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The Irish Emigration Museum, Part 1: The Art Of Being Unique
If the Emigration Museum were pitched against the Titanic Experience in a creative battle of top-talents, the clash of their main weapons - the Passport and the Original Titanic Ticket - would result in a tie
Edward Porper
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A Man With Nineteen Names
It's safe to surmise that the doctor must have realized: satisfying as his role in the hospital was, working on a "famine ship" would allow him to achieve something no steady income and successful career could possibly provide.
Edward Porper
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A Time Machine
Whatever it is, the ultimate despair or joy, it's an experience not to forget for a very, very long time
Edward Porper
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A Renaissance Artist
What started as an attempt to learn more about the pub music culture, turned into a kind of a quest for the Holiest of all Grails, to wit: Talent and Beauty
Edward Porper
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In Search For Meaning
Pubs have been around for what seems like forever (the oldest pub in Dublin opened - or should I say “was founded”?! - in the 10th century AD!)
Edward Porper
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The Rain In Spain
It's the “Spain” part/Spanish flavour that makes Galway truly unique - so much so that many would consider the town “more Spanish than Irish”.
Edward Porper
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"Go West, Young Man"
The farther down the Wild Atlantic Way and the closer to the Sun's “overnight hotel”, the more dominant Queen Nature becomes.
Edward Porper
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Dances With Sheep
As it infrequently happens, it was that appetizer that turned into the meal of the day.
Edward Porper
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By George!
Most of what had been built during those 116 years, came to be known as “Georgian houses” that in turn formed “Georgian Quarters”. In a relatively small town, such a quarter might easily account for a significant part of the town centre
Edward Porper