@Ireland Curator: Noreen Bowden

Bye from here, everyone! You've been the best bunch! Do say hello over at @noreenbowden and we'll keep up the diaspora chatting!

Next week you'll be in the tweeting hands of @TheEvertBopp!

@ccferrie Thanks!!

@dina_ni Cheers!!

@IrelandUncut I will now, indeed! It was a bit of hard work! @mkearley2008

@LeojjKelly Aw, shucks! Thanks so much!!

Bowing as I prepare to exit! Thanks, all! RT @mkearley2008: @ireland Great job,Noreen,take a bow :-)

@JonnyRWalsh Cool - check out worldirish.com/ireland for all the details!

@Contrepeter Ha! I do love a good bit of punstering...

@mionloch Yes. I have a few things to catch up on after this week!

@aeidin Thanks! Will keep it up...

Thanks for all the nice words, everyone! Appreciate it! This has been really fun and so many interesting tweets from you guys!

Thanks to @blathnaidhealy and the @worldirish gang! And do consider curating this yourself... worldirish.com/ireland

@melomys Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind words!

@PhillipsPasha She was before her time!

@PhillipsPasha One headline after Mary Robinson's big speech on the diaspora was "Take 2 dispirin and call me in the morning."

@PhillipsPasha Yes! I do love the word as well! One of my favourites...

@LeojjKelly Thanks! Nothing like a bit of musical melancholy on a Sunday afternoon - love it...

@lacanlune Thanks! Much appreciated!

@michaelconnole Love trad, though was a better devotee in my youth. First website I ever did was for Gaelic Roots fest at BC, back in '95.

@LiamDelaneyEcon Yes! It is good to limit one's time, lest one go looney... Thanks for the compliment!

And I've started a new one called GlobalCitizenVote.com, aiming to be kind of a roundup on int'l diaspora voting advocacy. Work in progress.

Little plug for my work! I blog at globalirish.ie on Irish diaspora stuff, globalirishvote.com on Irish emigrant voting rights...

I have so much left to say! ;-)

Time's a-ticking! Less than an hour before I become @noreenbowden again...

I like the way @irishauthor is jazzing up his writing w/ musical accompaniment. Looking forward to the Doolin book! eddiestack.com/index.html

@michaelconnole @LeojjKelly Aw, you guys have been great! Appreciate all the great chatting!

@Contrepeter Thanks! ;-) @LeojjKelly

Love this - very funny RT @IrishPresident: Ok I'll admit it... I took this to South America with me. pic.twitter.com/7sSRtVyK

@Contrepeter Good for you! Good luck with it all!

& a Thanksgiving shoutout to @kenneyjason, Canada's Minister for Immigration, who's been giving interesting updates from his trip 2 Ireland

Oh! Tomorrow is Canadian Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to all our pals in Canada!

@Contrepeter It is time consuming all right! Ya, you'd want a quietish time...

@emeralds82 And do think about doing this yourself sometime! You'd be great at it! worldirish.com/ireland

@emeralds82 Meant to answer this before! Great to see you on Twitter! Thanks for the lovely message! @iiicenter

@LeojjKelly Aw, thanks! That means a lot to me.

@Contrepeter Nay! Impossible! Not one such case ever proved in court... ;-) Go for it.

Only two hours left for me of this @Ireland lark! Have you thought about taking it over for a week? worldirish.com/ireland

@KatieBe_NC That is most amusing! It's good to keep history alive, indeed...

RT @KatieBe_NCPlaying with Playmobil dollhouse. Made a Viking museum case to remind us of our summer trip to @ireland. lockerz.com/s/250599905

@MargaretMolloy Thanks!

@AmericanIreland @LeojjKelly It does sound like a blast! I'm sure it was a huge highlight for the fans coming over....

@ChristaGiles Aw, thanks! That's great to hear... Appreciate it!

@AmericanIreland A girl's gotta keep herself busy!

Good to hear! MT @LeojjKelly They were great fun. Light up the city while they were here. Even I watched the game. #GoIrish Loved the Band.

@AmericanIreland I didn't even realise they won yesterday. I am the worst fan ever...

RT @AmericanIreland @ireland #ND really got a boost from the Ireland trip. 5-0 so far. Might want to start each season in Dublin. #GoIrish

Cool! MT @GillsiesGoons: @ireland Class of 95er. Was recently in Ireland for the ND-Navy game on Sept. 1. We had a tremendous few days there

@GillsiesGoons Cool! What was it like? I was tempted to go myself, but practical things got in the way... What was the best part?

@SnehilPriya I know you far too well. I'll be sending you "custard-eating robot" stories next!

@FizaIsa Thanks!

Catching up w/ The Business on RTE: this episode includes @liamferrie who ran the Irish Emigrant for 25 years... rte.ie/radio1/thebusi…

I think that pic of @sarahrodeo's grandpa and step-grandmother is so sweet - they look so happy! Thanks for sending it on, @sararodeo!

MT @sarahrodeo: honeymoon! They were old friends, fell in love after each was widowed. He was of Irish descent and wanted to show it to her

Love! MT @sarahrodeo: @ireland thought you might like this: my grandpa and step-grandmother dancing in Grafton St(1976) pic.twitter.com/CpvKBxbM

@sarahrodeo Love it! They look so happy. Were they on a visit? What was their story?

@conormurphymp Electronic voting plagued with security issues. Interesting that's what they're using. @eamonnmallie

A charming bit of schoolwork! “@AllanCavanagh: Well impressed with my son's famine-era cottage for History class: pic.twitter.com/Bgxkwt7I”

@CeadaoinsChild Interesting- I'd imagine it's much the same across the diaspora? Would be interesting to study...

Clarification: The #Irelandatlunch pics are lovely and not at all vomit-inducing, despite my inadvertent use of Cork slang @marcdonnchadh

Ha!! I had no idea. “@marcdonnchadh: @ireland 'Gawking' is Cork slang for 'vomiting'. Exactly how bad are these #irelandatlunch pics?!”

@PhillipsPasha Ya, Mary Robinson started talking about the diaspora when no one in Ireland wanted to hear about it! Respect.

Gawking here at the #irelandatlunch pics. Pop up what you're seeing at lunch!

@GillsiesGoons A fellow domer! Hello there!

How's our #MichaelD getting on in #Chile? Some pics! thejournal.ie/michael-d-higg… via @mionloch

I always find @davidmcw so interesting. Here's he's on about Ireland's insider/outsider culture. independent.ie/opinion/column…

The first casualty in the American Civil War was a Tipp man jrnl.to/TgOi2t via @mionloch

"To be an Irish-American is to be haunted" magazine.nd.edu/news/33377/ An Irish-Am pal tells me this is exactly how she feels.

@Alan_199 That's great to hear- thanks! I was working hard to be interesting! ;-)

"Hard 2imagine a uni in Amer that's aligned itself w/ a foreign cntry as clsly as Notre Dame has identified w/Ireland" magazine.nd.edu/news/33282/

@Alan_199 Ha! Thanks! I've never been credited with keeping ppl alive before, but I like it!

@mionloch Aw, thanks!! It's been really fun! You've actually been super-helpful w/ highlighting stuff!

Notre Dame's alumni magazine focuses on Ireland: "The Land Left Behind" magazine.nd.edu/archives/2012/… one of my alma maters!

Happy Sunday! My last few hours Tweeting for Ireland before I go back to my usual life as @noreenbowden!

@snehilpriya “@Storyful: British Prime Minister @David_Cameron has joined Twitter. Here's a post by @TwitterUK blog.uk.twitter.com/2012/10/david-…”

@ScottArbs Yes, still going to Oz in big numbers. The govt says things improving but you wouldn't know it from the emigration figures.

@PhillipsPasha Oh, ya. They were both great. Good for diaspora as well.

@backpagebrian Great! @blathnaidhealy

@IrelandsEar Go for it! worldirish.com/ireland

@patcarrolltouch @limerick1912 I agree - love these quirky accounts!

@Treachery101 It's never too late for a party! Celebrate tonight! @ronanbwithane

@myrabatchelder @jenniferhollett See ya soon! @rumasamdani, We'll raise a glass to you....

@JohnnyGriffin1 I agree. Those pics made me very sad, to be honest.

@PhillipsPasha Yes! Perhaps not the hardest task! ;-) Where did you meet Mr Haughey? He was a rogue all right!

I'm @NoreenBowden. I blog at globalirish.ie & globalirishvote.com RT“@redmadden: @ireland Noreen, how do we follow you in real life?”

@PhillipsPasha Ha! That is a remarkable idea! A good memory device for sure!

@PhillipsPasha I love that library! Though I found it hard to study in. Too much pressure from all the academic greatness in the atmosphere.

@PhillipsPasha I don't think he has any intention of standing up to Berlin, sadly! But he's doing a good sales job for Ireland at the moment

@PhillipsPasha Oh, very good - ya, it's an awe-inspiring spot! I loved the whole experience. Most intense thing ever but worth it...

@PhillipsPasha That's cool! I like the way you integrate history into your family memory! Adds some drama to it all...

@PhillipsPasha I just did my MPA this past year there at the Kennedy School - loved it! You have Crimson ties?

Be good to them, Canada! @kenneyjason: This beautiful family amongst thousands interested in starting anew in Canada: yfrog.com/o046mvoj

That last tweet from Canadian Immigration Minister @kenneyjason made me kind of sad. #CelticComeback

Cndn Immig Minstr-> MT @kenneyjason Spent hours greeting some of the1000s queueing for jobs & info on emigrating to CDA twitter.yfrog.com/es1ormej

@PhillipsPasha A lovely story - it is good you remember him!

@PhillipsPasha Ah, that's adorable! Sounds like it worked out well! They look healthy and happy.

@JohnnyGriffin1 Yes, the pain is being shared unequally, that's for sure!

Ah, great resource for genealogists! MT @michaelconnole: Co Clare's Diaspora Aug news letter. You might like a scan clareroots.org/CRS%20Newslett…

@ronanbwithane You're welcome! And your timeline looks clean and and shiny to me...

@EFFanning Ha, indeed! @chilenossinvoto

@PhillipsPasha Yes! And there's a jauntiness to him! He's ready to take NY...

Ha! An Irishman in Finland RT @ronanbwithane: Wow. Just realized I'm only 9,832 away from 10,000 followers. Please RT to help

I see that one of the ties between Ireland and Chile is that they don't let their expats vote either! @Chilenossinvoto

@lacanlune Thanks very much! Appreciate it!

I realise I meant to #ff my muppety pal @danieldunne!

@AmericanIreland Fair point, yes. The cliche there actually hides the truth. I'd like to know more about what those ties are, in any case!

I love this Donegal Diaspora project. Every county should have one! donegaldiaspora.ie

@michaelconnole That must be so tough on the older people! And for years we thought it was finished. Seems so naive now...

Higgins invites Chileans to pop over for @gatheringIRL and to renew "deep and binding ties" bit.ly/TdeU4l

@patcarrolltouch Thanks! Have really been enjoying it. @worldirish

@michaelconnole Thanks, Michael! I've really enjoyed all this. I yammer on about emigration and diaspora stuff on my regular account...

I'm usually @noreenbowden Do follow! MT @michaelconnole: @ireland And so Noreen,who are you after your week of Ireland?

@PhillipsPasha That's a great pic - did he stay in NY?

@Limerick1912 Thanks for that! I think I saw that when it was first launched - had no idea all that great stuff on it now!

Thanks to @Limerick1912 for this tip! The Irish Emigration Database, provided by DIPPAM ied.dippam.ac.uk Lots of great stuff here!

Here's a relic from emigration of past eras - the Bridge of Tears in Donegal. Looks like a sad and lonely spot. welovedonegal.com/bridge-of-tear…

Charming photo! RT @PhillipsPasha @ireland My grandpa left New Ross Quay in 1908. Came to NYC. pic.twitter.com/uEJhz4Yz

Emigration now turned into the solution, not a problem-which is the logical extension of seeing diaspora as a resource in need of a harness.

Last pt on that article: Rptr doesn't bother to answer question on stemming emigration because she's bought notion that it's not necessary.

Joe O'Connor says emigration "is a loss to us". Total contrast from breezy attitude expressed in that Time article. world.time.com/2012/10/05/beh…

@GotIreland Yes, I agree - have my doubts it's going to be able to...

@LeojjKelly Well, I guess I'd reframe is as one of the duties of a government is to create policies that drive full employment.

@cagssoc @LeojjKelly @GatheringIRL Ya, what I'm talking about is possibility of the atmosphere exerting subtle pressure to leave.

@michaelconnole @leojjkelly Ya, Ireland is a closed shop in many ways. The insider/outsider thing looms large, not just w/ emigrants.

@LeojjKelly @cagssoc @gatheringirl Ya, have mixed feelings re this. Ppl need info, but hype no doubt feeds into ppl's decisions to leave.

Another quote from #latelate: Joe O'Connor "One of duties of a country surely is to offer its people a chance to live there and stay there."

@cagssoc @LeojjKelly @GatheringIRL I hear ya. Tho I'm all for welcoming diaspora; but need to make stopping emigration a more explicit goal.

@noelle_hogan Ya, you won't go wrong there. Tho I do love Chicago as well! Great architecture!

@omaexlibris Yes, true - variations on a theme!

@cmcgovern Oh, indeed. I'm not sure many actually think of it as "escape"! @x7o @Ruaidhri_ @cathyby

@noelle_hogan Ah, Boston is probably my fave city - NY is much more exciting, but Boston is easier to live in. Both great!

@Moloch50 @GatheringIRL I know! I think that every time I type it in! I see now that we're meant to type the IRL In caps...

@syddels Ah, very good! The more the merrier - we need to repopulate the place!

Q prompted by @LeojjKelly: how do you feel about @gatheringirl welcoming back diaspora in light of our inability to welcome emigrants back?

@x7o Fair point, but the pull of family often complicates escape! @cmcgovern @ruaidhri_ @cathyby

@michaelconnole Thanks

@thirstygargoyle @cathyby Yes, and in 90s, it was mainly Irish moving back. More diversity of immigrants, more competition 4 jobs in future

.@LeojjKelly I feel like Ireland is getting closer to the day it treats its emigrants like the citizens they are.

.@LeojjKelly I think it's always worked that way - ppl have strong loyalty and are willing to do much for an Ireland that has failed them.

Awhile back I wrote up a bit on why I thought we can't expect lots of today's emigrants to return. Maybe still relevant globalirish.ie/2011/are-we-be…

Thoughts? MT @LeojjKelly As a State they've failed, yet same State expects them to give smthing back.Strange ratio.Send money but stay there

Do what ya can! MT @MarketsAlive To market to market let's cause jubilation…Keep your cash local let's stop emigration! #supportlocalbiz

@Ruaidhri_ @cmcgovern @cathyby Do you think they are too settled? too disillusioned?

@thirstygargoyle @cathyby Yes, it's totally the spin Official Ireland been putting on it since the beginning. Not much reason to believe it.

Viewing emigration as an issue of what emigrants can do for Ireland is wrong - leads to complacency on part of policy-makers.

@cathyby Yes, there is - so complacent. And you're right- it'll be tough for them to return.

@MadIrishLass I can't imagine what that must be like for you or for him. Sounds heartbreaking.

The diaspora does great things for Ireland, but emigration has human cost that can't be ignored. Worried some policy-makers forgetting this.

Reporter drank the Koolaid. Ran w/ spin that emigration "not necessarily bad thing for Ireland". True, but only half the story.

@MadIrishLass Oh, no - I'm so sorry to hear that. Wrenching.

The #latelate show does jar w/ the Celtic Comeback Time feature. Read what the report says about emigration (last q) world.time.com/2012/10/05/beh…

More on emigration and last night's #latelate from guest @campbellclaret alastaircampbell.org/blog/2012/10/0… via @Jim_Sheridan

@Jim_Sheridan @mrs_bopp Her face told the whole story. Her attempt at optimism was heartbreaking.

"The Taoiseach is on the front cover of Time Magazine as the Celtic Comeback. What's that about?" Good question from last night's #latelate

@noelle_hogan Oh, that graduate visa looks like a great program - where will you hit in the US?

@Jim_Sheridan @mrs_bopp Catching up on the #latelate now. Just awful. And infuriating.

Ah, blue skies! RT @GinaBo @ireland not quite basking but skies are blue & it's a lovely day in the Phoenix Park... pic.twitter.com/2TbDmm9L

@noelle_hogan That's great then! If you're going for adventure it can be a great thing. And Canada does seem lovely.

@rumasamdani Lovely Irish brown bread tastes much better without it!

@rumasamdani You've gone past my stuff there- Account switches every seven days. Guin brd is whole-wheat bread w/ the black stuff baked in.

@noelle_hogan Oh, really? How are you feeling about it?

@rumasamdani NY. Looking forward to meeting up with @Myrabatchelder and @JenniferHollett et al this evening!

@mionloch Oh yes, your mother's no? Say Happy B-day from me!

@GinaBo Thanks! Hope you're basking in sunshine....

@rumasamdani Hi there, dear! How's tricks? Where are you these days?

@mionloch Ah, you're home!? Enjoy it! Hi to all!

Catching up on the tweets from last night's #latelate! Sounds like the bit on emigration to Canada was bleak. Must watch on RTE Player...

What?! It's not raining anywhere in Ireland right now? thejournal.ie/weather-irelan… Gorgeous sunny day in NY, too!

#ff good chats! @leojjkelly @michaelconnole @redmadden @executivesteve @dulpit27 @duineEileAmhain @philllipsPasha

#ff good peeps @briangreene @mionloch @cathyby @ccferrie @LeedsBookClub @RuthMcCarthy @neildcoates @mkearley2008

#ff a few diaspora peeps @Patcarrolltouch @ciaraky @irishauthor @MaryJHickman @AmericanIreland @frank11guinness @marcdonnchadh

@Frank11Guinness You're good to warn people! I've had friends ban me from using "the d word".

Thanks! “@TWkUSA: #FF @sweden @WeAreAustralia @WeAreMumbai @We_R_Russia @ireland @PeopleOfUK @CuratorsMexico @PeopleOfCanada @PeopleofLeeds”

@michaelconnole Vote for whoever you like, you're still getting those policies decided by the bureaucrats. @leojjkelly

@michaelconnole Yep-Good article in Harper's on this, on how democracy is becoming irrelevant. harpers.org/archive/2012/1… (paywall) @leojjkelly

TY! “@patcarrolltouch #ff IrishAmazonians @ireland @MargaretMolloy @GinaBo @MargaretEWard @nicholabates @CatCasey2010 @klillington@lorGMedia

@michaelconnole Ya, most troubling thing is the total swirl of political failure, and how it seems so unsolvable. @leojjkelly

@mionloch I had no idea he was Irish. That does put a spin on things, eh? Interesting. His father sounds like a bit of a jerk...@leojjkelly

@jamiewalsh_ie Love it! Who knew indeed!

@shamroxann True! And a lot of people seem to plan on going back at retirement, so 35 years could be temporary. @dulpit27

@LeedsBookClub Dig it! Though Brits living in Ireland get a vote in both elections, in UK and in Ireland. @dulpit27

@IanOBeirne Ah, if ems had their own constituency would that not make monitor issues similar to pres elections? @maryjhickman @vicacampaign

@LeojjKelly Then again I actuly believe the problem is located in the cozy FG/FF structure in which our nepotistic ruling class is cocooned

@LeojjKelly So it feels like the usurpation of a national image in aid of Fianna Fail, and I think they usurped enough.

@LeojjKelly My problem w/ it is it's visually an appeal to patriotism, but the text is a call to rally to the party that did the damage.

Calgary seeks Irish workers calgaryherald.com/business/targe… Remember when Ireland went to Canada seeking theirs? Feels like forever ago via @smokeycrow

@jaytweeting How sweet to hear you're keeping up the old school traditions! @florasutherland @snehilpriya @ruddywang1

Will the Irish Men's Hockey Team make it to Argentina? They're asking for help! mycharity.ie/event/getgreen… #getgreenmachinegoing via @ruppy99

@LeojjKelly What do you think? It's an arresting image, but there's something about it I find unsettling!

@LesHaricotsVert Are you ok with dedicated constituencies for emigrants? @executivesteve

@melomys Yes, if he only had longer hair! Funny! @jamiewalsh_ie

Yes, it's true... “@mionloch: @ireland A future role for #LiamNeeson the resemblance is uncanny time.com/time/covers/0,…”

MT @MaryJHickman 2 convention agenda items: emigrants abroad voting for Pres & Dail electoral system. @vicacampaign will make submissions

Ack! Slightly creepy, no? “@LeojjKelly: @Ireland /Noreen another image of Dev. fiannafail.ie/content/pages/…”

@eslsys Ha! Very bold! ;-)

Ah, more temporary visas for Canada - merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012…

I think De Valera looks a little hipster-ish with the shades in that 1940 cover! time.com/time/covers/0,… via @jamiewalsh_ie

RT @jamiewalsh_ie @ireland deValera appeared twice: 1931 time.com/time/covers/0,… … and 1940 time.com/time/covers/0,… … Both times sans leprechauns!

.@EXECUTIVESTEVE Oh ya. All for reform - fewer TDs and slash politicians' pay. Do that while adding overseas constituencies. @dulpit27

.@dulpit27 I think we should explore separate constituencies for ppl abroad. Need some fresh thinking. @executivesteve

@MaryJHickman Hi Mary! How was your chat w/ Constitutional Convention ppl? Any hope issue will be included?

@RuddyWang1 Hey Ruddy! Great to see ya on the Twitter!

.@dulpit27 Ideally, I think it should be all citizens, but I'm all for exploring compromises! @mionloch

thoughts? “@dulpit27: @ireland @EXECUTIVESTEVE but how would it work? Vote for Dáil? What constituency? Or just referenda?”

.@mionloch Ya, I'd link it with citizenship. If we don't want all our citizens to be equal, we prob should reform our cit laws @dulpit27

Yes! Sally Mulready irishtimes.com/newspaper/week… MT @mionloch: Has #MichaelD not appointed some1 to sit on Council of State representing Emigrants

.@EXECUTIVESTEVE Fair point. But govt also sets policies that can affect you while you're abroad. @briangreene

.@mionloch I'm not in love w/ time limits. They undermine the notion of citizenship, which doesn't expire. @dulpit27

Was an FG promise! “@RuthMcCarthy: @ireland @dulpit27 all citizens should have vote in Presidential elections. #goodplacetostart

.@EXECUTIVESTEVE Totally fair point. But ppl who want to return and can't may also be suffering through regime, in a diff way @briangreene

@mionloch True! And 1 tricky bit of emigrant tax is they'd need rep before intro of tax, else clearly undemocratic! @briangreene @dulpit27

.@EXECUTIVESTEVE Yes, though I spoke inexactly. I meant democratically regressive. @briangreene

@conibonjovi Ah yes. I see your point. I guess I'm so grateful that I didn't buy in the boom that I feel luckier now than the speculators.

.@BrianGreene I don't feel strongly on emigrant tax - good arguments for it in Irish case. But it's regressive to require taxation for vote.

.@BrianGreene Most countries allow em vote, US only dev nation taxing money earned abroad. Emigrant tax is really a separate issue.

.@BrianGreene Problem with no rep w/out tax is that it's an argument for return to days of votes only for men of property. @dulpit27

Thoughts? “@dulpit27: @ireland just wondering, why should people not living in Ireland get to vote in Ireland?”

Soon Ireland will stand alone in that as well! RT @mionloch @ireland and still they won't give Emigrants the vote

@RuthMcCarthy Yes, the policies and the marketing were insane. Total media failure as well. RTE, Irish Times, etc all fueled the mania.

@conibonjovi And it wasn't just the buy-to-let ppl who inflated the prices. Banking and govt policies have more to answer for.

@conibonjovi But they are suffering now, aren't they? Along with the rest of us. And the banks aren't.

Wow 'Ireland is the only territory in the world in which the population today is smaller than it was two centuries ago' irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…

@HarvardIOP @JFKJrForum Thanks!

@conibonjovi People like me were paying the rent before the crash, no? I think many acted very stupidly. But I pity stupidity. #liveline

And I say that as someone who thought the property boom was insane at the time and happily rented all through it. #liveline

Listening to #liveline. I actually do feel sorry for these people. The ppl who really knew what they were doing are going unpunished.

When Sean Lemass was on Time cover in '63, the modernisation of the Irish economy was introduced by leprechauns. time.com/time/covers/0,…

@AmericanIreland Only on the European edition - this link shows the covers of all the editions #endatime time.com/time/magazine

But it was clearly aimed at improving Ireland's image abroad and his efforts have clearly paid off.

The Taoiseach came to Harvard last year while I was studying there. He seemed a tad optimistic to me at the time. m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-sHeK…

@HarvardIOP Is the video of Enda Kenny's talk last year still available somewhere? This page's link appears dead. iop.harvard.edu/ireland

Enda Kenny is on the cover of Time Magazine. For real. independent.ie/national-news/… But only the European edition time.com/time/magazine

@ImKateMc Wow - just looked up the website - that looks like it was brilliant!

@neildcoates Ah, yes, that's a good one - that one had slipped my mind!

@patcarrolltouch You are a super reliable networker! @IIBN @maurakellymedia

Ah, yes, the president in full flow! RT @mkearley2008 @ireland Our Michael D likes the concept of being "descent" youtube.com/watch?v=FOxKns… …

Ah, soon there will be a working holiday exchange program between Ireland and Chile. Good. independent.ie/national-news/…

A report from the President in Chile: "Higgins applauds Chile's 'values of decency'" via @neildcoates independent.ie/national-news/… …

All I remember is Bertie yammering on about how he didn't want to be voting in pencil. But was some1 making a serious argument? What was it?

Computer scientist on PBS discussing perils of computer voting. Why did Ireland ever think this was a good idea? brokenballots.com

Re cheap trans-Atlantic flights, I've often been on half-empty flights in Jan. Never understood why they didn't slash prices to fill seats.

@orlamcdermott Ah, fair point. Have no idea where she sources anything... I was just thinking of her being an Irish designer.

@SinKen8 @JustineRose_ Yes! I just keep thinking of having to stare at that scary Ryanair shade of yellow for seven hours. Shudder.

Orla Kiely - another #buyirish option! Her sales going up w/ stores in NY and Taiwan irishtimes.com/newspaper/fina…

"A people with bizarre attitudes to tax and spending" - interesting assessment of Irish contradictions. irishtimes.com/newspaper/fina…

Depressing analysis on the lack of women's voices in broadcast media. So glad of #womenonair! irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…

No doubt it would be topped up with tons of fees! But I've never understood why airlines fly w/ so many empty seats in the off-season.

Ryanair chief promises 99-euro Irish-US flights if he gets control of Aer Lingus. ow.ly/ecYpl

@DMC1982Nice Ooops! Give him a big smooch and tell him it's from Ireland! @michaelconnole

@AmericanIreland I remember you mentioning that years ago! Didn't know BF claimed to be doing it. Glacial pace, eh? Turf minding, no doubt.

I sort of dig historical trails generally - here's Boston's Irish Heritage Trail irishheritagetrail.com Anyone know of any others?

This proposed trail of US Civil War sites in Ireland is a fascinating idea. irishacwtrail.com @irish_eagle @mionloch

@jaytweeting Thanks for sending on that fascinating text, which is slightly more inexplicable than your followership of @Ireland!

@DMC1982Nice You can always import a Yeats! @michaelconnole

@michaelconnole I do love that version! I must check out that film - haven't managed to see it yet...

@AWanderingIrish Oh, very good! Few better reasons to go than a wedding!

@IrishFoodCrafts That sounds great - I like your job! Must be interesting... @greensideupveg @gatheringirl

@AWanderingIrish That's a really interesting idea! One for @gatheringirl perhaps - Would be interesting to see that side of things explored!

@mionloch That's still there, isn't it? Also a great exhibit. @nmireland

@aeidin Ya, I kind of think it's not really the essence of what makes our diaspora tick, but then some things appeal to diff segments.

@michaelconnole Love that one! @BigRig480 also sent in the second verse. Such a great song! @leojjkelly

@PhillipsPasha I agree! Fantastic characters - did you read about it in "The Road to McCarthy"? Forms a brilliant chapter of that book!

@mionloch Ah, found it - was the one at the @NLIreland. nli.ie/en/udlist/curr… There was a book about it as well, which is just gorgeous.

Interesting how formalised diaspora relations are getting - Enterprise Ireland's Global Irish Contacts programme fb.me/1tSY26YZD

@neildcoates Sounds like it will be good - your attitude is inspiring!@gatheringirl

@PhillipsPasha Ah, Rocky Sullivan's! Love that spot. Never made it to the one in Red Hook though. How cool you got the info there!

Anyone going to the Global Conference of the @IIBN in London on Nov 9? Niall Quinn will be keynote speaker. via @maurakellymedia

How's Pres Higgins doing in Chile? Some pics, including a wreath-laying for Bernardo O'Higgins. thejournal.ie/pictures-micha… via @mionloch

Sad but great. MT @redmadden @ireland verses to link your themes today youtube.com/watch?v=K5s4wj… Dropkick Murphys' version of Davey Arthur song

Wow - an amazing proposal! MT @HK_GAA Can you imagine if this had happened enfield.patch.com/articles/wides… … @AnFearRuaGAA #gaa replacing #nfl

@LeojjKelly I love that one! Thanks for sending it on!

@PhillipsPasha Cool! Sorry now, I'm useless with uniforms - what was he doing?

Anyone in Ireland getting involved in an event for @GatheringIrl? or abroad and feeling enticed to come over in 2013?

The Dubliners do a great version of that last one from @LeojjKelly McAlpine's Fusileers youtube.com/watch?v=pkuuAG… #irishpoems

That last poem featuring the immersion inevitably calls to mind this classic Des Bishop routine. Very funny. youtube.com/watch?v=52bna-…

The immersion! MT @LeedsBookClub @ireland one if my favourites. Smacks of Ireland due to 1 phrase I think! bit.ly/QKiBJA #irishpoems

@LeedsBookClub Love that one! The Immersion!

@sfcawriter Oh, yes! I love Flann O'Brian. Must start reading him again - haven't touched anything by him in years.

@sfcawriter Thanks for that! Had just stumbled on that the other day...

My favourite Irish emigration project. Leaving Dublin by @david_monahan thelillipution.blogspot.com Coming to Melbourne au.timeout.com/melbourne/muse…

@sfcawriter Thanks for that!

On homesickness #irishpoems RT @sfcawriter here's a more contemporary poem. After all Joyce, Kavanagh etc are all dead. wp.me/p28tG9-o0

@DMC1982Nice Yes! We should all aspire to name our children after poets. ;-) @michaelconnole

Nope! MT @sarahrodeo: Not technically an #irishpoems, @ireland but does it get more poetic than "yes I said yes I will Yes"? #poetryday”

Love! #irishpoems MT @MayoDotIE: @ireland #Poetry day in Castlebar Library; Arts Squad putting together a Poetry tree yfrog.com/esc8yhyj

Good one -- poemhunter.com/poem/on-raglan… #irishpoems MT @michaelconnole: Patrick Kavanagh's Raglan Road, well known in song but lovely poem

@DMC1982Nice Must be huge change from Nice! Have heard the food is great. VIsiting next summer for a wedding - looking forward to it!

Thanks! Sad story. RT @megansmolenyak: @ireland @redmadden You might be interested in this re: WWI soldier from Tuam - honoringourancestors.com/pdf/war-hero-S…

RT @redmadden: @ireland - a start: Mise Raifteiri an file/ Lan dochais agus gra....Mayo's own Blind Raftery #irishpoems

A whole reading by charming Cork-born poet/former Vermont Green Party candidate Greg Delanty #irishpoems youtube.com/watch?v=fo0uGn…

@VampMikaela Hello, Ecuador! Thanks! @davemolloy

Another sad one. The Irish on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington, DC. illyria.com/vn_irish_names…

Seamus Heaney at last #Harvard commencement. "John Harvard Walks the Yard" Most ceremonial! #irishpoems youtube.com/watch?v=qgSu3t… #irishpoems

RT @Ashfeldt If you write a poem today, visit @MunLitCentre and enter it for the Gregory Donoghue prize munsterlit.ie #irishpoems

The Emigrant Irish: Like oil lamps we put them out the back... wwnorton.tumblr.com/post/194246250… #Irishpoems #nationalpoetryday

@sarahrodeo You got it! @redmadden

RT @Notorious_QRG: wussu.com/poems/shdigg.h… Digging by Seamus Heaney #nationalpoetryday #irishpoems @ireland @redmadden @sarahrodeo

So many Irish happenings! #irishpoems #nationalpoetryday “@davemolloy: @ireland It's All-Ireland Poetry Day here, too! poetryireland.ie/poetryday/”

Villains! MT @neildcoates: @ireland Fascinating read. The darker side of those that left our shores. Worth checking out bit.ly/PASOnB

Cool - perhaps some #irishpoems ?RT@redmadden: @ireland It is #nationalpoetryday in the UK. Any favourites from the US of A?”

@redmadden That is spooky - and sad.

MT @redmadden On my first visit to WW1 war graves. Wandering neat rows. First name I read - Patrick Madden, 17 - namesake of my son. Spooky.

MT @redmadden not a Flanders Field without an Irish body in it. Irish names in every war grave on western front, some devoted to Irish regs.

A memorial to the 28 Irish-born men who died in the Korean War went up recently in NY thewildgeese.com/pages/kor-mem.…

@DMC1982Nice Yes! Although the rain in Ireland is usually softer than the poundings here! I've heard Singapore is very warm -do you like it?

RT @theleggalamb: @ireland and the terrific cd with Ry Cooder the Chieftains Liam Neeson et al. youtube.com/watch?v=icILd0…

The @IrishinKorea site has a page on the Irish soldiers and missionaries who died in the Korean War iak.co.kr/irish-war-memo…

A sad story with a terrible end - the Irish who fought for Mexico MT@ccferrie: @ireland don't forget Los San Patricios en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pat…

A few people coming back with info on the Irish at war. This exhibition at Collins Barracks a good place to start. museum.ie/en/exhibition/…

@mionloch Yes! @irish_eagle

Let's ask the expert about Romney's potential Irish roots! @megansmolenyak Is there any chance an Irish great-g-g-g-g-g-granny will turn up?

Hello from NY again! Going to be another wet day here...

@mionloch LIke all the Irish soldiers fighting on the continent from the 1600s on...

@mionloch Oh, that's such an interesting topic! Saw an exhibit on the Irish in Europe once and it had a lot of interesting stuff on that

@psneeze Ha! A crafty bunch we are... @irish_eagle

@psneeze Oooh, a coverup! @irish_eagle

I was wondering same! RT @irish_eagle: Has anyone unearthed Mitt Romney's Irish roots yet? #debates

@EMCP_ Totally! Though in truth, @Ireland is in NY tonight. But lots of tweeters in Ireland will be bleary-eyed in the morning. #debates

"I like green energy", says Mitt, somewhat unconvincingly. #debates Go green energy! ;-)

Digging the info from @politifact and @factcheckdotorg #debates

I hope somebody starts talking about the poor. #debates

Irish-American glory days! MT @JFKLibrary Re-live another famous debate. We'll be live tweeting the 1960 #KennedyNixon debate from 9-11pm.

Drinking blueberry tea as I wait for the debates to start! Glancing at the #IOPDebate discussion for some insidery scoop!

@pcarr2000 That's very cool! Did people in the area talk about the book much? I feel like it should be better known- such a great tale!

Still unsure if he was joking MT @maurakellymedia Clinton on Philanthrocapitalism and being the President of IRELAND huff.to/QGHdTD

@Ashfeldt Yes - as our accents get homogenized and boring.... An amusing story!

@l_q_s Yes- absolutely. The little cheery piece was such a contrast to the reality...

Ha! MT @Ashfeldt: @ireland reminded me of relative who went to cinema (in 1930/40s) & said "a great fillum-it started with a lion roaring!"”

@redmadden Good question - I feel like Irish-America is pretty diverse these days... I'll see if there's any recent polling by ethnicity!

@redmadden Ah, interesting swirl of history there! Thanks! @brendamannion

Anyone want to share opinion? RT @redmadden: @ireland with imminence of first debate, does Irish America have a view of Pres Election 2012?

@redmadden Interesting - why was the name chosen? @brendamannion

@claireconnollys Thanks for that! Have always though that programme looked great!

Cool! MT @claireconnollys In Cork: we offer opps to think more about diaspora and identities on MA in Irish Studies! ucc.ie/en/irishstudie…”

That was a great project; bought the book for my dad as a prezzie, but he'd already bought 5 copies and was busy giving them to pals.

One of my fave book/film projects about emigration was "While Mem'ry Brings Us Back Again" by NY's Aisling Center: irishamerica.com/2007/06/while-…

MT @brendamannion small town in MA linked to Louisburgh, Co Mayo. live 10 mins away & all Irish there hail from Mayo amazon.com/The-Louisburgh…

@betaburns Was just talking about similar concept with @ceannbeag. I have a soft spot for such oddly sentimental ideas.

Yep- RT @CelticChuck67: @ireland emigration slowed because of US depression, relatives telling others not to bother, no jobs there either.

@danieldunne Your muppety face is most entertaining, by the way.

@danieldunne Ha! I thought the same myself...

Rather poignantly optimistic in light of all the decades of emigration that would follow.

...that a certain pride in home government is arousing the interest of the young irishman and prompting him to remain in his own country."

...since the inception of the Irish Free State it has been curtailed, and this may be an indication...

I'll quote the 1934 film: "Although excessive emigration has been a great drawback in the development of Ireland as a nation...

@pcarr2000 Oh, that's amazing! I met a taxi driver once from the area and he told me about MacGowan's house. Did you know him?

A quirky little travel film about Ireland from 1934. Interesting comments about emigration at the end. youtube.com/watch?v=QS8Wis…

Ack! A million interesting tweets to respond to and I have to run out briefly. Keep 'em coming and I'll be back ASAP!

@alexisdaria I'm in Rockland - grew up in New City - daughter of a NYC bus driver from Kilkenny. You in the city?

@EyeBlinks Oh, cool! That's brilliant...

@auturmis I don't believe that for a second! Go for it! ;-) @TWkLGBTQ @hellofrmSG

@TWkUSA Me too! Love this stuff.

@TWkLGBTQ Wow! That's extremely cool - what inspired you to pick that up?

And @Irishauthor reminded me of this great project the other day - "The Scattering" - features 60 emigrants from Clare amazon.com/The-Scattering…

Another really wonderful local one is "Taking the Boat: the Irish in Leeds, 1931-81" ics-www.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cf…

@MayoDotIE Thanks for that reminder - one of my faves!

There's a wonderful website to go with Róisín Bán: The Irish Diaspora in Leeds. Lovely pics in the gallery! roisinban.com/index.php

Must read this! RT @mionloch: @ireland Then there is the one I mentioned last night. The Great Shame by #ThomasKeneally middlemiss.org/lit/authors/ke…

Reminded by @alsoharryshine about the documentary of Rotha Mor an tSaoil/Hard Road to Klondike. Trailer here! youtube.com/watch?v=EVQTbt…

@mkearley2008 Oh, thanks! I'm having a blast - love all this stuff!

@TWkLGBTQ Yes! I agree. It's doing well in spots - lots of kids learning it in special schools, for ex. Have Irish TV channel, radio.

@thewordgang Doing good! Hope today goes well for you guys!

@TWkUSA Ah, my old pal in Nashville - having a fun week? Do you know @this1littlebird, by the way? An @Ireland follower living in your city!

Yes/Hard Road to Klondike Have you read it? RT @alsoharryshine: @ireland is that the translation of Rotha mór an tSaoil?

Looks fascinating! RT @mionloch: @ireland Here is a good book about Irish Emigrants in conflicts around the World collinspress.ie/courage-and-co…

@auturmis Oh, that's cool! I have been suprised how many #RotationCuration accounts there are! Have you ever done one? @twklgbtq

Agree! RT @betaburns: @ireland Breda Gray's 'Women & the Irish Diaspora' is excellent.

My fave book is "The Hard Road to Klondike" - a Donegal man's experience in Alaskan Gold Rush. Exciting! Snippet at globalirish.ie/2011/my-heart-…

@padjoetho Good to hear - Thanks for saying hi!

@MarlaCimini You're welcome - I think it's a fun one!

Ah,yes! Mea culpa! I'm reminded it wasn't Conor Cruise O'Brien who wrote "Wherever Green is Worn"--> MT @redmadden: @ireland Tim Pat Coogan?

Anyone have any books to recommend about the Irish diaspora? @suzy_heff suggests "Wherever Green is Worn" by Conor Cruise O'Brien. More?

@suzy_heff Thanks! I actually have that hefty tome somewhere - must dig it out again! It's a great one!

@TWkLGBTQ Ah, good with the cupla focal! Cool...

@tanhuiyi Hi there! Thanks for saying hello!

@marcdonnchadh @cjamcmahon Cool-never heard of The Harp. Regional ones in US include Herald in SF. I have list somewhere - will dig up!

@__Binary Hello there! Great to hear from you!

@auturmis Great to hear! Have you Irish links? @jaytweeting is a great pal of mine from Singapore. @twklgbtq

I'm wondering if we have any followers in Asia. Say hello if you're out there!

Argentina's Southern Cross is the oldest Irish newspaper in the diaspora - it's 137 years old! bit.ly/Rc7xpz @CJAMcMahon

@CJAMcMahon The Irish Voice in NY is celebrating its 25th birthday. @marcdonnchadh @oconnellbrian

@CJAMcMahon Some of the print/online ones are @irishecho @irishechoaus @IrishEmigrant @Irishcentral - @marcdonnchadh @oconnellbrian

@colmbrophy Yes, I know - I always want more detail...

The most interesting thing I learned from that map is how many Irish wound up in India! I feel like that's a group we don't know much about.

I'm always on the lookout for diaspora maps. This one is fun: plug in a name, see where peeps have wound up! worldnames.publicprofiler.org/Main.aspx

@madgebish Marion! How you doing? We must talk. Skype this afternoon? Great to see you on the Twitter!

And @achillgooner is eager to talk about comics, novels and graphic novels - anyone want to share favourites?

@SkidmoreBear Oh, that sounds lovely! I'm a big walker so I love great city streets! I must put that on my list of places to see!

@achillgooner Papers and whatnot - I clarified there! Thanks for the question

Fun query from @CJAMcMahon: What is your favourite Irish-American/Australian/Canadian/etc publication? Newspapers and the like!

Paul Byrom, an Irish tenor now living in NY, is working on a PBS special - he's on kickstarter... kickstarter.com/projects/paulb… via @RedinNY

Fun query from CJAMcMahon: what is your favourite Irish-American/Australian/Canadian/etc publication?

@SkidmoreBear No, but my sister dated a Saratoga man for some time, so I've heard some about it! I'm in NY, too, tho down in Rockland.

@CJAMcMahon Should I specify print or is that irrelevant?

@CJAMcMahon Ah, great question! Cool--

@MDRN1 Aw, thanks! I'm having a great time here. This is really fun.

@CJAMcMahon I can try!

@mrsblack777 Ah, nice to hear you liked it. I've only seen it a few times but it does seem lovely...

@PaulClancyNL Thanks, Paul! I agree it's a great initiative!

@mionloch Isn't that brilliant? I tweeted that last night as well. What happened w/ the statue idea?

Good day from NY! How are we all doing today?

@sailvarmint Cheers!

@KnobbyBurton I have never heard that line before - thanks!

@ModernFarmette @fhayesmccoy @unakavanagh @irishfarmerette @mesoclevergirl @newfarmerette CIP has a spud seed/gene bank cipotato.org/genebank/

@NiamhNic Ah, the pangs! Pancakes at @ardbianimmos (hold the yogurt!) was my Saturday ritual. For years... <sniff> Enjoy it!

Anyway, I hope you'll indulge my Galway reminiscing. Is this gig making me homesick?

Quirky thing re Dominick St: in 1940s, my mom's family in Mayo regularly sold wool to 6 Dominick St - few doors from where I wound up living

@NiamhNic I used to pop into @cavarestaurant for a late-night chat and some wine and almonds and skip across the street to my bed. #memories

I spent 10 years living on Dominick St in Galway; always thought it was the best street in Galway! Now everyone will catch on...

And also for Galway peeps - is there much buzz over @Aniar's Michelin star? Is Dominick Street looking particularly spiffy these days?

Galway peeps, what's up with the statue of Che controversy? Has it been shelved?

@justinbenko OK, retweeted ya there - let us know if ya make any new pals!

And here's a great article on Che's Limerick and Dublin visits. irishecho.com/?p=70696

Che Guevara came up in our chat today - did you know he stopped in Ireland twice?Interviewed at Dublin Airport- youtube.com/watch?v=vBYUOO…

@justinbenko Sure someone might volunteer now! I'm actually in New York so I'm a bit useless on that front...

@LeFiffre That's fascinating - did they maintain a strong Welsh identity? Do/did you live in Argentina? @achillgooner

We mentioned the KKK yesterday - little known fact is that U of Notre Dame students battled KKK in 1924. irishecho.com/?p=53437 My alma mater

@alisongriz @laura193laura @cribbs @mattswaim These networks just shrink the planet...

@alisongriz Yes - that is funny, isn't it? NIce to 'meet' ya! #tinyworld @cribbs

@RevDBH Thanks for that - I had no idea what Canon Sheehan looked like!

@mrweetabix2u That's the spirit! You are a nocturnal creature!

@mrweetabix2u Ah, my old pal Mr Weetabix! Alas, Sebastian, the answers are all no! But you can sign up to Tweet for Ireland yourself... ;-)

@cristobaleando Ah, I dig it! Priorities! I hope it works out...

@AmericanIreland Thanks for sending that on!

@fhayesmccoy Wet and windy here as well! I've got pizza on the menu for dinner though and I have to trudge out to get it.

@JamesKennedy That's a brilliant offer! Hope you can get a ticket and go see the President, @cristobaleando!

@dagdha347 Ya, I do think there's a defensiveness there, or a protectiveness. Making me think... @ribe6760

@JULIANOROTTA At least you have the bash! Sure you're a member of the affiliate diaspora now! Which is anyone who has lived there and left!

@casabeca Ha! I love it. Sounds like an ideal visit!!!

@sjarchives Thanks! My first grad school paper was on Glenanaar. Inspired my whole foray into studying emigrant literature. Loved that book!

@casabeca How sweet - thanks! I have a pal who moved to Phoenix lately and she loves the place! Finds it very friendly!

@JULIANOROTTA True, we do hear much about the ones in Argentina - I know hardly anything about Brazil!

@JULIANOROTTA President Higgins of Ireland will soon be going to Brazil. Are there many Irish links to your country?

Hello, Juliano! “@JULIANOROTTA: @ireland hello, i'm from Brazil and I lived in Dun Loghaire in 2007!! I miss a lot there!!”

@sjarchives Oh my goodness! That's very exciting. Will there be a big commemoration? Would love to know more!

@cristobaleando Have you heard about Present Higgins visiting Chile from Ireland? Will you get to see him?

Hooray! Our first pal down in South America... Hello there! “@cristobaleando: @ireland Following from Santiago, Chile ;)”

@fhayesmccoy Lovely bit of writing there! Sure perhaps someone will know something... All this potato talk is making me hungry!

The website for the International Potato Center is surprisingly fascinating. Working on food security and development cipotato.org

Of course, the potato keeps w/ today's South American theme - first cultivated in the South American Andes.

From @meSOclevergirl, this most impressive pic of Prince Edward Isle's potato museum! pic.twitter.com/vnmCLqZK

@ribe6760 True! All part of the big tapestry of the past! TBH, I always found the seamy underside interesting, if disturbing. @dagdha347

Oh my goodness. Tracking down the Aryan Brotherhood's Irish roots. Don't read this if you're delicate. corrections.com/tracy_barnhart… @dagdha347

Must research! RT @dagdha347 @JohnGNolan @ireland the aryan brotherhood in the US was founded by irish emigrants. #thingsrteforgetstomention

which many did, but that's one of the many types of sad stories that seems to have been buried by history. No one talks about these women.

Several of his books warned of the hazards facing young women in America, particularly that they might fall into prostitution...

And I love it. Canon Sheehan was a priest and novelist working out of Cobh in early 20th century. Several of his novels deal w/ emigration..

I should add something about that Canon Sheehan quote: I found it in an unpublished letter in the Burns Library at BC while studying there.

I don't think I've heard from any followers in South America though - anyone out there in any part of the Americas south of the Rio Grande?

A fave quote: "Peregrinari! Peregrinari! The Irish have always been wanderers. It is the curse and the genius of our people." -Canon Sheehan

@JohnGNolan Thanks, John! Yes, emigration is such a mixed bag of grief and achievement and more. Reminds me of a quote - next tweet

@suzy_heff Thanks for that, Suzy! Wasn't Buenos Aires lovely? Such a great city!

@patcarrolltouch Aw, Pat - thanks for the encouragement. This is great craic altogether. You must take up the reins before long! @worldirish

@michaelconnole Aw, that's lovely! And yes, I hear the butter in Cork is divine! ;-) Though it does ruin ya for all others! @LinguistAshley

Route 66! MT @patcarrolltouch Kerry Sheep farmer's 2060mile fundraiser from Santa Monica to Chicago on 1963 tractor lnkd.in/HwfH7n

@THEjoelowry Didn't realise we'd hit 15,000! A landmark indeed.

@michaelconnole Love your dad's quirky priorities! Sure ya need the electricity!

@SnehilPriya Thanks, dearie! Always appreciate a plug!

Didn't realise! RT @michaelconnole @ireland And trivial piece of info, Abe Grady, Co Clare slave trader, Cassius Clays great grand dad.

@LiamFerrie Is there no end to the man's talents?

Good bits about the Irish in the Americas are still coming in! You lot are a font of knowledge...

So many great tweets from you all this morning! Thanks for so much cool info - still wading through them all!

@1blackirishgirl Oh, brilliant! Phil O'Leary used to teach a course on that at Boston College. Bummed I didn't manage to take that one!

@1blackirishgirl Oh, cool! What's your dissertation on? Have you looked at Irish in Barbados? Another sad, fascinating tale. @conorjh

This Radharc documentary from the 1970s on the Irish in Montserrat is worth a gawk! youtube.com/watch?v=0QHYFX…

@1blackirishgirl Yes, Irish were involved on both sides of the slave trade. Many more were slaves than owners! @conorjh

@fhayesmccoy I'd try the Longford-Westmeath Irish society, and also the library. You might be able to find it through inter-library loan.

More happily, for past 20 yrs, Irish and Montserratians in Boston have celebrated St Patrick's Day together... boston.com/news/local/mas…

An interesting book on the Irish of Montserrat - "If the Irish Ran the World" amazon.com/Irish-Ran-Worl… An unpleasant chapter of our history!

@fhayesmccoy What a wonderful thing! That's such a special link- glad it's still being celebrated!

The Welsh teahouses have the best tea in Argentina, and you get loaded up with bread and pies and pastries. Carb heaven!

They have a Welsh fest every year, bringing choirs over from Wales. Also big tradition of Welsh teahouses - pics at flickr.com/search/?q=wels…

I'm reminded by @achillgooner of the Welsh-speakers in Argentina. I visited that area of Patagonia. Fascinating! ...

@spennamac Yes! I'd encourage you to visit! It was one of my favourite experiences ever.

And here are a few of Father Fahy's grave. flickr.com/search/?w=all&… I thought it was quite moving- a big, poignant tribute to the man.

Some pics of the grave of Admiral Brown in Buenos Aires' Recoleta cemetery flickr.com/search/?w=all&… @spennamac

@fhayesmccoy Yes! I got it from a library in Boston - not sure how many copies out there. Amazon selling it for 230 bucks!

@kitsoasis Yes, isn't it? Like no other cemetery I've ever seen. I was surprised to see how prominent the two Irishmen's graves were!

People in Cardiff can see the Maurice Gunning Irish Argentine exhibit at the 3rd Floor Gallery. thirdfloorgallery.com/exhibitions.ht… via @PhotoIreland

@fhayesmccoy Oh, marvelous! That must have been amazing!! Did they get a tremendous welcome over there?

...I was told it had been reprinted by the Longford-Westmeath Argentine Society. Is that society still out there?

There was a fascinating little book called "You'll Never Go Back" by Kathleen Nevin, about life among the Irish ranchers in Argentina...

How about the Irish women of Latin America? There's Eliza Lynch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Lyn… and... ? anyone know any more?

@conorjh Ya, I agree. I'd like to have seen something more inspiring!

More! RT@constantwaif: @ireland Here's some more Uruguayan navy irishships.com/famous_irish_m… Patricio Lynch - Chilean Navy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_…

@kitsoasis Yes! Isn't it? I loved it!

Yep! “@psneeze: @ireland John Holland from Clare invented the submarine. First used by the US Navy. Does that count?”

Across the way was the grave of Father Fahy, a Galway man who worked w/ Irish community in Argentina of 19th century. irlandeses.org/fahyloughrea.h…

I visited the grave of Admiral Brown in Buenos Aires - it's a bit spectacular. Right at the entrance, big green tower.

And of course, there's Admiral Brown of Foxford who founded the Argentinian Navy con-telegraph.ie/history/mayo-h… Any others? I think there might be...

Weren't several Navies of the Americas founded by Irish ppl? @JohnGNolan reminds me of Wexford's John Barry, father of the American Navy

Photographer Maurice Gunning has a project w/ Irish in Argentina: I saw his exhibition this summer. Fascinating! thejournal.ie/read-an-emigra…

Literary links MT@constantwaif: @ireland interesting crossover with Irish literature and Borges irlandeses.org/0907novillo01.…”

@kitsoasis Yes, and Argentina has all those places named after Admiral Brown from Mayo!

@redmadden I know - cool, right? The name link is a happy coincidence! @md_higgins @sawdoctors

@ccferrie I did not know about the rugby Irishness! Thanks!

Good article on Chile's Liberator, Bernardo O'Higgins and his Irish links (Sligo-born father!) irishcentral.com/IrishAmerica/S…

South America's Irish links are fascinating. The Society for Irish Latin American Studies has some good stuff at irlandeses.org/galway070627a.…

Any South American followers? Say hello and tell us about yourself!

This is exciting! President Higgins is popping across the Atlantic for a visit to Chile, Brazil and Argentina. thejournal.ie/michael-d-higg…

Fintan O'Toole links political clientelism to govt failure to deal w/ emigration, among other things. irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…

Rather poetic! RT @LinguistAshley: @ireland I loved Cork! The craic and the butter. Oh, Cork butter ruined all other butter forever.

Of course, I've my own little library sitting in a Boston storage unit: 30 boxes of books I shipped back from Ireland. Must buy shelves!

I want to visit this Irish library in Arizona! 6,000 books by Irish authors, and a building designed in castle style. worldirish.com/story/12621-ir…

@lacanlune Thanks! #Mention20PeopleYouLoveOnTwitter

@mayocorinaYes! It was great fun! And I'd love to find out what happened to the turf - thanks! @radiomidwest

@courcelan Is that Eamonn's? I know the one in Alexandria - my sister lives near it. Irish sodas are good - Cidona too! @WillendorfVenus

@Fintasm Ah, that would be a good guess, but as far as I know all that stuff was shipped over around 2000-2001, so too early.

@MPowereast @willendorfvenus ya, and @kerrygoldirl also does a garlicky butter that is quite lovely!

@LiamFerrie Oh yes! I totally dig that. One person just threw it out as a question, and I thought it was an interesting one.

Lots of good suggestions tonight! Thanks everyone.

And a tip from @MayoDotIE - they've a big listing of Mayo companies selling online at mayo.ie/dnn/BuyMayo.as…

luxy #buyirish RT @Ellenh55: @ireland ...Suggestions... Kilkenny crystal, Nicholas Mosse pottery, Jerpoint glass, Lavistown sausages.

More ideas for #BuyIrish RT @deshocks: @lacanlune @ireland Voya skincare is amazing. @glenisk yogurts, @oldirishcreamer cheese

@danieldunne Ha! Methinks the muppet mocks, but that's a good question...

Think back to 1994ish. Beat on the Peat in Yonkers. Does anyone out there actually know what became of the turf shipped over from Mayo?

@ceannbeag Also an appealing idea! More utilitarian, if not so sentimental...

@LiamFerrie Thanks, Liam! Having fun... Hope you've got your feet up!

@WillendorfVenus I used to get it from Trader Joe's in Boston. I use very little butter so I didn't mind the splashout.

A caveat on #BuyIrish? MT @michaelconnole Just got back from Clare, and if price they ask is what they charge their own,scheme will sink

@ceannbeag Yes, no doubt urban myth. But a girl can dream! It appeals to my morbidly sentimental heart.

+Butter #BuyIrish RT @WillendorfVenus: Only product I have seen lately that is marketed as made in @Ireland is cheese. In USA. It was tasty

Ha! An idea for #BuyIrish? RT @BMacGo: @ireland Relic of St. Gobnait, patron saint of the bog.....go down a treat in N.Y.

@LiamFerrie Good q! But I think it's because it doesn't fully capture the identity for everyone. Like I feel both, some feel blended.

.@ceannbeag I so want that to be true! I wonder...

@BMacGo That would have been clever! If only they'd thought of it...

Ha! MT @ofarry My uncle's neighbour in New Rochelle - a retired judge - called the cops to warn of weird smells before burning his turf.

@ofarry Funny. It was big in its own way over here, too. A gang of us drove down from Boston for it. We had great fun at it!

@BMacGo Yes. It was a terrible waste, too. There were container loads brought over. Have no idea what they did w/ it all.

@ofarry How did that make its way into the treasury of your mind?

Yes! I stand corrected. I was there, I will note. MT @ofarry: @ireland The Beat on the Peat, I remember it being. It was held in Yonkers.

...only to have whole thing wind up a bust when it emerged few people in NY have fireplaces. Market research fail, poor dears.

Anybody else remember NY's Day in the Bog back in maybe 1994? Big festival. Brought containers of turf from Mayo, thinking they'd sell it...

Ah! Peat briquettes... RT @mionloch: @ireland #BuyIrish Tea and Tayto, Peat Briquettes, Hertrich's Sausages from #Galway

artsy things MT @patcarrolltouch Easy to #BuyIrish online @TheDesignBasket wt Irish products by 70 top Irish designers #positiveireland

On #buyirish, @aeidin notes first step is more awareness about products that are made in Ireland like some of the big pharma brands

@walkcork I'm all for people naming themselves! US ppl have no other term by which to refer to ourselves, though. @susnao @kathomeara

@cathyby Ha! Well, that is super-helpful and interesting to me! Great that you made the info so accessible.

@walkcork Eh, it's linguistic convention. I'd be happy to call everyone Americans, but my Canadian pals would bean me. @susnao @kathomeara

From our data queen, @cathyby: A remittance inflow chart based on World Bank stats! 2010 remittances were 0.3% of GDP pic.twitter.com/ItwybMQw

@declanburke @barbara_htims There was a time I was bringing Reese's peanut butter cups to Ireland. And Oreos.

@Barbara_htims @declanburke We used to always hope for Flakes and Crunchies from our Irish visitors. Major treat.

@lacanlune @leojjkelly living 3,000 miles away from father and sister, till he got more vulnerable and my sister had my nephew.

@lacanlune @leojjkelly Though I think crunch comes when you get older and you're far from parents and family. I used to think nothing of...

@mariamoynihan Sounds great! And I'm resolving to be a super-planner traveler! ;-) It's the new me.

Curious about potential for #BuyIrish campaign abroad. What do people think? Up for it in theory, but what products would be big sellers?

MT @lacanlune: Agree we'll not be saved by remittances but a #BuyIrish campaign among emigrants could balance our payments else-wise

@mariamoynihan @ladydotty Ha! The life of a super-connector! I suspect if you don't know next week's it won't take long before you do!

@mariamoynihan Hello, Maria! You should sign up- You'd be a great tweeter for Ireland! Hope Galway life good! Michelin stars on Dominick St!

@cathyby Oh you're very good! Thanks!!

Uh oh. MT @sfcawriter: @ireland send money to a country with the best reitrement perks and highest paid politicians in the world? intersting

Oooh, date on remittances! @cathyby sends on tradingeconomics.com/ireland/worker… She notes that remittances now r lower than in Celtic Tiger. Thanks Cathy!

@TomTDowling Got it! Good luck!!

@LeojjKelly @lacanlune Possibly, but I suspect are plenty of people out there struggling in new countries. Ryanair from Oz might be useful!

@LeojjKelly Hope you're right! I just worry that we'll need something like another Celtic Tiger to drive big return rates. What you think?

Yes! RT “@Helenamoloney: #YouKnowYoureIrishWhen you hang up the phone after saying BYE, bye bye bye b b b bye”

I think connection can be stronger than ever, but I wonder how hard it will be for people to return. Not lost, though, no! @LeojjKelly

Great question from @LeojjKelly: Are this generation of emigrants lost and gone forever?

@fahadaliG Ya, I only realised that recently after meeting a few people from the ME. They were surprised to hear it was Irish as well.

@ofarry Gutting. My mother sent $ back for her family to build new house in 1950s; paying bank for underwater property wd be less satisfying

@LeojjKelly Yes, I think you are right - I can't see remittances coming back the way emigration has!

@ofarry Ah, good point as well. I wonder if mortgage money might be counted as remittances, because I imagine that wd be the major flow.

@fahadaliG Ah, which name? You mean Noreen? Ya, it's an Irish one, though I'm told it can be Arabic as well!

@ofarry And I also think we're not really in same mindset. My parents' generation set off knowing they were expected to send cash back.

@ofarry Ya, almost think it's optimistic to think cd happen on large scale. Wd require lot of ppl w/ extra cash. Tough times in many places.

Good to see someone's keeping a list of these rotating Tweet accounts! 67 of them so far. rotationcuration.com/rotation-curat… …

Know some sending money back to support their kids or even parents who lost in boom. Wonder how widespread... Don't suppose data exists?

The suggestion of Ireland becoming dependent on emigrant remittances again is making the rounds independent.ie/business/irish… Any thoughts?

Cool- a list of Open House Fests around the world. NY this weekend. openhouseworldwide.org/index.php Galway, Chicago, Brisbane, Barcelona, etc coming up

@ccferrie Oh, very good! A couple of years ago I did tours of Georgian and modern homes. Was a splendid day.

Oh! I see the Open House Dublin festival is on this weekend. I'm jealous! Love peeking into buildings. openhousedublin.com Who's going?

@fhayesmccoy Sure they'll need plenty of us! Aren't we good to volunteer? @nlireland @wearefiji

Gorgeous Kerry pics! MT @fhayesmccoy: 4 seasons in 1 day hereabouts. Sleet 1st thing 2day & then this class of thing. felicityhayes-mccoy.blogspot.com/2012/09/autumn…

@NLIreland Yes! Good idea for Fijian tourism: If no Fiji residents want gig, fly in someone to do it for a week. Like, say, me. @wearefiji

But no one's picking it up for @WeAreFiji! Any followers of @Ireland living there? Wouldn't it be cool if you tweeted for Fiji?

Love all these tweet-for-a-week accounts around world. Hi @iam_pakistan, @twt_malaysia, @WeAreDresden, @WeAreFilipinos and @curatingturkey!

@gillette_girl Sounds sweet! Dry and blue sky here in NY but the air has taken on a chill.

@MontagsOnFire Sounds lovely! We always just zoom on by in big hurry. But every Pitt person I've ever talked to loves their city!

Though that said, I do prefer Irish weather to US east coast - never too hot to move and rarely cold enough to shovel! @gillette_girl

Do you like your weather Irish-style? Unusual taste, no? MT @gillette_girl: @ireland from Portland, Oregon. Love it here - weather like home

Connecticut gal @mydogcrystal reminds me that Quinnipiac U is opening its Famine Museum this month. Good pics at danbury.patch.com/articles/we-ca…

My father, of course, being a proud Kilkenny man and hurling fan. Listened to the match yesterday on @wfuv radio from the Bronx!

Kilkenny fans - here's a pic of one of my dad's fave possessions. Sits atop the china cabinet. I kid you not. pic.twitter.com/Fodo1zxK

@constantwaif Oh love it! The more the merrier, I say! Work all those influences in!

@KathOMeara Thanks for digging that up! Still bit of undercount due to lots of USians being dual nationals. @walkcork @andylawrence5

@CyRevenant I think ex-pat does work on some level, but there's something not quite specific enough about it for me. @KathOMeara

@darraghdoyle Thanks, Darragh! Big wave from NY!

@constantwaif Ha! I bet! I like melanges myself. The NY/Irish blend has always been particularly sweet to my ears.

@joeydonn Oh great - I hope that all goes smoothly for you! Will be great to have that in hand!

@GLoBuglio Interesting! It's particularly fascinating how your identity loses all that nuance when you leave the US!

@njpatg Thanks! Just north of you here in Rockland!

Great minds of @AmericanIreland, @mkearley2008 and @TanneryDungarva offer Yanks, while @Eyeblinks innovates cleverly with iYanks!

Different! MT @constantwaif 0-18 yrs Irl for school term, cotswolds for holidays, irish passport, 16 years UK, call self Hiberno-Cotswoldian

@walkcork Ah, to be honest, I'm pretty sure figure much higher than 8,000 for US alone - recall tens of thousands. will look up @KathOMeara

Clever! I'm digging the word play... RT @JillianBolger @KathOMeara @ireland AmEIREcans!

@walkcork Ya! but try walking up to, say, a Canadian and calling them American. Reports suggest they don't find it endearing. @KathOMeara

@walkcork I always wonder about this question - is anyone not free to label him or herself an American? Their choice, no? @KathOMeara

@MarketsAlive Funny, I always think of the Rose of Tralee contest as the karmic payback. Revenge of the diaspora, I call it. @KathOMeara

Love it! Yes. @klondyke69 @KathOMeara @ireland: lucky?

@emfmcc Thank you! I adore Rome! That and Paris my two favourite cities - just thinking of Rome makes me hungry...

.@MarketsAlive Thoughtful, yes! Generous, meh... But I don't mock Irish-Americans or any variation thereof...being one and all! @KathOMeara

but which one I would label myself as depended on the context at the time. Anyone else think about identity/label shifting as an emigrant?

Intrigued by @kathOMeara's question! After 15 years in Ireland, I think I felt fully both Irish and American...

@mmeller I believe it! While not without its charms, Northern Indiana is not the most appealing of regions!

@MontagsOnFire Ah, Pittsburgh! I drive through it every Christmas on my way to Steubenville to see cousins... It is surprisingly lovely!

@mikeneglia Thanks, Mike!

@THEjoelowry Ha! I see the dilemma. I'll get someone on the case ASAP!

@mionloch Thanks, Donal! Enjoying it so far! Hope all well in Scotland!

@sdempsey Thank you! It's great fun already!

@random_switch Ah, that's tough! Maybe another time might be different? Sometimes I feel like things line up to make a place right for you..

@mmeller Ah, Indiana! I did my few years out there - I'm a Notre Dame girl!

@mydogcrystal Yes, have been reading a bit about that - Thanks for reminding me! When does it open?

@LinguistAshley Ah, the Cork accent is powerful one, isn't it? It spreads!

@manchild1974 Thanks, Angela! Hope all well in Belfast!

@unakavanagh Thanks, Una! It's great fun already...

@hellofrmSG Oh ya! This whole "Tweet for a week" idea was started by @sweden. Respect!

@this1littlebird Thanks! Curious about what brought you to Nashville! Must be huge change from Dublin...

It's time for the obligatory Hi @Sweden tweet. Hi @Sweden!

@NinaLjFr Ah, Sweden! The home of @Sweden! Who goes down in the history books as the originator of this little tweet week idea!

@xfirefishx Thanks, Lou! I do love London!

@carrieatthill I am actually curious about Neenah! Seen "Neenah Foundry" on many a manhole cover - is it named after the Tipperary town?

@TanneryDungarva Thanks! Much appreciated!

@thewordgang Ah, Nanuet! I know it well! ;-) And I don't think I realised it was Tyrone links you had! Good morning!

@wholesomeIE Healy. I agree it's a lovely spot! So nice there by the sea!

@joeydonn Ah, was in Boston yesterday! Spent seven years there total, including just last year in Cambridge. Love that city!

@anyake Ah, hope all is well in Kenya! I've been following your diaspora vote issue...

@jgalswims Ah, Jersey! I'm a suburban girl, so I'm over the river as well. Hi neighbour!

@wholesomeIE Ah, been there many a time! Say hi to my dear pal Margaret! A lovely little spot. Love the view ya get waiting for the train!

@Hollytorious Yes, ya can't win 'em all!

You're a very welcoming gang of followers! Thank you for all the hellos! I'm curious as to where everyone is tweeting from.

@StoryMapDublin Thanks! Will have a read of that over my tea shortly!

@timmygadget Yes! It does sound most impressive... No pressure there, @Hollytorious! ;-)

@Hollytorious Wow, that was Herculean tweeting! I'm in awe! That's a standard to live up to!

@irelandbound Oh, that's great to hear! What did you enjoy the most?

Indeed we are! RT @kml1973 @ireland Following from Australia - the Irish are everywhere!

@Hollytorious Thanks! That's good to hear! Did you enjoy the week?

@irelandbound Thanks! I must say I like your tweetname very much! Is there a tale behind it?

@TWkUSA Thanks, Amanda! Are you enjoying your week?

@catherinecronin Hi Catherine! Say hi to Galway for me!

@ribe6760 Hello, Mary!

@blathnaidhealy Thanks, Blathnaid! Hope all is well in Dublin!

@Nerin_ Thanks, Neil! Looking forward to it.

@AlanRiain I will indeed! I'll pop over to them once I've had my tea...

I'm really interested in Ireland and the Irish abroad, so I"m particularly looking forward to chatting about all things diasporic!

@redmadden Thank you! I think it will be fun!

@redmadden Ha! It might seem like #rorytime to you, but it's feeling very early to me over here...

I'm tweeting from New York - it's the first time @Ireland has been curated from this side of the Atlantic. Feeling very @worldirish...

Hi everyone! I'm Noreen, usually at home at @noreenbowden. I'll be chatting to you for the next 7 days. Delighted to be here!