Irish Papist

"Though you hunt the Christian man like a hare on the hillside, the hare has still more heart to run than you have heart to ride." G.K. Chesterton

Monday, November 2, 2026

The Magic of Titles

Continuing somewhat the theme of my last post... I find titles extremely evocative. I mean titles of creative works, or even of non-fiction ...

Exciting the Imagination: the Case of Shakespeare

I was writing recently on the subject of hype . (Also here .) As I said in the posts, I don't mean hype only in the sense of commercial...

My Late Father's Blog

My late father Peadar Kelly briefly wrote a blog. It only has three posts. Nevertheless, I've kept access to it and posted a placeholder...

What Would You Call This Hat?

No facetious answers, please. I'm interested in what name you'd give it.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

A Random Thought

The whole charm of the American personality lies in being right-wing. It finds its culmination in a salt-of-the-earth, Bible-bashing, flag-s...

Halloween Horrors

The website of Ireland's national broadcaster has been leading all last night and into lunch-time today with the number of fire brigade...

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Should I Watch Dr. Who?

Dr. Who has always been something of a terra incognita to me. I remember I had a Dr. Who comic book when I was a kid, back in the Tom Baker ...

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