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Category Archives: All things Dillon
To my Mother.
It has been 2 years since my Mother left us. A year ago, I wrote about the experience (below). This year, I needed a little distance from the date. Amazingly, though I spent the whole day remembering the dénouement, I … Continue reading
Phyllis Dillon’s Perfidia.
Enjoy a beautiful song, “Perfidia” by Phyllis Dillon (perfidy: treachery):
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Tagged Dillon, Perfidia, Phyllis Dillon
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La ley del revólver or Gunsmoke…memories of childhood.
A “romantic” hero of mine has died: Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke, though I will forever remember him as Comisario Dillon of “La ley del revólver“! When I say ‘romantic’, I do not mean he was a heart-throb hero who made … Continue reading
Posted in All things Dillon, Culture, Memories, United States
Tagged Gunsmoke, James Arness, La ley del revólver
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Dillon rum…
All you want to know about the history of Dillon rum (in French!): (Thanks to my cousin from Maine and Sweden).
Posted in All things Dillon, Dillon, Dillon Regiment, Irish Brigade, Wild Geese
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On George Washington’s Birthday…
The family had a wonderful trip this week-end, visiting Jamestown and Yorktown. Along the way, we discovered that there is a monument and plaque honoring the French who participated in the final dénouement of the American Revolution. On a very … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Dillon, Dillon Regiment, Yorktown
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When Irish eyes are smiling and a voice from heaven touches your soul…
Last Sunday I was privileged to listen to Anthony Kearns sing very close to me. He is an unbelievably gifted man, with the power to move young and old with his incredible voice and rendition of beautiful songs… I credit … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Dillon, Ireland
Tagged Anthony Kearns, Danny Boy, Irish songs, Irish Tenors, The Lord's Prayer
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Yet another poem (an epic one!) on the Irish Brigade…
THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY A HISTORICAL POEM, by W.J. Corbet (1885). When the Creator formed the earth, He placed Two Isles of Beauty on it side by side, Like two fair sisters with all graces graced, Each of a gallant … Continue reading
Another poem reflecting the contribution of the Irish Brigade…
CREMONA, by Emily Lawless (1902) Homesick, sad, and weary, Heartsick, hungry, dreary, (Shout, boys, Erin’s the renown!) O’Brien, Burke, and Tracy, MacMahon, Dillon, Lacy, We watch the town. “What mean those distant sounds!” As the famished panther bounds, (Shout, boys, … Continue reading
The Irish Brigade and the Dillon Regiment fought in Culloden.
Lament for Culloden Robert Burns (1759–1796) The lovely lass o’ Inverness, Nae joy nor pleasure can she see; For e’en and morn she cries, ‘Alas!’ And aye the saut tear bli n’s her e’e: ‘Drumossie moor, Drumossie day, A waefu’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Dillon Regiment, Irish Brigade, Lament for Culloden, Robert Burns, Wild Geese
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Cremona, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Grenadiers of Austria are proper men and tall; The Grenadiers of Austria have scaled the city wall; They have marched from far away Ere the dawning of the day, And the morning saw them masters of Cremona. There’s not … Continue reading
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The Irish Guards, by Rudyard Kipling.
Met a Dillon yesterday, and I remembered this poem: The Irish Guards by Rudyard Kipling We’re not so old in the Army list, But we’re not so young at our trade, For we had the honour at Fontenoy, Of meeting … Continue reading
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