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St Swithin’s Day 2024: Who was the saint, why is the day celebrated, and what is the famous rhyme?
Evening Standard· 5 days agoWhat is the famous St Swithin’s Day rhyme? The old poem goes like this... “St Swithin’s Day, if it...
Pretty UK national park with the country's hardest cycle event
The Sun· 3 days agoTO steal a line from local resident William Wordsworth’s most famous poem, “I cycled slowly through...
A famous photographer in the Ox Mountains - opinion - Western People
Western People· 1 day agoJuly 7, 1960) was a distinguished Irish Jesuit priest and a prolific photographer. Browne was born...
'That hit the spot' King and Queen kick off Edinburgh's 900th anniversary sampling vintage whisky
Daily Record via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoThe couple's official visit ended with a showcase of the city's heritage and modern progressive...
Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later
New York Times· 6 days agoBeethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or...
The nightingale is nature's sovereign of song
Eastern Daily Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoUnfortunately, humans being humans, it is not enough to delight at nature, we must own it, both metaphorically and literally. In 1819 when John Keats’s ...
The Rockies Road from Dublin to Colorado’s natural highs
The Irish Times· 6 hours agoFive days of being shadowed by Colorado’s snow-capped Rockies and their sandstone siblings have...
Mythical Sword’s Disappearance Brings Mystery to French Village
New York Times· 2 days agoLegend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it...
OPINION: MY MEDITATIONS: Great Kentuckians
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky.· 3 days agoJul. 4—With the festivities of July 4th upon us, I have been reflecting on the creation of this nation we call home and its production of many great Kentuckians over the years. Whilst I do recognize ...
Albanians gather for funeral of writer Ismail Kadare
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoThousands of Albanians gathered in Tirana on Wednesday to pay tribute to their country's best-known novelist Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday after a...
