Lá Fhéile Bríde St Brigid's Day in Madrid February 1st

 Here are some pictures of the St Brigid's Day celebration held in Madrid. Laura, Sammé and I were lucky enough to have tickets to hear the uilleann pipes played by the gifted musician Louise Mulcahy, of the highly acclaimed Mulcahy family from Limerick in Ireland accompanied by beautiful dancing from Irish Treble. Music and dancing that would carry you magically to Ireland. It was a privilege to hear such a prestigious musician play her own composition St Brigid's jig. 

The event was hosted by the Irish Embassy in Madrid to celebrate this new national holiday in Ireland that marks the contribution of women today, in the past and in the future of Ireland. St Brigid's Day will be a bank holiday, which means that the day off will  be on the nearest Monday or a Friday.

The long walk from the Atocha train staion to the venue in the Retiro Park took us past the lake which was beautiful in the dark with the shimmering lights and as we were taking the train back from Recoletos station, we popped into the nearby Irish bar for a celebratory drink.

There is also a photo  of crosses which  are made from reeds on this day and put over doorways to protect all who enter. 

                           

À propos of today's conversaton ;)))

 

 

2023

 Our weekly get - togethers begin again tomorrow 11th January 2023.

We will catch up on our own news and talk about the recent headlines. 

On The Day Of The Three Kings - A Wish

 Peace and goodwill always.

Paz y buena vountad siempre.

We had a briliant Christmas Parade yesterday in San Sebastián De Los Reyes Magos:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

 These are pictures of our visit to Chamberi ghost station on Saturday. 17^th December 2022.

 The station closed in 1966. It is now as it was then.

The famous architect who also designed the Cibeles building, Antonio Palacios designed the station in 1917.

Thanks to Pedro for organizing us and to our interesting guide for all the stories about a very popular part of the city for cinema goers back in the day

 

 

Great News For Spanish Song And Dance

 La jota será declarada Manifestación Representativa del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial por UNESCO

The jota will be declared Representative Manifestation of Cultural Patrimony by UNESCO

The world today

 Who was it who said, 'The world has been abandoned into the hands of men?....

Actually that itself is a quote from Graham Greene's No Man's Land, a book you will find in our collection of books at ASEDOW. Books that you can borrow when you join our association.

The quote is appropriate as San Sebastián De Los Reyes celebrates Cinema for Human Rights  2022 and here you will find the programme of this local initiative which will be held once again in our theatre and at the local library in collaboration with Amnesty International. Free entrance.

https://www.ssreyes.org/acces/recursos/novedades/928895576_10112022101910.pdf

Irish Music Festival in Cáceres

 Festival | CACERES IRISH FLEADH

The rain will be a good accompaniment to the festival which is held in the beautiful city of Cáceres all this week.

See the nice programme above.

Wednesday 26th October you can join our conversations at the U.P. 18:30h 

For the topic write to asedow@gmail.com Everyone has a chance to air their view.

ASEDOW NEWS

 Our room in La Universidad Popular will open on September 21st at 18:30.

The Rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose...