#Elizabeth Adare

[spryfilm]

DVD review: “The Tomorrow People” (1973 - 1979) 

“The Tomorrow People” (1973 – 1979)  Television / Science Fiction Sixty Eight Episodes Created by: Roger Price Featuring: Nicholas Young, Elizabeth Adare, Peter Vaughan-Clarke, Philip Gilbert, Stephen Salmon, Sammie Winmill, Dean Lawrence, Mike Holoway, Misako Koba and Nigel Rhodes John: “I wonder if all those people who are desperate to have a close encounter of some kind have ever really…

[permanentlyexhaustedpigeon88]

So, my hand slipped after thinking nearly non-stop about the whole Adar and Galadriel dinner scene vs. Barbossa and Elizabeth Swan and I...did another thing.

Pirate AU, anyone?? (Threw my OC Tilda in there from 'The Wanderer"/"Old Town Road" for funsies).

Apparently I'm trying to write 1,000,000 RoP AUs...

[hollywoodfamerp]

Pack your bags, Famers! Our annual winter trip is taking place in Ireland! On February 17th, all celebrities will be arriving at the Adare Manor to kick off our trip! Named the #1 resort in Europe in 2023, Adare Manor sits on 840 acres of pristine parkland.

"It’s prestige without pretense and magic without nonsense. Above all, it is the sense of belonging. You are known. You are family. You are home."

UNDER THE CUT, YOU’LL FIND THE LIST OF ROOMMATES!

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Addison Timlin & Sabrina Carpenter

Akanishi Jin & Lee Sunmi

America Ferrera & Ben Feldman

Andrew Garfield & Elizabeth Lail

Angourie Rice & Chris Evans

Anne Hathaway & Jenna Coleman

Ariana DeBose & Mason Mount

Ashton Irwin & Ariana Grande

Awsten Knight & Miley Cyrus

Bae Joohyun (Irene) & Dove Cameron

Barbara Palvin & Maxence Danet-Fauve

Beyonce Knowles & Chloe Bailey

Brie Larson & Brittany Baker

Callum Turner & Chace Crawford

Camila Morrone & Jessica Chastain

Cari Fletcher & Victoria de Angelis

Carrie Underwood & Gigi Hadid

Cate Blanchett & Ellie Bamber

Cha Eunwoo & Glen Powell

Choi Minho & Kim Ahyoung (Yura)

Choi San & Danielle Campbell

Choi Soobin & Rylee Arnold

Cody Christian & Lucy Hale

Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins) & Rebecca Quin (Becky Lynch)

Danny Amendola & Olivia Culpo

Demi Bennett (Rhea Ripley) & Ashley Fliehr (Charlotte Flair)

Dua Lipa & Joseph Quinn

Emma Stone & Chris Daughtry

Ethan Torchio & Damiano David

Florence Pugh & Cillian Murphy

Gareth Southgate & Byun Baekhyun

Harry Kane & Charlie Hunnam

Harry Styles & Mazz Murray

Hayley Williams & Luke Hemmings

Hwang Hyunjin & Bang Chan

Jackson Wang & Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten)

Jamie Campbell Bower & Jonathan Good (Jon Moxley)

Jenna Ortega & Halle Bailey

Joey King & Nick Robinson

Josephine Skriver & Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Jung Yoonoh (Jaehyun) & Lee Taeyong

Kang Seulgi & Jung Wooyoung

Kelsea Ballerini & Joe Keery

Kendall Jenner & Liam Hemsworth

Kim Hongjoong & Diamanté Quiava Valentin Harper (Saweetie)

Kim Jisoo & Christian Yu

Kim Mingyu & Sana Minatozaki

Kit Connor & Gong Jichul (Gong Yoo)

Kylie Jenner & Christina Aguilera

Lauren Jauregui & Bill Skarsgard

Leati Joseph Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Lee Felix & Dakota Johnson

Lee Jeno & Na Jaemin

Lee Taemin & Kim Jongin

Leigh-Anne Pinnock & Alycia Debnam-Carey

Lily James & David Tennant

Logan Lerman & Jeon Jungkook

Louis Tomlinson & Phoebe Bridgers

Lucas Wong & Kim Jungwoo

Lupita Nyong'o & Tessa Thompson

Billie Eilish & Ryan Gosling

Madelyn Cline & Chase Stokes

Maika Monroe & Dylan O'Brien

Mark Lee & Lee Donghyuck (Haechan)

Min Yoongi & Kim Namjoon

Niall Horan & Matt Smith

Nicholas Galitzine & Taylor Zakhar Perez

Nick Jonas & Selena Gomez

Nina Dobrev & Sofia Carson

Pamela Martinez (Bayley) & Mercedes Justine Varnado (Sasha Banks)

Park Seonghwa & Lewis Pullman

Pete Davidson & Naomi Scott

Renee Paquette (Renee Young) & Taylor Swift

Renee Rapp & Olivia Cooke

Ross Lynch & Anya Taylor-Joy

Sam Claflin & Riley Keough

Samantha Gibb & Sydney Sweeney

Saoirse Ronan & Jack Lowden

Sarah Paulson & Jessica Lange

Sebastian Stan & Margot Robbie

Tom Hardy & Elizabeth Olsen

Tom Holland & Natalia Dyer

Tony Goldwyn & Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (Megan Thee Stallion)

Travis Kelce & Romee Strijd

Troian Bellisario & Joshua Hong

Vanessa Hudgens & Matthew Macfadyen

Wong Kunhang (Hendery) & Jensen Ackles

Xiao Dejun (Xiaojun) & Yoo Jimin (Karina)

Xu Minghao & Noah Beck

Yoo Bora & Joe Burrow

Yoo Siah (Yooa) & Kim Minjeong (Winter)

Zac Efron & Sophie Turner

Zendaya Coleman & Paul Mescal

Zoey Deutch & Dacre Montgomery

Zoë Kravitz & Lili Reinhart

[eowyn7023]

I have been inspired by @iamstartraveller776 's unhinged fiction "Attack of the Vicious Plot Bunnies" to imagine a "Pride and Prejudice" version of Adar and Galadriel! Should Adar be Elizabeth Bennet or Mr. Darcy? I think he must be Elizabeth, with a beloved family of Uruks who are too vulgar. And Galadriel is Mr. Darcy, who hates Uruks with a blind passion. Elizabeth overhears Darcy say at the ball that their kind (Uruks) was a mistake, and they should all die. Mr. Darcy was once drawn to Halbrand, who seemed like a nice, trustworthy guy until he tried to elope with an underage relative. And now Halbrand is charming Elizabeth and telling her vile (untrue) things about Mr. Darcy. Darcy's supernice best friend that everyone wants to marry is Elrond, of course, and Gil-Galad is Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

[kwebtv]

The Tomorrow People - ITV - April 30, 1973 - February 19, 1979

Science Fiction (68 Episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Nicholas Young as John

Elizabeth Adare as Elizabeth M'Bondo

Peter Vaughan-Clarke as Stephen Jameson

Philip Gilbert as Timus / Voice of the computer TIM

Stephen Salmon as Kenny

Sammie Winmill as Carol

Dean Lawrence as Tyso Boswell

Mike Holoway as Mike Bell

Misako Koba as Hsui Tai

Nigel Rhodes as Andrew Forbes

Francis de Wolff as Jedikiah

Anne Curthoys as Patricia Conway

Anulka Dziubinska as Pavla Vlasova

Richard Speight as Peter

Stephen Jack as Zenon

Michael Standing as Ginger 'Ginge' Harding

Derek Crewe as Lefty

Chris Chittell as Chris Harding

Bryan Stanyon as Professor Cawston 

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

JUNE Celebrity Birthdays & Events

All Month Long: Acne Awareness/Beautiful in Your Skin Month | Black Music Month | National Soul Food Month | PRIDE Month: Canonically Queer Characters Masterlist | PTSD Awareness Month

June Birthdays

Gemini Stars (May 21- June 21) 1: Shailyn Pierre-Dixon 2: Brandee Evans, Jadah Marie, Omono Okojie, Zuri Hall 3: Assa Sylla, Elizabeth Adare, Josephine Baker 4: Bahni Turpin 5: Denisea Wilson 6: Alex Datcher, Shellita Boxie 9: Logan Browning, Gloria Reuben 10: Faith Evans, Yasmin Benoit 11: Johari Johnson 12: Felecia M. Bell 13: Daniella Perkins 14: Marla Gibbs, Tamara Smart 15: Judy Pace, Ashley Nicole Black 16: Iantha Richardson, Yaz 17: Venus Williams, Sarah Niles, Sonya Eddy 18: Fatou Jobe 19: Phylicia Rashad, Alysia Rogers, Arsema Thomas 20: Tika Sumpter, Laura Kariuki, Kaci Wallfall, Laya Deleon Hayes

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June Events:

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[culttvblog]

The Guardians: Part 11 - The Roman Empire

Content warning for this episode: self-immolation. It's possible that having blogged my way through nine episodes of this show already I'm a bit slow coming to a key fact about its authorship. On the other hand I'm quite chuffed that I noticed it: I was thinking that the approach of the episodes was very uneven and was reflecting that it struck me much more as if it was an anthology TV series than a single story with a single author. Of course a glance at the writers on IMDb showed that no fewer than six writers wrote various episodes of this show (one of them wrote seven and the others one or two each). This fact would adequately explain how the show is a bit erratic and it frequently feels as if it's coming at the plot from a completely different viewpoint. This episode is a case in point. You may say that it would be reasonable to examine the fictional state from a different viewpoint in each episode, but I think you would expect some connection. This one suddenly produces a whole religion out of nowhwere which has not been mentioned so far. Probably at the time the group would have been referred to as a cult, but is essentially used as a way to illustrate how the state suppresses or otherwise makes life difficult for any opposition groups. There is also a long list given of the effects of this oppression on the affected groups, culminating shockingly in the suicide of an asylum seeker (played by Elizabeth Adare) by self-immolation. This brings a strikingly modern issue to the forefront of this show. The reference to the Roman Empire is about a comparison which is drawn between the unelected Prime Minister and a Roman emperor, that it is difficult to arrange a succession and they just tend to carry on forever or give it to their son. Of course in the UK this year we have seen that in reality an unelected Prime Minister sooner or later throws a mammoth sulk, calls an election purely to spite the rest of the party and is elected out to his party's great surprise. I am certain that nobody in 1971 would have guessed that some of the events of this show would actually be playing out in reality now. A final thread of the plot political plot is that of labour relations, and conflicting views about how they should work. I have quite a major criticism, although honestly it's not one I'm sure I've understood correctly. It feels to me as if the sequence of events with Tom and Claire Weston has perhaps been slightly moved back in this episode because he is back in the 'centre'. I may have missed him being taken back into the hospital but either way my criticism is that this series is very difficult to follow. Another criticism I have is that we see a scene where themembers of the cult are giving each other gifts to illustrate how all natural things are good. A lady is given a turd and encouraged to reflect that all natural things are good. That, on top of the self-immolation feels as if this episode is trying to shock for the sake of shocking. There's also a lot of other things going on (the cabinet secretary has another heart attack) so it feels very focusless). An episode of this show which is difficult to follow, unfortunately, but we're on the home strait now. This blog is mirrored at culttvblog.tumblr.com/archive (from September 2023) and culttvblog.substack.com (from January 2023 and where you can subscribe by email) Archives from 2013 to September 2023 may be found at culttvblog.blogspot.com and there is an index to the tags used on the Tumblr version at https://www.tumblr.com/culttvblog/729194158177370112/this-blog

[brookston]

Holidays 3.6

Holidays

Alamo Day (Texas)

Black Balloon Day

Blackout Day

Chamorro Heritage Day (Guam)

City of Toronto Day (Canada)

Day of the Dude (Dudeism)

Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

Dentist’s Day

Equal Pay Day (Germany)

European Day of the Righteous (EU)

European Day of Speech & Language Therapy

Feast of Excited Insects (China, Korea)

Headache Relief Day

Hospitality Workers in HealthCare Day

International Agunah Day

International Ballprank Day

International Day of the Sculptor

International Day of the Skype Call

International Metal Pipe Day

King Tut Day

Labour Day (Western Australia, Australia)

Marion Berry Day (DC)

Narcissus Day

National Brian Day

National Damien Day

National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

National Deaf Youth Day

National Dress Day

National Emotional Civility Day

National Ford Day

National Jute Day (Bangladesh)

National Pharmacy Education Day (India)

National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day

National Shirley Day

No Homework Day

Remember the Alamo Day

Silly Putty Day

Snowshoe Day

Sofia Kovalesvskaya Math Day

Spinach Day (French Republic)

Stoneware Pottery Appreciation Day

Tolerance and Coexistence Day (Iraq)

Toronto Day (Canada)

Trollface Day

Women’s Day (Tajikistan)

World Conservation Strategy Day

World Lymphedema Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Frozen Food Day

National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Oreo Cookie Day (a.k.a. National Oreo Day)

World Laksa Day

1st Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

Global Day of Inclusion [1st Wednesday]

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Day [1st Wednesday]

National Surface Finishing Day [1st Wednesday]

Spread the Word: Inclusion Day [1st Wednesday]

Stop Bad Service Day [1st Wednesday]

World Maths Day [1st Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)

Ghana (from UK, 1957)

Servia (Proclaimed a Republic; 1882)

Toronto incorporated (Canada; 1834)

Überstadt (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning March 6, 2024

Celtic Fair (Sonora, California) [thru 3.8]

Charleston Wine + Food (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 3.10]

Geneva Book and Press Fair (Geneva, Switzerland) [thru 3.10]

Rogue Festival (Fresno, California) [thru 3.14]

Steam Fair (Pomona, California) [thru 3.7]

Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)

New Colossus Festival (New York, New York) [thru 3.10]

North Dakota Winter Show (Valley City, North Dakota) [thru 3.10]

Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) [thru 3.10]

Western Stampede (Chowchilla, California) [thru 3.8]

Feast Days

Abelardo (Muppetism)

Baldred of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Borrowed Days begin (Pastafarian)

Cadroe (Christian; Saint)

Chrodegang (Christian; Saint)

Colette (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Cyneburga (Christian; Saint)

Cyril of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Day of the East Wind (Pagan)

Elizabeth Barret Browning (Writerism)

Feast of Eriu (Celtic Book of Days)

Felicity and her Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Mars (Old Roman God of War)

Fridolin (Christian; Saint)

Fusilli Day (Pastafarian)

Gabriel García Márquez (Writerism)

Jesus Nazarene of Atalaya (Christian; Saint) [Panama]

Krishima Jingu Otaue-Sai (Ceremonial Rice Planting; Japan; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba (Christian; Saints)

Lao-Tzu Day (Taoism) [15th Day of 2nd Lunar Month]

March Goblins’ Galumphing Gala and Display (Shamanism)

Marcian of Tortona (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Artology)

Olegarius (Christian; Saint)

Perpetua (Christian; Saint)

Quisling Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rose of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [13 Adar]

Treachery Day (Church of the SubGenius)

William W. Mayo and Charles Frederick Menninger (Episcopal Church (USA))

Xenophanes (Positivist; Saint)

Christian Moveable Calendar Holidays

Mi-Carême (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin) [Mid-Lent]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [12 of 32]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Ariel, by Sylvia Plath (Poems; 1965)

Barnyard Amateurs, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Big Lebowski (Film; 1998)

The Bird Who Came to Dinner (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Brementown Musicians (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1935)

Brotherly Love (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

Chappie (Film; 2015)

Cyrano (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1974)

÷ (a.k.a. Divide), by Ed Sheeran (Album; 2017)

Dog Meets Dog (Phantasies; 1942)

Eat Me Kitty, Eight to the Bar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Everest (IMAX Documentary Film; 1998)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Film; 1921)

The Fright-Seeing Trip of Visit to a Small Panic (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 30; 1960)

Hasty But Tasty (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)

History of the World, Part II (TV Series; 2023)

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (Film; 2015) 

Kissin’ Cousins (Film; 1964) [Elvis Presley #14]

La Sonnambula, by Vincenzo Bellini (Opera; 1831)

La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

Lethal Weapon (Film; 1987)

Let It Be, by The Beatles (Song; 1970)

Logan's Run, by William F. Nolan (Novel; 1967)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Medusa, by Annie Lennox (Album; 1995)

Onward (Animated Film; 2020)

Paint It Black, recorded by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

The Pen-Pals or Rock Hocky Rocky (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 29; 1960)

Play Ball (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Playdate with Destiny (Animated Simpsons Cartoon; 2020)

So Sorry Pussycat (Terrytoons’ Hashimoto Cartoon; 1961)

Starting from Hatch (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1953)

There Goes My Baby, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1959)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Film; 2015)

Three-Ring Government (America Rocks Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

To Be or Not to Be (Film; 1942)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series; 2015)

U.S. Marshals (Film; 1998)

Watchmen (Film; 2009)

The Young Victoria (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Fridolin, Nicola, Rosa (Austria)

Ruža, Viktor, Zvjezdana (Croatia)

Miroslav (Czech Republic)

Gotfred (Denmark)

Tarmo, Tarmu (Estonia)

Tarmo (Finland)

Colette (France)

Fridolin, Nicola, Nicole, Rosa (Germany)

Isyhios (Greece)

Inez, Leonóra (Hungary)

Colette, Giordano, Ezio, Marziano, Marzio (Italy)

Centis, Gotfrids, Vents (Latvia)

Karigailė, Norvilas, Raminta, Rožė (Lithuania)

Andor, Annfrid (Norway)

Eugenia, Felicyta, Frydolin, Jordan, Klaudian, Koleta, Róża, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wojsław (Poland)

Radoslav (Slovakia)

Julián, Olegario (Spain)

Ebba, Ebbe (Sweden)

Carlton, Charlton, Colette, Collette (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 66 of 2024; 300 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 26 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 26 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 25 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 6 Green; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 February 2024

Moon: 18%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Empodocles]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 77 of 89)

Week: 1st Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.6

Holidays

Alamo Day (Texas)

Black Balloon Day

Blackout Day

Chamorro Heritage Day (Guam)

City of Toronto Day (Canada)

Day of the Dude (Dudeism)

Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

Dentist’s Day

Equal Pay Day (Germany)

European Day of the Righteous (EU)

European Day of Speech & Language Therapy

Feast of Excited Insects (China, Korea)

Headache Relief Day

Hospitality Workers in HealthCare Day

International Agunah Day

International Ballprank Day

International Day of the Sculptor

International Day of the Skype Call

International Metal Pipe Day

King Tut Day

Labour Day (Western Australia, Australia)

Marion Berry Day (DC)

Narcissus Day

National Brian Day

National Damien Day

National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

National Deaf Youth Day

National Dress Day

National Emotional Civility Day

National Ford Day

National Jute Day (Bangladesh)

National Pharmacy Education Day (India)

National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day

National Shirley Day

No Homework Day

Remember the Alamo Day

Silly Putty Day

Snowshoe Day

Sofia Kovalesvskaya Math Day

Spinach Day (French Republic)

Stoneware Pottery Appreciation Day

Tolerance and Coexistence Day (Iraq)

Toronto Day (Canada)

Trollface Day

Women’s Day (Tajikistan)

World Conservation Strategy Day

World Lymphedema Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Frozen Food Day

National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Oreo Cookie Day (a.k.a. National Oreo Day)

World Laksa Day

1st Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

Global Day of Inclusion [1st Wednesday]

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Day [1st Wednesday]

National Surface Finishing Day [1st Wednesday]

Spread the Word: Inclusion Day [1st Wednesday]

Stop Bad Service Day [1st Wednesday]

World Maths Day [1st Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)

Ghana (from UK, 1957)

Servia (Proclaimed a Republic; 1882)

Toronto incorporated (Canada; 1834)

Überstadt (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning March 6, 2024

Celtic Fair (Sonora, California) [thru 3.8]

Charleston Wine + Food (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 3.10]

Geneva Book and Press Fair (Geneva, Switzerland) [thru 3.10]

Rogue Festival (Fresno, California) [thru 3.14]

Steam Fair (Pomona, California) [thru 3.7]

Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)

New Colossus Festival (New York, New York) [thru 3.10]

North Dakota Winter Show (Valley City, North Dakota) [thru 3.10]

Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) [thru 3.10]

Western Stampede (Chowchilla, California) [thru 3.8]

Feast Days

Abelardo (Muppetism)

Baldred of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Borrowed Days begin (Pastafarian)

Cadroe (Christian; Saint)

Chrodegang (Christian; Saint)

Colette (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Cyneburga (Christian; Saint)

Cyril of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Day of the East Wind (Pagan)

Elizabeth Barret Browning (Writerism)

Feast of Eriu (Celtic Book of Days)

Felicity and her Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Mars (Old Roman God of War)

Fridolin (Christian; Saint)

Fusilli Day (Pastafarian)

Gabriel García Márquez (Writerism)

Jesus Nazarene of Atalaya (Christian; Saint) [Panama]

Krishima Jingu Otaue-Sai (Ceremonial Rice Planting; Japan; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba (Christian; Saints)

Lao-Tzu Day (Taoism) [15th Day of 2nd Lunar Month]

March Goblins’ Galumphing Gala and Display (Shamanism)

Marcian of Tortona (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Artology)

Olegarius (Christian; Saint)

Perpetua (Christian; Saint)

Quisling Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rose of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [13 Adar]

Treachery Day (Church of the SubGenius)

William W. Mayo and Charles Frederick Menninger (Episcopal Church (USA))

Xenophanes (Positivist; Saint)

Christian Moveable Calendar Holidays

Mi-Carême (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin) [Mid-Lent]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [12 of 32]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Ariel, by Sylvia Plath (Poems; 1965)

Barnyard Amateurs, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Big Lebowski (Film; 1998)

The Bird Who Came to Dinner (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Brementown Musicians (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1935)

Brotherly Love (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

Chappie (Film; 2015)

Cyrano (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1974)

÷ (a.k.a. Divide), by Ed Sheeran (Album; 2017)

Dog Meets Dog (Phantasies; 1942)

Eat Me Kitty, Eight to the Bar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Everest (IMAX Documentary Film; 1998)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Film; 1921)

The Fright-Seeing Trip of Visit to a Small Panic (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 30; 1960)

Hasty But Tasty (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)

History of the World, Part II (TV Series; 2023)

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (Film; 2015) 

Kissin’ Cousins (Film; 1964) [Elvis Presley #14]

La Sonnambula, by Vincenzo Bellini (Opera; 1831)

La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

Lethal Weapon (Film; 1987)

Let It Be, by The Beatles (Song; 1970)

Logan's Run, by William F. Nolan (Novel; 1967)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Medusa, by Annie Lennox (Album; 1995)

Onward (Animated Film; 2020)

Paint It Black, recorded by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

The Pen-Pals or Rock Hocky Rocky (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 29; 1960)

Play Ball (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Playdate with Destiny (Animated Simpsons Cartoon; 2020)

So Sorry Pussycat (Terrytoons’ Hashimoto Cartoon; 1961)

Starting from Hatch (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1953)

There Goes My Baby, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1959)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Film; 2015)

Three-Ring Government (America Rocks Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

To Be or Not to Be (Film; 1942)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series; 2015)

U.S. Marshals (Film; 1998)

Watchmen (Film; 2009)

The Young Victoria (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Fridolin, Nicola, Rosa (Austria)

Ruža, Viktor, Zvjezdana (Croatia)

Miroslav (Czech Republic)

Gotfred (Denmark)

Tarmo, Tarmu (Estonia)

Tarmo (Finland)

Colette (France)

Fridolin, Nicola, Nicole, Rosa (Germany)

Isyhios (Greece)

Inez, Leonóra (Hungary)

Colette, Giordano, Ezio, Marziano, Marzio (Italy)

Centis, Gotfrids, Vents (Latvia)

Karigailė, Norvilas, Raminta, Rožė (Lithuania)

Andor, Annfrid (Norway)

Eugenia, Felicyta, Frydolin, Jordan, Klaudian, Koleta, Róża, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wojsław (Poland)

Radoslav (Slovakia)

Julián, Olegario (Spain)

Ebba, Ebbe (Sweden)

Carlton, Charlton, Colette, Collette (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 66 of 2024; 300 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 26 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 26 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 25 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 6 Green; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 February 2024

Moon: 18%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Empodocles]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 77 of 89)

Week: 1st Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 30)

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Elizabeth Adare as Elizabeth in the TV series THE TOMORROW PEOPLE – 1974 - 1979

[donmarcojuande]

Elizabeth Adare in ‘The Tomorrow People’

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General Headcanons- Catch all headcanons that apply to how I write certain subjects in broad strokes (mythology/magic/etc)

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Zeus

Gaea

Kronos

Dionysos

Apollon

Hermes

Hekate

Phobos

Ariadne

Comus

Paris/ Pari-zitis later Alaksandu

Phaidra

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

Horus

ABRAHAMIC LORE

Notes on how I write Abrahamic Lore

God

Archangel Mikhael

Lucifer

Samael

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Death

Melusine (mermaid)

Aykela {historical/ original lore)

Thierry {werewolf OC}

Diego Lopez {vampire OC}

Danny Eno {janitor/immortal ic}

Itlati {Alien Ambassador OC}

Damien Avramescu {Dhampir OC}

HISTORICAL

Ptolemy XV Theos Philopater Philomater Caesar aka Caesarion

Caligula

Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany

Adrienne de Lafayette

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette

FAIRY TALE BASED

The Soldier {The Soldier and Death}

Nicholas, The Raven Prince 

Olimpia {Rapunnzel/Prunella/Petrosinella}

Margaetha {Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs}

Prince Ferdinand Conrad Matthias {Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs}

Petronilla, Witch Queen of Kieste {Sleeping Beauty}

Prince Filip Luca of Kieste {Sleeping Beauty’s Prince}

Jeanne Marie Barbot de Villeneuve {Beauty and the Beast}

Josette Diane Phélise de Esch-sur-Alzette {Cinderella}

Prince Philippe Alexandre Le Philosophe {Cinderella}

Prince Maximillian Ignaz Balthasar Felician Hyacinthe {Generic Fairy Tale Prince}

LITERATURE

Korak {Tarzan Novels}

Victor Frankenstein {Frankenstein}

Elizabeth Lavenza {Frankenstein}

Conan {Conan the Barbarian}

Akivasha {Conan the Barbarian}

Snow White (Wulfhilde/Violeta) {Snow, Glass, Apples}

Dorian Gray {The Picture of Dorian Gray}

Jaime Lannister {ASOIAF}

Peter Pan (heavily headcanon based) {Peter Pan}

Ozma of Oz {The Oz Books}

Nayotake no Kaguya-hime {Tale of the Bamboo Cutter}

Jekyll/Hyde {Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde}

Mary Reilly {Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/ Mary Reilly}

Helen Vaughan {The Great God Pan}

Audrina Adare {My Sweet Audrina}

May Welland {Age of Innocence}

FILM

It

Henry Bowers {It 2017 based with some book canon}

Manhunter

Will Graham 

The Man Who Laughs

Gwynplaine 

Fire and Ice

Teegra

Christine

Arnie Cunningham 

Legend

Princess Lili

Jack o’ the Green

Toho/Legendary Monsters

Mothra

Godzilla

Rodan

Minya

Mortal Kombat

Liu Kang 

West Side Story

Bernardo

Anybodys

COMICS

​Bella Donna Boudreaux (Marvel comics/ heavily headcanon based)

SHOWS/MISC.

Tommy Oliver {Might Morphin’ Power Rangers}

Kiba {Wolf’s Rain}

Cheza {Wolf’s Rain}

Gomez Addams {The Addams Family}

Mr. Mistoffelees {Cats}

Godric {True Blood}

Lion-o {ThunderCats mixed canon}

ToB1 {Star Wars}

Hermes {Those About to Die}

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The Year So Far Book Ask

tagged by @pretenderoftheeast​ Thanks!

1. Best book you have read in 2021 so far?

I’m always nervous making definitive statements about books I haven’t finished, but at 60% of the way through The Magician by Colm Tóibín, it’s going to have to really fuck up the ending not to be the best so far, and likely all year. (This book comes out in September. As a Librarian, I have access to NetGalley, and sometimes I get hooked up with some pretty great ARCs.)

2. Best sequel you have read in 2021 so far?

Priest of Gallows. Love this Peter McLean series.

3. A new release you want to check out?

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton came out in May, and I really need to get it penciled in.

4. Most anticipated book release of the second half of the year?

Probably Joe Abercrombie’s The Wisdom of Crowds, but I’m feeling overwhelming dread about it, tbh. I’m so worried I won’t like it.

5. Biggest disappointment?

My relisten of Brian Staveley’s Unhewn Throne trilogy. The first book was great and the second was fine, but then I got to the third and I remembered just how much I hate Adare, and that Valyn really started to grate toward the end of the series. I’ll probably still check out The Empire’s Ruin when it comes out later this month, but with less enthusiasm.

6. Biggest surprise?

I’ve been meaning to read John Dos Passos for years but I didn’t expect just how much I would enjoy Manhattan Transfer.

7. Favourite new author (either new to you or debut)?

Colm Tóibín. But I’ve also been in a mood to either reread books or at least stick with the same authors. I haven’t been adventurous in the first half, but I feel that about to shift for the rest of the year.

8. Favourite new fictional crush?

It’s not new, but I reread The Trouble with Peace, and all I want in this world is more Jappo.

9. Newest favourite character?

Started KJ Charles’s Will Darling series this year, and both Will and Kim are delightful.

10. A book that made you cry?

In addition to rereading the Unhewn Throne trilogy, I also finally finished the prequel book, Skullsworn, and I definitely cried at the end of that. (And the new book’s tie to this one is actually what still has me somewhat excited about it.)

11. A book that made you happy?

Rereading Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon was so much fun. Robert Audley is such a hilarious slacker.

12. Most beautiful book you have bought or received this year?

Actually, it’s just a cheap paperback, but I really dig the simple cover of my Lady Audley’s Secret.

13. What book do you need to read by the end of the year?

Other than The Wisdom of Crowds, there’s also a new Rachel Reid hockey smut novel, Role Model, coming out, and then all the stuff I need to read for Women in Translation month. And I’m reading Wretchedness by Andrzej Tichý with @lizlensky​  soon. Oh, and of course all the books for my book clubs at work. 😊

Thanks so much for the ask!!!

Tagging: of course Liz. ;) And also... @seeker-in-the-shade​ @revedebeatrice​ @thinkofaugust​ @xn3city​  And literally anyone else. I ALWAYS want to know what people are reading!

[npdclaraoswald]

I thought "Indian" Stereotype in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out by Sierra S Adare was gonna be like The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas where it would just be the author's individual observations on overall media trends and the impact that has, but this is a whole ass scientific study

[carmodance]

Expressenz Dance Center - The Greatest Showman

Age 12 Teen Production Choreography: Expressenz Staff Hall of Fame Columbus 2019

Dancers: Abigail Alfrey, Julia Bailey, Sofia Bayt, Sofia Bezerra, Macie Blacklidge, Makenna Blacklidge, Lilah Brand, Mary Kate Brandt, Kaitlyn Brkaric, Hannah Brown, Madeline Callahan, Camila Cantu, Leighton Christian, Sutton Christian, Lily Claymon, Abby Clement, Ava Dalton, Lanae Davis, Micah Devoe, Amelia Duncan, Abigail Emery, Grace Emery, Jasmine Estep, Lily Farrell, Kyra Feigenbaum, Lilia Fingerhut, Ella Flores, Lynsey Foertsch, Sydney Foertsch, Ava Geske, Elizabeth Goodman, Laila Graves, Ainsley Grey, Adare Haas, Emily Haas, Joya Haas, Josephine Hammond, Macie Harris, Justus Highbaugh, Hazel Hilliard, Mira Holifield, Charlotte Holt, Michelle Hong, Marlo Hooper, Sydney Huber, Samuel Hulka, Katie Humphrey, Alexis Hunter, Lyla Jackson, Jenna Jarboe, Kate Jarboe, Brynn Jones, Natasha Kanach, Camille Kapsalis, Samantha Ke, Lucia Kingsley, Maria Kingsley, Arianna Kroon, Jenna Kryder, Ella Lawrence, Brynn Lehman, Alexis Leistner, Sabrina Lenard, Lauren Lewis, Lauren Liali, Aubriana Lovelace, Maddie Martin, Makenzie Mattingly, Allison Maurer, Eloise Mays, Samantha Mcmahon, Aly Melliere, Kylie Mendoza, Delaney Michalak, Mia Miller, Marlee Moorehead, Megan Murphy, Emma Nolan, Camryn O'maley, Ella Owens, Abigail Page, Maya Palmer, Lexie Parkins, Gabriella Pate, Emerson Plank, Nicole Ploss, Meredith Pobanz, Damian Prabu, Avery Puno, Taylor Rice, Kathryn Roth, Mirabella Russell, Felicity Ruth, Leila Ruth, Sasha Ruth, Addison Sampson, Tara Share, Adler Shiplov, Claire Sifferlen, Madelynn Singleton, Kennedi Spiller, Audrey States, Rachel Thikoll, Grace Tillman, Camille Twitchell, Vanessa Vanover, Audriana Varner, Aliya Warren, Megan Wilson, Isabel Workman, Kendall Wright, Avarie Young

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Top Escorted Ireland Tours - Irish Heritage and Culture - Road Trip Journey From Dublin to Galway

Irish Heritage Tour, an incredible ten-day road trip journey in Ireland packed full of culture and history where you can meet the locals and your Irish Heritage face to face beginning in Dublin and winding your way through counties Tipperary, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Clare and Limerick on this beautiful Emerald Isle. Travel by car or join an escorted Ireland tour where you can expect to be awestruck by the sheer beauty and remarkable history of this beautiful country on an unbelievable road trip journey featuring the most celebrated sights in Ireland. See Dublin, Kilkenny Castle, Cork, Cobh, Blarney Castle, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Glenlo Abbey, Adare, Kylemore Abbey, Galway, and Connemara a look into Ireland's ancient past.

Day by Day Overview of a Ten Day Ireland Road Trip Tour from Dublin to Killarney to Galway to Dublin

Touring Ireland should seamlessly combine contemporary and traditional features, giving you the opportunity to experience Irish city life one day and marvel at the unspoiled beauty of the Irish countryside the next. You could do this road trip by car but you may miss enjoying the scenic beauty and important historic places while behind the wheel, not know what you are seeing without the knowledge of a professional Irish tour guide, and loads of fun with family or making new friends one has on escorted Ireland tours.

Ireland group tour members and individuals can expect to be awestruck by the sheer beauty and incredible history of this beautiful country on this unbelievable road trip journey featuring the best of an Irish Heritage and Culture tour, which will take you to the most celebrated Irish attractions. You will even have the opportunity to be transported back in time to "old world Ireland", a place where the locals still sing century old songs and continue to speak Gaelic to this very day. "That one single statement makes many a heart long for the sounds and songs of dear Ireland".

Escorted Ireland Tours vs. Ireland Road Trip by Car

Anyone including families and Ireland Tour Groups can sit back, relax, and enjoy the Emerald Isle in comfort if they choose an escorted or guided Ireland tour as they travel by luxury touring coaches with an expert driver and guide who will meet them upon arrival at Dublin Airport. You could also do this road trip by car but then you would miss half the enjoyment of the trip because you are behind the wheel driving on the "wrong side of the road" instead of enjoying your trip. In addition, you would miss all the unique knowledge your local guide has to offer on an escorted Ireland tour. Either way, there are more advantages traveling on escorted Ireland tours versus by car.

The inclusions listed in this day-by-day adventure are based on what one would encounter as part of a group tour. You could mold this tour into whatever you like, stop wherever or however long you want if doing this road trip by car, an advantage. However, having done both in the past the escorted Ireland group tour allows you to sit back, enjoy the trip, with no worries about overnights or driving.

Seeing the Sights in Dublin

Day one begins with your arrival in Dublin, an experienced driver and tour guide will meet you unless you are doing this on you own and then you will need to get a rental car at the Dublin airport. Throughout the rest of this road trip, we will assume you opted for an escorted Ireland group tour which will start with an afternoon city tour of the fair city of Dublin.

Among the many sights to see are St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College and the ancient Book of Kells, a masterpiece of Calligraphy art featuring interlacing Celtic knots, patterns, human figures, mythical creatures, animals and text in vibrant colors and illuminated for your viewing pleasure. The Book of Kells is considered one of Ireland's most important national treasures. No one knows exactly how long it took the Celtic Monks some 1200 years ago to create this masterpiece featuring the four Gospels of the New Testament in Latin depending on what you read it was created between the 6th and 9th century so some three years in the creation and well worth the visit.

See Christchurch Cathedral and the Shrine of St. Valentine, after whom the February 14th holiday is named. See the Georgian Squares featuring Palladian Architecture used during the reign of the four King George's era. Leinster House (now the seat of Parliament), Phoenix Park which is the largest enclosed park in Europe, O'Connell Bridge and The Four Courts along the River Liffey before heading to your hotel in Dublin for an evening meal and good nights rest. Overnight at The Westbury Hotel 5 star hotel located on Dublin's trendy Grafton Street, just one of many hotels in the area that is used for Ireland group tours.

Travel from the fair city of Dublin to Kilkenny & Cork

Day two leaving Dublin this morning travel via the 6th century monastic settlement at Glendalough which was founded by St. Kevin. See the many churches, round towers and cathedral in this Valley of the Two Lakes. Onwards to the medieval city of Kilkenny to see the wonderful Kilkenny Castle, once a medieval fortress built in the 13th century and later transformed into a renaissance dwelling by Thomas, the Earl of Ormond in the late 1500's, who lavishly furnished his castle with priceless treasures. Then onto St. Canices Cathedral. Those who are able can climb to the top of the tower attached to the Cathedral to get the best view of this colourful city. Travel onwards through counties Tipperary and Cork to Ireland's second largest city. Overnight stay at the Imperial Hotel, modern 4* spa hotel near Finbarre Cathedral and the Opera House in the centre of Cork, or other hotels in the area if you are traveling by car.

A Day of Touring to see St. Finbarre's and Cobh

The morning of the third day members of the Irish Heritage Group Tour will visit St Finbarre's Cathedral, a site that has been a place of worship since the 7th century. During the Siege of Cork in 1689, the Cathedral came under fire from Elizabeth Fort. When the steeple was demolished in 1865, a 24-pound cannonball was discovered which is now on display. Local legend says that if the Angel on the pinnacle of the sanctuary roof ever falls, the world will end.

The afternoon will be spent in Cobh, renamed Queenstown in 1849, a transatlantic port and the departure point for 2.5 million Irish people who embarked on coffin ships, steam ships and ocean liners to immigrate to America between 1848 and 1950. Less fortunately, Cobh was also the embarkation point for men, women and children deported to the penal colonies On 11th April 1912 Cobh was the final port of call for the RMS Titanic. Of the 123 passengers boarded in Cobh, only 44 survived. Return to Cork for an overnight stay at the Imperial Hotel.

Blarney Castle Kiss the World Famous Blarney Stone then to Killarney

Day four and it is time to put your lip gloss or chap stick on as today this escorted Ireland tour you travel to Blarney and visits Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone. According to legend anyone who kisses the stone receives the "Gift of the Gab". No mean feat gripping the iron rails you lean far back and put you head down into the abyss until you are able to kiss the stone! Continue on to Killarney with its quaint and colourful streets for some leisure time. A vibrant town set in beautiful countryside, Killarney is renowned for its frequent festivals, horse races, songfests, and lake regattas. Overnight in Killarney at the Europe Hotel & Resort. Enjoy the serenity of Lough Lein and the majesty of McGillycuddy Reeks Mountain at this luxury 5* lake resort hotel, winner of the Irish Hospitality Award.

Tour World Famous Ring Of Kerry and the Black Mountains

Start day five as a day of wonderment at the breathtaking scenery of the Ring of Kerry, known by many as the most beautiful in all of Ireland. The Irish Heritage Group Tour will travel through quaint villages and towns in the middle of the black mountains. Delightful towns of Waterville, Killorglin, Sneem, Cahiriciveen and Molls Gap. After a wondrous photo-snapping day, you are back in time to take an afternoon stroll through the streets of Killarney at leisure. Tonight perhaps venture to a local pub and hear some traditional Irish music by the locals. Overnight at in Killarney at The Europe Hotel & Resort, rooms have private balconies with views of the golf course or lakes.

Touring the Spectacular Dingle Peninsula Today

Day six you head for the Dingle Peninsula, among the most stunning and beautiful scenic locations on earth by a photographer from the National Geographic. Drama, history and great beauty abound from the combination of mountain, coastline and ancient settlements. During the Irish Heritage Group Tour you will see stunning views all the way to the Blasket Islands. The excellent seafood, traditional music and pubs of this famous peninsula are irresistible and the locals still speak in the Gaelic Language. Overnight in your Hotel in Killarney, the Europe Hotel & Resort Luxury 5* lakeside hotel.

Charming Village of Adare, Cliffs of Moher, Glenlo Abbey in Galway

You are in for a treat on day seven on this Irish Heritage Group Tour driving to Adare, one of Ireland's most charming villages. Visit the Farmers' Market, the heritage and equestrian centres. In the afternoon you will see the spectacular and dramatic Cliffs of Moher with views of the Aran Islands. It's then time to visit the Burren with its stark beauty, undulating grey slopes and unique flora and fauna, before arriving in Galway, the "City of the Tribes". With its winding, medieval streets, the River Corrib and its bridges, cafes and pubs in abundance and the street performers, Galway is the perfect place to relax. Overnight in Galway at the stylish, 5 star Glenlo Abbey Hotel, a stately 18th Century Manor House with breathtaking views of the Lough and the mountains and its own private estate including golf course.

Castles, Abbeys and Kingdoms - Kylemore Abbey and then on to see the Gaelic Kingdom of Connemara

Start day eight after full Irish breakfast and an escorted tour of Kylemore Abbey, the oldest of the Irish Benedictine Abbeys, with its walled garden and Gothic Church set on Lake Kylemore. The Abbey is home to the convent of the Benedictine Nuns of Ypres. Today on your escorted Ireland tour you'll see the rugged landscape of Connemara with its wild and desolate beauty, the ancient Gaelic Kingdom where it is even today still possible to "touch" the Irish Past and hear the ancient Gaelic spoken. An overnight to be remembered in Galway at Glenlo Abbey Hotel, your own castle on the shores of the lake.

From Galway cross the River Shannon to Dublin

As the end of our tour nears on day nine you venture on full day touring on the way back to Dublin. En route visit the Ancient Christian Monastic Settlement at Clonmacnoise, dating back 1500 years. Situated on the banks of the River Shannon this settlement was founded in 548AD by St. Ciaran and this once great medieval city is one of Ireland's Great Holy Places, renowned as a Centre of Piety and Learning.

This afternoon free time in Dublin to enjoy its parks, shops, cafes and of course the numerous pubs with their live Irish music. Overnight in Dublin at The Westbury Hotel, a luxurious 5 star hotel in the centre of the cultural quarter with its restaurants, pubs and theatres, set between Trinity College and Stephen's Green Park and Grafton Street.

Time to Say Goodbye to this Beautiful Country of Ireland

The last day and all tour members are escorted to the Dublin airport to start their journey home. On the way you and the many new friends you have made on the Irish Heritage Group Tour will be able to reflect on the amazing time you have had together before you finally bid farewell to the Emerald Isle putas Valencia.

Group Travel Tip

It is imperative to engage a reputable tour operator to help organize Ireland group travel vacations for family, friends, travel clubs, or Irish Heritage club members. Group organizers sometimes travel at reduced cost or even complimentary so plan in advance and get fifteen or more people to form a group and then work with the very best tour operators based in Ireland to handle your tour of Ireland group travel arrangements efficiently.