The completely true and absolutely false history of Boston’s annexations.“Why is only this part of Boston officially called Boston?”“Not hard to tell, Ansa… Boston was an English noble. He committed an unspeakable affront to coir and in doing so broke ageis. For this, he was cursed to live alone on a small hill, an island…
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Other stories relating to this episode’s theme
Echtrae Standish, or the Story of Merrymount by Jamie Madden
Echtrae Standish, or the Story of Merrymount“Why do they call this part of Quincy ‘Merrymount’? Why not just call it Wollaston after the Tstop?”“Oh, that one’s not hard to tell, my Ansa. Merrymount meant exactly what it said. The firstEnglish colonists had such a good time here that they named this seaside hill the Merry…
The Charles River by Jamie Madden
In the days of dreaming when the Indigenous ones still walked freely among the misty mudflatsand green hills of the Massachusett, there was a well.It was a deep hidden pool, narrowed by points of land boasting nine strong hazel trees1 whosered nuts would drop softly into the deep reflecting mirror of the well.Within its depth…
Pictures for ‘A Conversation with Jamie Madden’
I mage from Nancy Seasholes’ Gaining Ground showing extent of landfill in Boston, compared to sea level rise projection from the City of Boston’s Climate Ready Boston Map Explorer. Note, the Back Bay (the filled area on the south side of the Charles River) is expected to be spared the flooding of harbor-side neighborhoods like…
An Unexpected Journey part 2: Are we nearly there yet?
I wrote the article, An Unexpected Journey – There and Back Again, all of eighteen months ago, back in May, 2020. This, as everyone other than my friends and family in Queensland will remember, was during the first round of Covid lockdowns. In this article I compared the feeling of being flung into an unpredictable…
Art for Sinann – An international Competition
Three prizes of £1,000 each And £1,000 worth of prizes for children (Any form of visual or literary art) We are launching an international arts competition centered on the mythological goddess of Ireland’s longest river – the Shannon. In Irish mythology, rivers are personified as divine figures attributed with gifts of poetic inspiration and mystical…
The Story of Sinann
In the days of dreaming when the when the ever-living ones still walked freely among the misty mountains and green valleys of Ireland, when the soft light of enchantment still shone from every hill of the sidhe, there was a well. It was a deep hidden pool, fringed and caressed by nine strong hazel trees….
Stories and Activities 5: Irish story picture gallery
What might King Fergus have worn? What was an Iron-age roundhouse like? What was a hero’s chariot made of? What about that ‘Cave of the Cats? What does it look like now? I thought I might put up a page of images to help answer these questions and lots more. I hope these pictures help…
Stories and Activities with Children 3: Stories about Finn and his friends.
There are many stories about Finn Mac Cumhaill. (usually Fionn in modern Irish) The original texts are complex and difficult to say the least! This is largely because the Fionn (earlier Finn) stories remained in the oral tradition and were written down quite late. This means that there are many interwoven versions and duplications. I…
Stories and Activities with Children 4: The Two Poet Pig-keepers
This audio story is one of the many stories that circle around the great Táin Bó Cúailnge , The cattle raid of Cooley. It is not a well known story but it is important as it is really the ‘origin’ story for the whole cycle. It is also a great tale and explains a lot!…