Tag Archives: East Belfast

Guest Post: ‘Swimming Against the Tide’ by Linda Ervine.

Posted on February 3, 2015 by jasonoruairc

Sitting on a shelf in my living room is a beautiful and meaningful gift that I was given by a friend this Christmas. It is an ornament in the shape of a log with seven tiny blue and white delft … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belfast, East Belfast, East Belfast Mission, Gaeilge, Gaelic, Good Friday Agreement, Irish Language, Linda Ervine, Newtownards Road, Northern Ireland, politics, Protestants, Skainos, Stormont, tolerance, Turas | 11 Comments

Guest Post: ‘Oh, Oberon,’ by Fiona Larkin.

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jasonoruairc

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belfast, East Belfast, fairies, Fiona Larkin, Ireland, Literature, Oberon Street, Photography, piseog, Shakespeare, short story, Titania, writing | 1 Comment

Drumbeat

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jasonoruairc

Pawel still hasn’t fully grasped the complexities of Belfast’s sectarian society. He is lying on the cold concrete of the entry. Yellow-edged, purple bruises are blossoming unseen on his body. Each breath stabs like a knife. He doesn’t know it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ballyclare, Belfast, Bodhrán, broken bones, bruises, bunting, Catholics, contentious parades, drums, East Belfast, Farnham Street, fear, fenian, fifes, Flags, flegs, Flutes, Glasgow Rangers, Guinness, immigration, Irish girls, Irish Music, Irish writers, Jason O'Rourke, Kelly's Cellars, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, loyalists, Madden's Bar, orange parades, Ormeau Road, paramilitaries, Poland, Polish immigrants, red white and blue, rioting, Sectarianism, short story, Short Strand, taig, The Hercules Bar, The Queen, UDA, victims, violence, Woodstock Road, WPLongform, writing | 7 Comments

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Tag Archives: East Belfast

Guest Post: ‘Swimming Against the Tide’ by Linda Ervine.

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Guest Post: ‘Oh, Oberon,’ by Fiona Larkin.

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