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The Bard of Boston: August 2011

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August 22, 2011. Wicked Weird: The 3 Most Bizarre Ancient Structures in New England. 3 The Calendar II Chamber. Courtesy of thecenteroflight.net. N the woods of South Woodstock, Vermont rests the mystifying man-made structure known as the Calendar II Chamber. The chamber includes nine stone lintels, or horizontal supports, the largest of which weighs just under 6,000 pounds. Http:/ www.neara.org/bochnak/phototour.htm. Http:/ pandora.simons-rock.edu/ alabra/writing/thesis.html. One of the most intriguing ...

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The Bard of Boston: March 2012

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March 31, 2012. Top 10 Words the English Language Borrowed from Irish Gaelic. 10 Shanty - sean tí. As in, "I like singing shanties about fishing and whiskey.". 9 Dude - dúid. As in, "Dude, where's my whiskey? 8 Galore - go leór. As in, "We have whiskey galore! 7 Baloney - béal ónna. As in, "I've had too much whiskey? What a bunch of baloney! 6 Kibosh - cap b. As in, "I will put the kibosh on writing this post if I don't get my whiskey.". 5 Moolah - moll óir. As in, "I spent all my moolah on whiskey?

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The Bard of Boston: September 2011

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September 30, 2011. The History Behind Some of Boston's Best-Known Place Names. Just as you can thank the French for Boston's most famous patriot ( Paul Revere. Not Tom Brady) you can thank the French for Boston's premier marketplace, Faneuil Hall. The bustling marketplace - where Samuel Adams (hey, I'm drinking one of those now! Cotton Hill and Mt. Whoredom were largely removed in order to fill in the water surrounding the Shawmut Peninsula. I pretty much gave this one away. Shawmut Place, Shawmut S...

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The Bard of Boston: May 2012

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May 15, 2012. When I Wear a Scally Cap. Posted by Erik Alan Devaney. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Why Henry David Thoreau Would Have Hated Social Media. From Celtic to Country: 3 Ways the Irish and Scottish Influenced "America's Music". Top 10 Quotes About New England: The Land of 'Ironic Pessimism'. The Quaintest/Creepiest New England Town You Could Ever Hope to Visit in October. Picking Up My R's: The End of a Boston Accent? When I Wear a Scally Cap. Content Manager. McGill. Enter your email address:.

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The Bard of Boston: January 2012

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January 8, 2012. A Wicked Bard Review of 'A Celtic Darkness'. For many Americans, the Emerald Isle is a land of smiling eyes, freckled balladeers singing "too la roo la roo la," and dancing leprechauns (who make our breakfast cereal magically delicious). Eoghain Hamiliton abandons this Americanized, romanticized notion of Ireland in his book, A Celtic Darkness: Supernatural Tales of Ireland. And instead presents an Ireland that suffers from a troubled past as well as an uncertain economic future. The uni...

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The Bard of Boston: Why Henry David Thoreau Would Have Hated Social Media

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February 4, 2011. Why Henry David Thoreau Would Have Hated Social Media. A statue of Thoreau.uploading photos of geese to Facebook with an iPhone? Poignantly notes, "His work is so rich, and so full of the complex contradictions that he explored, that his readers keep reshaping his image to fit their own needs.". Don't you hate when people do that? Nature Vs. Twitter. By the way, feel free to follow me on Twitter: @TheBardOfBoston. Transcendental Upgrade: Henry David 2.0? Too Much Media / Too Many Members.

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The Bard of Boston: April 2011

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April 28, 2011. Irishtown Part 2: What's in a Surname? For part 1, see Irishtown: How Stats Tell A Story About Woburn, Massachusetts. N March 23, 2011,  IrishCentral. Published an article titled, The ten most popular family names in Ireland. Numbers reflect listed individuals, not listed families/dwellings. Murphy is the most popular surname in Ireland. And while I cant say with complete certainty that it is the most popular surname in Woburn, it is definitely up there. There are over 150. If you havent ...

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The Bard of Boston: June 2011

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June 28, 2011. Who Was Paul Revere? Four Little-Known Facts About Boston’s Favorite Patriot. 1 La Connexion Française. 2 16 Kids and Counting. During Paul Revere’s 83-year lifespan, the midnight-rider married twice and had 16 children. In 1757 he married Sarah Orne and together they had eight children: one son and seven daughters. Soon after Sarah’s death in 1773, Revere married Rachel Walker and together they also had eight children: five sons and three daughters. 3 Conspiracy Theorists Take Note….

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The Bard of Boston: July 2012

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July 4, 2012. Don't Forget Your History on the Fourth. Ah, yes. The Fourth of July: that magical day when you can prove you're a true American patriot by stuffing your face with hamburgers and hotdogs, downing no less than 50 Budweisers (in honor of the 50 states, duh! And drunkenly stumbling through the words of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a local fireworks display. So, if a tourist comes up to you this Fourth of July, asking why you're partying so damn hard, have these following facts on hand.