Author Archives: Christopher Warman

In the town of Belfast, née Béal Feirste, there lived a man known only as Paul’s Mate. Paul’s Mate led a troubled life that could be quieted only by getting totally and publicly sloshed on Saturday nights. Like, can’t walk kind of … Continue reading →

Many people won’t read my play when it’s complete. For your convenience here is the next best thing: a 140-character summary of the play!

I’m quite familiar with Shadow of a Gunman. I’ve read the play several times over the course of the last few years and seen a production produced by Kimberley Lynne at an Irish Heritage Festival back home in Baltimore. Which … Continue reading →

I spent my free time this afternoon quite wisely: I watched the Dublin v. Limerick in the County Leinster All-Ireland Over 21 Senior Final. And it was thrilling! Dublin and Limerick swapped leads at least five times over course of … Continue reading →

There aren’t really flies here, doesn’t get warm enough, but there are moths aplenty. They remind me of summers past. It’s why we would sit in the near-dark with the windows wide open. Ryan said, “The lights are what draw … Continue reading →

A common theme in Irish spiritual storytelling is the appropriation of the old form the new. Historical figures informed old Gaelic myths. Gaelic myths were adapted by Christianity. Brian Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa adapts facets of pagan and Christian … Continue reading →

. . .but I also didn’t see my Muslim neighbors dancing in the streets. They mourned in solidarity with those that lost, those that were in pain. Some knew loved ones themselves that were swallowed whole by the tragedy, gone … Continue reading →

We were assigned to eavesdrop on the citizens of Armagh, procuring conversations to inform our brain organs on the distinctive vocal landscape of Northern Irish society. For your pleasure, here is my entry: “Hello?… Hello?… Hello?…… Hello? Think she’s hung … Continue reading →

This is my second time staying in Armagh. If you are a diehard Armagh Project blog veteran, you may remember me from my bombastic blog run from Armagh Project 2013. And now I’m here again, as promised at the close … Continue reading →