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Simpsons Films Gaelic, Bee, Dome, Lurker Elements

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Irish & Bee — Scottish & Dome A) The Irish Thread Lisa's love interest in the film is Irish: When Springfield's citizens are living under the new dome and trying to acclimate, Homer sits back to watch TV — he's watching an Irish farmer: That farmer, McGee , has connections to the O'Neills: The TMNT franchise carries an O'Neill character (April), shown in the 1990 film as coming from a family farm: The O'Neills are an old, powerful Irish clan tied to a key ancient Irish king dynasty — Niall of the Nine Hostages, famously known as a master child kidnapper. His genetic descendants founded Mormonism: irishcabal.blogspot.com — Niall of the Nine Hostages, M222 King Through the R1b-M222 haplogroup lineage, Joseph Smith started the Mormon religion: mormonmap.blogspot.com — Joseph Smith's Surprising Irish Origins This is also why The Hunger Games carries both Irish and Mormon connections: irishcabal.blogspot.com — Hunger Gam...

Hunger Games: The Gaelic Thread

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Hunger Games: The Gaelic Thread Tracing the Irish and Scottish thread running through the author, the crew, and the entire main cast The Author Suzanne Collins Author, The Hunger Games • Father's surname: Collins • Mother's maiden name: Brady • Both are common Irish surnames Behind The Camera Gary Ross Director, Film 1 • Ross is a Scottish surname Stephen Mirrione Editor, Film 1 • Attended Bellarmine College Preparatory — a Jesuit all-boys prep school The Cast: All Irish or Scottish Donald Sutherland President Snow • Mother: Dorothy Isobel (nee McNichol) • Father: Frederick McLea Sutherland • Of Scottish ancestry; grandfather was a Scots church minister • Acted 18 months at Perth Repertory Theatre, Scotland (1960), and toured Arbroath, Dunfermline, and Kirkcaldy Julianne Moore Alma Coin • Moore is a common Irish surname • Father: Peter Moore Smith • Mother: Anne (nee Love), from Greenock, Scotland — migrated to the US in...

Niall of the Nine Hostages: The M222 King

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Niall of the Nine Hostages: The M222 King His name and his role: Champion Kidnapper An Irish king built his power a specific way: he took other rulers' own children and held them to keep their families in line — nine times, according to legend, though the real number was almost certainly bigger than that. People called him Niall of the Nine Hostages, sometime around the 5th century AD. Fifteen hundred years later, his name turned up again in the last place anyone expected: DNA labs. A specific genetic marker — R1b-M222 — traces back to his era and is still carried by millions of people alive today, including the founder of one of America's largest homegrown religions. This is that story: the man, the method, and the science that found him again. Tap any section below to open it. "Champion" Meaning of His Name ~5th Century AD When He Lived King of Tara His Title 2–3 Million Living Descendants (Est.) ...

The Gaelic-African Root System of American Music

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The Gaelic-African Root System of American Music How Scots-Irish and African traditions fused in Appalachia and the South to produce six of the world's most listened-to music genres The Appalachian fusion corridor - VA, TN, KY, NC, WV, GA The South and Appalachia with state and city detail - Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta, the Smoky Mountains Two Root Traditions Gaelic / Scots-Irish brought: Fiddle tradition — reels, jigs, ornamentation Ballad structure — narrative, tragic story-songs Modal / pentatonic melodies — the "lonesome" sound Psalm-singing / lining-out — leader sings a line, group echoes it Shape-note / Sacred Harp choral singing The fiddle-banjo pairing: Gaelic instrument meets African instrument African / African-American brought: The banjo — descended from the akonting (Jola) and ngoni (Mande) lutes ...