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Tag: St. Patrick’s Day

Lullabies for St. Patrick

You’re hearing a portion from “My Gysgi, Di Maban” sung by the Welsh choral group, Plethyn, from Celtic Lullaby, a new CD from Elipses Arts.

The Little People

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Little-People.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/15/2007 The Little People Transcript As we head towards St. Patrick’s Day and fanciful images of Leprechauns begin appearing in television commercials and on cocktail napkins, we might pause for a moment to remember the Little People. Whether you call them Leprechauns, Gnomes, Brownies, […]

Limericks for St. Patrick’s Day

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Limericks-for-St.-Patricks-Day.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/17/2005 Limericks for St. Patrick’s Day Transcript “There was an old man who lived in Nantucket.” Now hold on, don’t worry. This isn’t what you think. I want to clear the name of that poor Old Man once and for all. The original Limerick, […]

Malachy McCourt and the Legends of Ireland

It's St. Patrick's Day this weekend, and Malachy McCourt, the well known author and actor, is here to help us celebrate.

Things Irish

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Things-Irish.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 3/17/2000 Things Irish Transcript It started out as a reference question for eight-year-old Patrick, who is one of my favorite library patrons. He was working on his very first school research project–well he is, after all, in 3rd grade! Patrick’s question, to be precise, […]