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Saturday, July 10, 2010 you are invited to Rome to participate in the 2010 edition of the book launch and award ceremony of the competition.

WHEN: Saturday, July 10, from 10 am to 14

WHERE: Room at Gonzaga in Rome (in the control of the Municipal Police in the Way of Consolation, 4)

ABOUT U.S.: the staff in the Heart of Ireland, the head of EazyCork-EazyDublin, some of our supporters, the Irish Embassy in Rome and the Irish College in Rome

WHY ': The event will aim to reward the winners and presenting the book containing the best books of the 2010 Competition.

It will be an opportunity to speak and to speak of Ireland sharing life experiences abroad or simply dreams.

A green embrace by the staff in the Heart of Ireland

The project in Ireland Heart, edited by Constance Lopez, and is supported by EazyCork EazyDublin ( www.eazycork.com / en and www.eazydublin.com / en ), in collaboration with Ryanair ( www.ryanair.com / en ) .

WEBSITE: www.irlandanelcuore.com

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Literary Contest 2010 Ireland in the Heart

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Welcome to the third edition of the Irish literature in the Heart. With the huge success of past editions we communicate (with a touch of pride) that will continue to write in 2010 :)
We wish to clarify that the contest is totally free!
The objective of this initiative is to facilitate cultural exchanges, sharing experiences of study and work but also give space to those who love writing, creating their own emotions through stories, poems, essays on the Emerald Isle.

We invite you to download the announcement on our website www.irlandanelcuore.com and participate in the contest!

The project in the Heart of Ireland was created by Dr. Roberta Zoli and supported by Ryanair.com and EazyDublin.com

Writers ... good luck :)

Dr. Constance Lopez

Head Competition

info@irlandanelcuore.com

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He Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven

1 commento February 1, 2008 ireland 1 Comment

irland_t.e He Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light, ire2

I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, Being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread Softly Because You Tread on my dreams.

William Butler Yeats

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Michael Jackson

1 commento September 23, 2007 ireland 1 Comment

Music-jackson No, no, for heaven's sake what have you got?! Absolutely do not want to talk about the pop star, but the greatest connoisseur of beer and whiskey in the world of the same name in spite of the controversial musical celebrity.

M. Jackson has really drunk everything and everywhere. He has written real bibles reference for connoisseurs. It 'a writer as much as her refined taste for malt and hops. I discovered through a friend and the feeling was immediate.

If you like beer and / or whiskey or even if you only read the memorable pages where the topic is the perfect drink Jackson is the author. His descriptions of the condition of "rapture" are amazing and its definition of "thirsty" is the most witty and sincere I have ever read.

Obviously there are pages in his praises to the Irish beers and whiskeys.

Following are a brief bibliography, which is now proudly possess ... between a glass and the other :)

Whiskey Title: World of Whisky Altante
Year: 2005
Publisher: Mondadori
In brief: Michael Jackson, internationally renowned expert, leads the reader on a long journey to the discovery of the whiskey. Tracing its history from its ancient origins, the most prestigious distilleries describes and analyzes the different types: single malt scotch from the blend, from American bourbon to the varieties produced in Japan. The book also discusses all phases of the whiskey, the cultivation of cereals to their maceration, distillation to aging, not to mention news and curiosity about men and places that made history. The final section is devoted to whiskey tasting, its use in recipes and in the preparation of cocktails.

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Title: Stories in a glass of beer, whiskey, life
Year: 2005
Publisher: Slow Food
In short: Maximum connoisseur of beer in the world and effective writer, English Michael Jackson works closely (as well as magazines such as Decanter and Wine) at the quarterly international Slow the dome and the publisher has published, in 1999, the Italian translation of a seminal text for understanding the universe brewing (Guide to the beers of the world), complete with all the addresses of places where you can drink a good pint. Including but not limited to his experiences as a taster and expert in this drink are dedicated to the stories in this book. This is a series of reports divided into three sections: memories of life, travel impressions, experiences related to the job-passion of expert beer.

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Title: Beer. The best 500
Year: 2005
Publisher: New Techniques
In short: What are the best beers? In these pages you will discover the true story of Czech lagers and German ones, and the Trappist Belgian wheat beers, the classic British ales, stouts of Irish and American microbreweries. The supermarket shelves are stocked with beers from around the world. The maps of beer bars, pubs and restaurants contain more extensive lists. But what is your beer? Michael Jackson, the world's leading beer experts, introduces you to the best and shows beer bottle label and the right way to pour into the glass more appropriate.

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Books that speak of Ireland

2 commenti September 7, 2007 ireland 2 comments

I want to recommend some books that I have personally read and that are related in some way to Ireland.

88-7108-163-3 Title: Mr. Fridge
Author: Tony Hawks
Publisher: Feltrinelli
Language: Italian
In short: A bet between friends leads to travel around Tony Hawks hitch-Ireland with a fridge. A fun travel story, but also full of important topics, like love, adventure and friendship.

8518319 Title: Last of the Donkey Pilgrims
Author: Kevin O'Hara
Publisher: Forge Books
Language: English
In short: The main character decides to go through the whole ring-of-Ireland with the help of a mule and a cart like the days of the grandparents. This journey led him to discover the Ireland of today, where past and future blend together in a pleasantly wonderful.

4425592 Title: McCarthy's Bar
Author: Pete McCarthy
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English
In short: Born in England in Ireland McCarthy back good memories of childhood and wandering from Cork to Donegal, moving aimlessly and without deadlines and obeying one rule: never pass a bar that bears your name without stopping to drink

copj13.asp Title: Dubliners (Dubliners)
Author: James Joyce
Publisher: Feltrinelli
Language: Italian
In short: Dublin, with its antiquated air, the smoky pubs, the cold wind that sweeps the streets, its bizarre inhabitants. A city that, in the eyes and the heart of Joyce's, is somewhat 'the precipitate of all the western cities of this century.

zzcopj13.asp Title: The Secret History of the IRA (A Secret History of the IRA)
Author Ed Moloney
Publisher: Baldini Castoldi
Language: Italian
In short: Written by Irish journalist Ed Moloney, this monumental reconstruction reveals the dramatic story of plots and deadly rivalry between the members of one of the most obscure terrorist groups in Europe.

ashes Title: Angela's Ashes
Author: Frank McCourt
Publisher: Adelphi
Language: Italian
In short: We're in the years between the two wars and troubled events involving a family so poor that poverty can look from below, between a father permanently drunk and shouting against the world, the British and the Protestant and a mother who unceremoniously drags his tribe to survival. .

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I Am Of Ireland

I am of Ireland,
And the Holy Land of Ireland,
And time runs on, 'she cried.
'Come out of charity,
How to dance with me in Ireland. 'OR it man, one man alone
That in outlandish gear,
One solitary man
Of All That rambled there
Had Turned His stately head.
That is a long way off,
And time runs on, 'he said,
'And the night grows rough.

I am of Ireland,
And the Holy Land of Ireland,
And time runs on, 'she cried.
'Come out of charity
And dance with me in Ireland.

T he fiddlers are all thumbs,
Or the fiddle-string accursed,
The drums and the kettledrums
The Trumpets And all are burst,
And the trombone, 'cried he,
'The trumpet and trombone,'
And cocked a malicious eye,
'But time runs on, runs on. I am of Ireland,
And the Holy Land of Ireland,
And time runs on, 'she cried.
"Come out of charity
And dance with me in Ireland.

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