Post Tagged with: "Ireland"

Happy Birthday to James Nesbitt!

Happy Birthday to Irish actor James Nesbitt, who turns 50 today! James, or Jimmy, Nesbitt was born on January 15, 1965 in the town of Ballymena. Growing up with his three older sisters in the […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 4, 2014

Kittens dressed as Frodo and Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. Your move, Internet. (spotted by Middle-earth News director Arwen) The Irish Examiner went in search of Ireland’s Top 100 Books, and discovered that […]

Happy Birthday to Jimmy Nesbitt!

Happy Birthday to Irish actor James Nesbitt, who turns 49 today! James, or Jimmy, Nesbitt was born on January 15, 1965 in the town of Ballymena. Growing up with his three older sisters in the […]

Realms Of Magic Through Eyes Of Craft

Recently, we got a chance to truly look at the magic behind the film productions through the craft of propmaking thanks to Chelsea Mainwaring, who spent eight months as a prop assistant in The Hobbit […]

The Hobbit – that is, An Hobad – Will Soon Be Available in Irish

As of Tolkien Reading Day (March 25) linguist Nicholas Williams will add An Hobad to the list of books he’s translated into Gaeilge, or Irish Gaelic. His recent translations include many of the Alice books […]