We hope this latest update finds you  in good health, good spirits and good company - and if this is your first newsletter, many thanks for joining us. If  you enjoy our musings and meanderings please feel free share them with your family and friends.

 

The frost is  on the pumpkin and our  heat we just  turned on.  But,  as if to compensate for these harsh harbingers  of old man winter, Mother Nature is also giving us a brilliant  show of fall colours. Perhaps not as vibrant as the leaves in New England, but  here in our Ohio Valley, the foliage is stunning - this year in particular - or so it seems. And,  inevitably, whenever they say the frost is on the pumpkin in the USA, we’re reminded of an old poem by James Whitcomb Riley:

 

Bram Stoker's Dracula is said to be the biggest selling book after the Bible. First published in 1897 the book has never been out of print and has been translated into over fifty languages. Stoker's vampire has spawned over a thousand films and still counting, shaped popular culture and though it has been a hundred years since the death of Bram Stoker, interest in his charismatic vampire does not seem to be on the wane. So where did Stoker get the idea for his iconic blood-sucking Count? If you missed the link to this radio program onour news this morning, here’s your chance to click through and listen in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n61sr

Enough of the blitherin’ on with the update

 

 

Please help keep our newsletters and updates coming and visit our good friends at the Celtic Attic!

Are you ready for Fall and Winter? Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Purchase $50.00 or more from the Celtic Attic throughout the month of October and receive a FREE Suncatcher or pocket token. If they  run out  they will come up with another great gift instead! They  will also be offering $3.00 off your order. Plus get a candy bag with each and every order. Plus , exclusively for our readers, take 10% off your order and get FREE shipping on orders over $50! The discount will be removed after you place your order. Just put the code IC01 in the ‘add a gift card’ section! 

Contact the Celtic Attic on line or by phone - and tell them Bridget & Russ said hello!

Telephone: 360-813-1113

On line:

http://celticcallings.com/shopping/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=CSC&Affiliate=Bridget

 

 

 

We’ve made some changes to reflect the season that’s in it - Hallowe’en & Samhain

 

1. HOME PAGE CULTURE CORNER: Ireland’s most haunted castle

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/index.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/1Kids/1Home.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/InventHalloween.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Halloween1.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/CreepyCreatures.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Parshell.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Ghosts.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACustom/Graveside.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/2Kitch/rBreads.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/3Focloir/Halloween.html

 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/1Kids/WolfStory.html

 

 12. MUSIC REVIEW: Our resident reviewer has a very nice article on one of our favourites - Loreena McKennitt 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AMusic/Ramoutar/LoreenaMcKennitt.html

 

In addition, the Trivia Contest for October is posted and we have a winner for September: Molly McManus  who chose the Penny Whisle package from Lollysmith for her prize - excellent choice! To view all the prizes on offer and perhaps try your hand at the contest, please click 

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/TriviaContest.html

 

And last, but certainly not least, the 6th Novena in this cycle began on October 11 and continues through October 19. Whatever your spiritual leanings, we hope you will join  us in remembering all those in need of our spiritual support.

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Blessings/CirclePrayer.html

 

 

So there you have it until we send out our regular newsletter at the end of the month. In the meantime, we hope all of our readers in Ireland enjoy a safe and happy

 

We’ll take our leave with this lovely old Irish blessing,

And as they say in Ireland, mind yourself 

 

Slan agus beannacht leat! 

 

 

 

Bridget & Russ

Téigh ar do ghlúine is bí buíoch le Dia go bhfuil tú fós ar do chosa.

And for your listening pleasure: May The Road Rise To Meet You sung by The Priests at Armagh Cathedral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgzKIsV01A0

 

 

In the Irish Center Garden, weather permitting, an evening of ghost stories, songs, snacks and friends around the fire .  S'Mores and beverages provided. A suggested donation of $5 helps  with the rent and snacks but if you can't afford it, please come anyway. The event will move indoors to the Tea Room  if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate.  Also, the wonderfully imaginative "American Celtic" exhibit will still be on the walls of the Irish Center hallway so you can enjoy that as well.  

Cincinnati Irish Heritage Center, 3905 Eastern Avenue,  45226  (513-533-0100)