our past,” Fiona’s God-fearing grandmother (Eileen Colgan) declares. But the old island draws Fiona to it, even though her inquiries make her elders nervous. Before long, the girl is poking around on Roan Inish, accompanied by a 13-year-old cousin, Eamon (Richard Sheridan). One day she spies a naked wild child in a field, picking flowers. But when she cries out her lost brother’s name, the little boy runs off to a tiny boat-shaped cradle and paddles out to sea.
Fiona’s grandfather tells her of a Conneelly ancestor who fought the British to defend the Irish language. Then her dark-haired cousin Tadhg tells her about the forebear who fell in love with a “selkie” . He fathered a brood with her before she returned to her marine-mammal form.
Selkies are said to live as seal in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land.
Here is a small clip of the beginning of the movie. I own this movie and enjoy it very much through out the year and well worth the small fee some are charging to watch the full length movie on-line.
“The Secret of Roan Inish” freely mixes Celtic myth and everyday reality. Its focus is not so much on the collision of modern life with traditional ways as on a private journey to discover roots – of family history, geography and ties to nature.
An Irish Sketchbook – of Ireland in photographs!
The Secret of Roan Inish was filmed on the rugged coast of Donegal in northwestern Ireland which boast some of the highest cliffs in Ireland and England. BEAUTIFUL
The highest sea cliffs in Ireland. The mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. At 601 metres (1,972 ft) * Copyright 2017 By Melissa O’Connor
Donegal County Northern Ireland.
IN MY IRISH COTTAGE KITCHEN
Cead Mile Failte Romhat! ( A hundred thousand welcomes to you!)
Put the kettle on for a cup or two of tay (Irish for tea)
The Perfect Pot o tay ( AN Irish, “Cuppah Tae”)
Morning and afternoon tea in Ireland are often severed with scones, brown bread or soda bread topped with delicious Irish butter and jam.
BUTTERMILK SCONES
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup currant (or raisins)
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 cup of buttermilk
1 egg, slighty beaten
Grease a baking sheet and pre-heat the oven to 375 ~ F.
Blend the flours, sugar, salt,baking powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until it is well-distributed. Mix in the currants (or raisins) and caraway seeds.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Add this liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Turn onto a floured board and knead for a minute or two.
Roll the dough flat to about 3/4 inch thick. Cut it into circles and place them on a greased baking sheet, spacing about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly on a wire rack, and serve warm with a pot of jam and a cup of tea. (cuppha Tae)
Where ever you go, whatever you do, May the Luck of the Irish be there with you!
Enjoy you Tae Time Movie. ~ Melissa
You can find my handmade Irish – St Patrick’s Day items in my etsy shop
Hand – knit Dishcloth – a Beautiful shade of green handknit of cotton yarn in Irish moss stitch with a lovely cherry wood (eco harvested) small spatula.
Three Wise Fools a 1946 film about a young Irish orphan Sheila who, with the help from leprechaun’s only she can see, softens the hearts three harden old bachelors who were once unsuccessful suitors of her grandmother many years before.
Three Wish Men
Here we start with a Lux Radio Theater 1947 presentation of the ‘Three Wise Fools’
Vintage Movie Sunday with Margaret O’Brien
And Here is a youtube videos to this lovely vintage Irish Movie starring Margret O’Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Edward Arnold.
Hope you have little help from leprechaun’s today!
Blessing
~ Melissa
Copyright 2017 By Melissa O’Connor
If you would like to add a bit of the stylish green to your Home Decor I think you would enjoy my hand – knit dish cloths and cherry wood spatula in my shop.
Hand – knit Dishcloth in a beautiful shade of green. Handknit in Irish moss stitch with addition of a lovely cherry wood (eco harvested) small spatula.
Erin The Island of Ireland is about the size of the state of Indiana. This is interesting to me as I am from Indiana!
Donegal Town Ireland.
HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH THESE NAMES?!?
Over the millennia, Gaelic and Viking names have become anglicized; later, when the tables turned, English names became Gaelicized. Spelling isn’t as important as pronunciation…….which is almost impossible anyway.
Dun: fortified area, castle, or fortress.
~ O For A Breath Of Irish Air And A Sight Of The Irish Green…..
AROUND IRELAND
Castle in Northern Ireland…
IN MY IRISH KITCHEN
Cead Mile Failte Romhat!
( A hundred thousand welcomes to you!)
A Taste Of The Irish Bill Of Fare From The Hands Of My Irish Coleen – or in this Kitchen ~ The Hands of Irish Melissa 😉
Do you like Parsnips ?? I love them!
Parsnip Mash
1 Pound of Potatoes, peeled or unpeeled if you like and chopped
1 Pound Parsnips, peeled and chopped. ( I buy organic so I do not peel)
2/3 cup mixture of cream milk and cream
2-3 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons chopped scallions
Salt and pepper to taste
Place the potatoes and parsnips in a large pot cover with cold water. Boil until fork tender.
Drain the potatoes and parsnips well, then mash with milk, cream and butter.
Mix in the scallions and add salt and pepper to taste
Enjoy – Melissa
All Pictures and content are copyright 2017 By Melissa O’Connor
Photographs of Ireland belong to me! DO NOT PIN OR REMOVE!!
Some Information and sketches are from the book ‘ Ireland A Celebration’
I would like to introduce you to my sixth Gran-child and first Gran-son!
My little Irish lad – Ronan enter this world early this morning ~ weighing in at 8 Lbs 9 oz. Mommy and baby are doing good. This Gran longs to hold him!!Gran is what they call Granny / Grandmother’s in Ireland, therefore I am Gran and they are my Gran-children;-)
Oh my, this looks like a perfectly elegant, cozy Irish cottage setting! Please do have a seat and make yourself comfortable.
Photograph by Richard Brown.
I do wish I could have sat by the hearth, on cool winter evening knitting with Tasha ~ watching her style …how she held her needles…how fast she knit …. just how many projects she has on the needles at one time…listening as she shared her wisdom and knitting experience. I did get to talk to someone very special about Tasha’s shawl and many other insights into Tasha’s life.
O’Connor Irish Cottage Style Knitting I : Now that you are comfortable let me show you how I how I hold my yarn….
First ~ We will bring the yarn across your small/ pinkie finger ~ just once ( sorry that looks like twice I do not know where that top yarn came from), the yarn really does not stay there after you get your yarn placed, and start knitting.
Second ~ you then bring the yarn to the top between your ring finger and middle finger. and back down between your small/pinkie finger
Third picture ~ bring the yarn to the back and across the back your ring and middle finger and up to he top, between your middle finger and index/pointer finger.
I have included a video from my Vimeo account (at the bottom of the post), ~ A new up-dated video coming soon! I hope will help ~ I am working on my production skills, so please excuse some of the focusing and back ground noises. If you have any question please leave a comment.
O’Connor’s Irish Cottage Style Knitting II :
Next, we bring the yarn across your ring finger and down (to the back of your hand) between your ring finger and your pink / small finger
Third ~ bring the yarn to the back (this is the yarn at the top in the picture) and across the back your ring and middle finger and up to he top, between your middle finger and index/pointer finger. When your knit the index finger of course does a lot of the work and your thumb keeps your knitted fabric moving along. Since your yarn is coming between the index finger and the middle this will naturally be where your tension is controlled – naturally, you should not have to squeeze your fingers together, you will achieve a natural occurring tension as you become more comfortable with this style of knitting.
I have included a video from my Vimeo account ~ A new up-dated video coming soon!
If you have any question please leave a comment. Follow my blog so you get notification of new post with about Tasha adventures~ seeking Kindred Spirits! I will be looking even closer at Tasha’s shawls and have some insights from a very special friend. I will up-date you on the progress of my shawl pattern.
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I do wonder what Tasha is knitting ~ in this nice cozy looking picture??? Maybe another grey shawl? The grey shawl appears to be her everyday work shawl ~ so we would certainly need several on hand. I always have a “Kindred Spirit” or “Cottage Elegance” shawl on the needles. I find this type of knitting to be a calming knit.
Here is the current Tasha Tudor style cottage shawl that I am working on. I do seem to always have one in progress because of the many kindred spirits who request for me to custom knit a shawl, just for them!
It is a bit hard to keep up with knitting for my gran-babies, daughters and my shop. So by popular request I have decided to offer my PATTERN FOR SALE, so that my friends can knit a “Kindred Spirit” “Cottage Elegance” Tasha Tudor style shawl of their own.
My shawl pattern will include my “Kindred Spirit” Tasha Tudor style grey wool shawl, with added bonus of my “Cottage Elegance Cotton Shawl” – as previously featured on my blog. Along with a few extras.
My PDF / DIGITAL PATTERN is – indeed ready for purchase and available for purchase in my etsy shop:
A lovely Irish themed center piece for your St Patrick’s Day dinner! 😉
Irish steam potato plate:
~ Steam russet or red potato, slice in half and top with
~ Marinated crimini mushrooms : Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt pepper. Let stand to marinate until mushrooms are tender.
~ Cabbage & Spinach salad: I like my cabbage thinly sliced~ slivered, finely shredded carrots, chopped baby spinach, the addition of chopped watercress is very nice. Add a dressing / marinate of olive oil, lemon juice, mustard ( I do enjoy a nice horseradish mustard), dill and onion flakes. Toss all together let stand to marinate.
To serve: place the potatoes and cabbage salad on a pretty plate top with mushrooms and grated or chopped Irish cheddar cheese..
My biggest and flouriest potatoes to you…..
For the Love of Potatoes!!
Thank you for stopping by O’Connor’s Irish Cottage.
You may enjoy my Irish Cottage style knitting here:
In my Irish Kitchen – Today it’s all about potatoes……
First put the kettle on for some Tay ( tea with an Irish accent)
Join the Irish Chef Melissa as we share some traditional Irish potato recipes ….
Irish Potato Griddle Cakes.
Boxty Recipes
2 cups grated raw potatoes
2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
2 cups of flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt – Ground pepper to taste
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 – 1/2 cup milk (more or less as needed)
1 Tbsp butter or oil (more or less as needed)
1. Mix together the grated raw potatoes.
2.Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper,then add to the potatoes. Stir in the beaten egg, mixing thoroughly.
3.Add milk until it makes a batter.
4. Drop by the tablespoonful onto a hot buttered griddles and cook over moderate heat until browned (3 to 4 minutes per side). serve hot with butter or applesauce.
Irish Cottage Home Decor
An elegant way to add a wee touch of green to your cottage / home for St Patrick’s Day – and everyday!
Irish Cottage Home Decor
Hand – knit Dish Cloth, Mug rug, Pot holders, napkins – in Irish Moss Stitch. Available in my etsy shop elegantlyhandmade.etsy.com
Fields of Potato Blossom on P.E.I.
Potato Field of P.E.I. There was just beautiful field after field, row after row of beautiful potatoes – yes, I say beautiful because it was fields of lovely flowers and you could smell their scent as you drove by!!
Blossom of a Potato!!!
Potato blossoms they smell heavenly – someone should make them into a perfume 😉
Rainbow over Dublin, Ireland
Rainbow over Dublin May you be blessed always with, A sunbeam to warm you, A moonbeam to charm you, A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.
