Oct 4, 2021
Tenerife ain’t the sort of place you’d generally associate with snow. Nor would you particularly expect penguins to hang out there. But much is not as it seems on this, the largest of the seven Canary Islands, pitched out in the Atlantic Ocean, 275km off...
Oct 4, 2021
Pondering some of the Irish links to Nova Scotia following a fabulous visit to the easternmost province of Canada. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Oct 4, 2021
The Thoron family have been well established in this affluent part of New Hampshire for well over a century. Her house, built in the early Cape Cod style, can trace its origins back to Robert Harkness, a wealthy Irish Protestant businessman, who constructed the...
Sep 11, 2021
Slats the lion served as the mascot of the Goldwyn Studio (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, or MGM) in Hollywood from 1917 to 1928. Although his hey-day predates the talkies, his sleepy, growling visage also graced the logo that kick-started all MGM films made between 1924...
Aug 11, 2021
See here for more stories of 1847 ***** Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland Sunday 28 November 1847 Having delivered his morning sermon in Aughrim, Co. Roscommon, the Rev. John Lloyd was perhaps reflecting upon the themes he might draw on for the coming Advent...
