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Live Jazz at Moriarty's Irish Pub in Lansing, Michigan

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Live Jazz at Moriarty's Irish Pub in Lansing, Michigan

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Live Jazz at Moriarty’s, a nice Jazz Pub in Lansing, Michigan, USA

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I'm Rodrigo Viana, from São Francisco do Oeste, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. I'm married to Iara and I'm Laura Maria's father.

My Instagram quote on the bio states "I am who you say I am". That's really how I define myself.

I love educating my daughter, making fun of my sweet niece Yasmin and being popular among kids. I have a sister, Brenda, and a brother, Cezar. I've been Alessandro's host father, a nice guy from Italy.

Jazz and Folk music, gardening, photography, reading and writing are my biggest passions. I'm really interested in Literature, Philosophy and Darwinism. I love hanging out with my friends, getting to know people better and keeping contact with eveyone who is special to me. Teaching is one of my great passions, not only in a school, but the act itself of showing something I know really makes me happy.

I work as a teacher in Escola Estadual Professor Manoel Herculano, but most of my classes there are not English ones. I have some private students and I work with academical texts as a editor/reviewer, something I love doing.

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15 Irish sayings that everyone in America should use

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15 Irish sayings that everyone in America should use

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Each year on March 17, the Irish and Irish-at-heart come out in droves to pubs and parade routes to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland.

In the US, St. Patrick's Day serves as a valid excuse to wear green and drink. But there's enough rich Irish culture to last the whole year round.

We scoured Celtic folklore, online forums, the Bible, and even our favorite Irish pub in New York City to find some beautiful and just plain weird sayings used on the Emerald Isle.

Some of the sayings are historic, out-of-use proverbs with original Irish Gaelic translations (today, as little as 30% of the population in the Republic of Ireland speak Irish). Others are examples of modern slang said in English, the shared official language.

Here are 15 Irish expressions to break out on St. Paddy's Day:

1. May the road rise up to meet you.

You may recognize this popular blessing (in Irish Gaelic: Go n-éirí an bóthar leat) from Catholic weddings or cross-stitched pillows in Nan's house. One of the main characteristics of Celtic Christianity is the use of images of nature to show how God interacts with people. "May the road rise up to meet you/ May the wind be always at your back/ May the sun shine warm upon you face ..." uses everyday images to mean, may God remove obstacles in your journey through life.

2. Sláinte!

In an Irish pub, patrons toast each other sláinte (pronounced "slaan-sha") as they clink glasses of Guinness. Derived from the Old Irish adjective slán (which means " safe"), sláinte literally translates as "health" and is used as a stand-in for the more time-consuming "I drink to your health!"

3. What's the craic?

Greetings like "Any craic?" and "How's the craic?" give rise to potential awkward misunderstandings for tourists, because craic is pronounced like "crack." The most straightforward definition is fun or enjoyment, and it can substitute for "How are you?" A typical response is "divil a bit," which means "not much."

4. May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat.

Consider this insult a double whammy. By saying, " Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat," the speaker wishes that a cat gobble up his enemy like a can of Fancy Feast, and that the Devil eat them both. It's a surefire sentence to Hell.

Curses are far more detailed and nuanced in Irish culture, as compared to the traditional F-bombs dropped in the U.S. Here's another popular mouthful of an insult: "May you be afflicted with itching without the benefit of scratching." Burn.

5. Two people shorten the road.

Company makes the journey fly, as evidenced by one anecdote from Celtic folklore. In it, a father asks his son to "shorten their journey" to see the king, and refuses to continue on foot when the son doesn't know how. Frustrated, the son asks his wife what to do. "Every one knows that storytelling is the way to shorten a road," she says. They set out the next morning, and the son weaves a tale the whole way to White Strand. Lesson learned: Giorraíonn beirt bóthar.

6. Story horse?

Move aside, Wishbone. "What's the story, horse?" - abbreviated as "story horse?" - is how you ask a buddy what's up. It's a less breezy greeting than its American counterpart, and invites the other person to really dive into what's been going on in life.

7. On me tod.

A lonely lad says, "I'm on me tod," if he's riding solo at the bars that night, or alone in general. Tod Sloan was an American jockey whose mother died when he was young, whose father abandoned him, and whose incredibly successful horse-racing career came to an end when he moved to the U.K. and was ridiculed for his Western riding style. Sloan was always said to be "on his own."

This expression is one of the best-known examples of Cockney rhyming slang, a phrase construction that involves taking a common word and using a rhyming phrase of two or three words to replace it. "On my Tod Sloan" rhymes with "on my own"; but in typical Cockney fashion, the word that completes the rhyme ( " Sloan") is omitted.

8. Acting the maggot.

Friend's messing around, being obnoxious? Acting the maggot. Phone taking forever to deliver an iMessage? Acting the maggot. Comparing someone or something to a wriggly little white worm means they're behaving like a fool.

9. You son is your son today, but your daughter is your daughter forever.

A man is only a son until he takes a wife. But as a daughter gets older, she will stay near the family, draining it of money and time for years to come. In Irish Gaelic, it's Is é do mhac do mhac inniú, ach is í d'iníon d'iníon go deo.

10. 'Tis only a stepmother would blame you.

There's no need to be embarrassed or feel badly about committing a small offense, if the deed is so insignificant that only a jealous, belittling stepmother could find fault with you.

11. We're sucking diesel now.

When things are going exceptionally well and you've found success, not by luck but by your own merit, pat yourself on the back by saying, "I'm sucking diesel." Or, celebrate that your Oldsmobile Diesel started up for what could be the last time.

12. S---- in a bucket.

Behold the raunchiest Irish slang used in sports: the English curse word "s---" with an "e" tacked on the end. It's pretty self-explanatory. When the Republic of Ireland's footballer James McCarthy recently tackled the ball into his own net, giving Serbia its first goal of the game, spectators at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin were certainly mumbling this under their breath.

13. That one suffers from a double-dose of original sin.

The Bible proposes that when Adam ate the forbidden fruit, he cast a state of sin on all of mankind. Today, if a child is particularly mischievous, he's said to have been twice-cursed by Adam's slip-up.

The phrase became popular in the 1880s, when proponents of British rule over Ireland attributed the Irishmen's depravity of character (and the famine, some argued) to their second helping of original sin.

14. Christ on a bike!

Considered blasphemous by some Christians, the odd turn of phrase is a way of saying, "I can't believe what I'm seeing." First " #HotJesus," now this.

15. State o'you.

A popular exclamation used in inner Dublin, "Look at the state o'you!" implies that a person's attire, personal hygiene, intoxication level, or general demeanor is worrisome. One might describe his drinking companion as being in a "bleedin' state" if he "gets pissed" or "wrecked" on lager at the pub.
Thanks to New York's The Gael Pub's Irish bartenders Ronan Carter, of County Sligo, and Rory Galligan, of County Cavan, for helping us research this story.

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15 Irish sayings that everyone in America should use

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Each year on March 17, the Irish and Irish-at-heart come out in droves to pubs and parade routes to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. In the US, St. Patrick's Day serves as a valid excuse to wear green and drink. But there's enough rich Irish culture to last the whole year round.

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Some Irish traditional music session at Dolan's pub in Limerick, Ireland

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Some Irish traditional music session at Dolan's pub in Limerick, Ireland

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Dolan's pub (Limerick, Ireland) - Irish Traditional Music Session

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The Corrs - Irish song flute music[LIVE]

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The Cranberries - Linger (Official Music Video)

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Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA / 1983 / Remastered 2021)

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How to Speak With an Irish Accent. Learning an accent can come in handy for many different occasions. Master the Irish accent, bewilder your coworkers and friends with your emerald flair, and put some of those Hollywood stars to shame....

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Name things that are really valuable for you.

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Name things that are really valuable for you.

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360º views of the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

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360º views of the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

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In this website, you can take a virtual visit at the wonderful Cliffs of Moher, in Ireland.

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Virtual Tour View of The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare

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Explore Cliffs of Moher anytime with our Google 360 Virtual Tour of Ireland's most visited natural attraction. Take a look!

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St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, 2022

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St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, 2022

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FULL PARADE: New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade 2022

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10 St Patrick's Day riddles to play with students and explore vocabulary and cultural aspects

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10 St Patrick's Day riddles to play with students and explore vocabulary and cultural aspects

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Leprechauns aren't the only tricky ones on St. Paddy's Day! Try to stump your kids (or let them stump you) with St. Patrick's Day riddles.

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St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and I have a new printable to share with you! Do you know the real reason we celebrate this holiday? Most of the time, we talk about the color green, rainbows, and leprechauns. However, this holiday is to celebrate the legend of St. Patrick. He was an amazing missionary and spread Christianity throughout Ireland.

Here are some facts about St. Patrick that I thought were fascinating:

St. Patrick was captured at age 16 and was sold into slavery in Ireland

He escaped Ireland and returned home to his family in Britain

St. Patrick was known as the man who drove out all the snakes

The 3-leaf clover was what he used to explain God and the trinity to people

And much more! You'll have to read the printable for more information. This is a condensed version of his life, but it shares the most important parts.

I have two printables available. The color one is great for reading the story to children. The black and white one is nice if you want something for children to color. Both are free!

I hope you enjoy these printables and that you're able to teach your little ones the reason we celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

To download the black & white version, click here -> Legend of St. Patrick -b&w

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and I have a new printable to share with you! Do you know the real reason we celebrate this holiday? Most of the time, we talk about the color green, rainbows, and leprechauns. However, this holiday is to celebrate the legend of St.

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In this website, there are some free word search activities to be used in the classroom, as a way to explore vocabulary related to St. Patrick's Day.

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In this website, there are some free word search activities to be used in the classroom, as a way to explore vocabulary related to St. Patrick's Day.

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Celebrate March 17th with our fun Saint Patrick's Day word search. The 17 words can be found diagonally as well as vertically or horizontally. Watch out! Some of them are backwards.

The 17 vocabulary words covered in this puzzle are: Blarney, Charm, Clover, Dance, Dublin, Emerald, Gold, Green, Ireland, Isle, Leprechaun, Limerick, Luck, March, Parade, Rainbow, and Shamrock.

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Free Printable Saint Patricks Day Word Search

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Celebrate March 17th with our fun Saint Patrick's Day word search. The 17 words can be found diagonally as well as vertically or horizontally. Watch out! Some of them are backwards. The 17 vocabulary words covered in this puzzle are: Blarney, Charm, Clover, Dance, Dublin, Emerald, Gold, Green, Ireland, Isle, Leprechaun, Limerick, Luck, March, Parade, Rainbow, and Shamrock.

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I and some students celebrating St Patrick's day, 2013.

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I and some students celebrating St Patrick's day, 2013.

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At this time, I lived and worked at Fisk, a language school in Jaguaribe, Ceará, Brazil. In this photo, I'm with some beginners students of English celebrating St. Patrick's day, after having some green foods and drinks and some games.

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Photo: At Dublin Irish Pub, in Natal-RN, Brazil, August 2012.

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Photo: At Dublin Irish Pub, in Natal-RN, Brazil, August 2012.

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In this photo, I'm with my wife (my girlfriend at that time) at an Irish Pub in Natal. The place was really nice and cozzy, with some couches on the ground floor, pictures of famous artists and poets on the walls, Folk Irish Music being play all the time and a creative menu, with some food traditionally from Ireland. In the second floor, there was a dancing area with and, in the day we went, there was a DJ. Unfortunately. it only stayed open during two months.

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In this playlist, there are about 20 poems by James Joyce. They all have subtitles and can be used in the beginning of each class. It's not necessary to read and interpretate, but just listen and appreciate.

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"At That Hour" by James Joyce, recited by The Wordman

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Oscar Wilde - Leading a Double Life | Biography

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On this website, there are six famous Oscar Wilde's poems with some comments about each one of them.

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was best-known for being Oscar Wilde. As is often remarked, he was one of the first modern celebrities, courting attention for his witty conversation, his flamboyant dress, and - later - his 'scandalous' sex life. But he was also a playwright, novelist, short-story writer, writer of charming fairy tales for children, and poet. This last one is often overlooked, with only one of this poems remaining widely known. In the following list, we pick six of Oscar Wilde's best poems ranging from his early years at Oxford through to his years in exile in Paris.
1. 'Requiescat'.
Its title taken from the Latin for '(may he or she) rest in peace', this short poem is one of Wilde's most understated and touching, about a dead loved one who is now buried underground. The poem was inspired by the death of someone Wilde was very close to: his own sister. Isola Wilde died, aged just nine, in 1867; Wilde wrote this moving elegy for Isola in 1881. 'All my life's buried here, / Heap earth upon it' is one of Wilde's most moving poetic lines (or couple of lines) because they are simple yet heartfelt.
2. 'The Burden of Itys'.
In Greek mythology, Itys was the son of Tereus and Procne. Tereus raped his wife's sister Philomela, and cut out her tongue so she couldn't tell anyone about what he'd done. However, Philomela 'told' her sister by weaving a tapestry depicting the appalling crime, and Procne took revenge on her husband by killing their son Itys and serving him up as a meal for Tereus. Wilde's poem doesn't explicitly refer to this myth, but this is the background to a long poem about Oxford (where Wilde studied as an undergraduate) which Wilde continued to think highly of for the rest of his life, thinking it one of his finest poems.
3. 'The Garden of Eros'.
Another poem which Wilde himself numbered among his best poems, 'The Garden of Eros', like much of Wilde's poetry, bears the stamp of Swinburne's influence, along with the more sensual poems of Keats and the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. As the poem's title suggests, 'The Garden of Eros' is full of lush eroticism and decadent imagery, depicting a utopian world that recalls the pagan Arcadia more than the Biblical Eden...
4. 'A Villanelle'.
O singer of Persephone!
In the dim meadows desolate
Dost thou remember Sicily?

Still through the ivy flits the bee
Where Amaryllis lies in state;
O Singer of Persephone!

Simaetha calls on Hecate
And hears the wild dogs at the gate;
Dost thou remember Sicily?

So begins this poem, an example of the villanelle form. In a separate post, we've compiled some of the best villanelles written in English, but we didn't include this Wilde poem on the list. Wilde didn't write hundreds of poems, but among the small number he did write we find sonnets, ballads, narrative poems, elegies, and many others - including this attempt at the restrictive and challenging form of the villanelle. This poem, which addresses Persephone from the world of mythology, may not be the finest example of a villanelle, but it shows Wilde's virtuosity in verse as well as, perhaps, highlighting the limits of his own verse.
5. 'The Sphinx'.
Wilde wrote on a number of occasions about sphinxes, with one of his characters describing women, memorably, as 'sphinxes without secrets'. In this poem, which is a prime example of the luxurious indulgence of Decadent poetry, the narrator encounters the mysterious sphinx ('half woman and half animal': the sphinx being a cross between a woman and a cat) and, essentially, asks her some very personal questions about the lovers she's had over the centuries. A fine example of fin de siècle decadence, and one of Wilde's most intriguing poems.
6. 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'.
We conclude this list with Wilde's most famous poem. In November 1895, having spent a short time in Wandsworth prison, Wilde was moved to HM Prison, Reading to serve the rest of his two-year sentence of hard labour. But Wilde's poem was inspired not only by his own incarceration there, but by the execution of a soldier - the first at the prison for eighteen years - for the murder of his wife. The repeated line, 'Each man kills the thing he loves', takes on a wider metaphorical significance in the context of Wilde's own life.

For a good edition of Oscar Wilde's poetry, we recommend Complete Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)

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The author of this article, Dr Oliver Tearle, is a literary critic and lecturer in English at Loughborough University. He is the author of, among others, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers' Journey Through Curiosities of History and The Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem.

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The Best Oscar Wilde Poems Everyone Should Read

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Are these Oscar Wilde's finest poems? Selected by Dr Oliver Tearle Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was best-known for being Oscar Wilde. As is often remarked, he was one of the first modern celebrities, courting attention for his witty conversation, his flamboyant dress, and - later - his 'scandalous' sex life.

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This page is really useful to read Saint Patrick's biography in an intermediate class.

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Saint Patrick | Biography, Facts, Feast Day, Miracles, & Death

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St. Patrick, (flourished 5th century, Britain and Ireland; feast day March 17), patron saint and national apostle of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and probably responsible in part for the Christianization of the Picts and Anglo-Saxons. He is known only from two short works…

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A short animated video showing the history of Ireland and how it became independent

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Ireland: landscapes, geographic information and culture

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Ireland: landscapes, geographic information and culture

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A beautiful video with scenes from Ireland with calming songs.

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Ireland 4K - Scenic Relaxation Film With Calming Music

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Shopping for some Saint Patrick's Day stuff at a store in Lansing, MI, USA, Feb 2023

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Shopping for some Saint Patrick's Day stuff at a store in Lansing, MI, USA, Feb 2023

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I made this video a few days ago at a Dollar Tree store.

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Shopping for some St Patrick's Day stuff

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A short video about Saint Patrick's story.

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Story of Saint Patrick  | English |  Stories of Saints