ST. PATRICK´S DAY IS COMING

    St.Patrick’s day is coming up on the 17th of March and this is just a few words about the patron saint of Ireland. St.Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century and the 17th of March (the day he died in 461) has been celebrated throughout the worldwide Irish diaspora ever since. Parades take place annually across the globe, the biggest being New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Glasgow, Sydney and of course the biggest of all in Dublin. An estimated 80 million people in the world can claim Irish ancestry so St.Patrick’s day is the coming together of one big green family to party and have the craic!

 Benny on Saint Patrick´s day in Canada

Benny´s father singing in the White House for President Clinton on Saint Patrick´s day, 1998

New language assistant

Hello,
   My name is Brendan Sweeney and I am from Omagh in the North of Ireland. I have working in a bookshop for the past six years in Belfast and before that I studied English literature in Liverpool, England. I enjoy painting pictures and have had two exhibitions of my work in the past year, one in Belfast and one in Omagh.
   My father is called Tom and he is a Irish traditional singer and musician. He tours widely in Canada, the USA and Ireland. My mother is called Frances and she is a former high school art teacher and now is a full time artist. I have one younger brother called Kevin and he is also a singer and musician. I have one younger sister called Fionnuala and she is also a singer.

   I am looking foward to living in Madrid and helping with english in the Colegio San Benito.

OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

Our language assistant arrived on the 2nd of November. His name is Brendan Sweeney but you can call him "Benny". He will stay with us until June.

El auxiliar de conversación llegó el 2 de Noviembre. Se llama brendan Sweeney pero le podéis llamar "Benny". Él estará con nosotros hasta Junio.