Modern Urban Transport Solutions
Di Dòmhnaich, 27 An t-Iuchar 2008
164.9.9.24 Eacha
6 Wedmonth 1564
I like my car and the freedom it gives me, but the fact is, our cities are becoming choked by them, and we need modern solutions to the problem. Trams are seen as old-fashioned, but they needn’t be. Many cities in the UK are returning to trams 40-50 years after the hasty decisions were made to ditch them in cities all over the UK. The only place where they survived was in the seaside resort of Blackpool.
I recently visited Prague in the Czech Republic. Their tram system there was a marvel. Fast, efficient and modern, it was …
Eacha (Horse Moon)
Di hAoine, 4 An t-Iuchar 2008
164.9.9.1 Eacha
14 Afterlithe 1564
Today is the beginning of the ninth month of the Celtic calendar, Eacha, or Horse Moon. In the Gaulish calendar it is Ekwos and Hay Moon in the Anglo-Saxon.
Eacha Calendar
Other Calendars
The new month in other lunar calendars will be as follows:
Gaulish: Ekwos (Horse), NCC 8
Hebrew: Tammuz (4), 5768
Islamic: Rajab (7), 1429
Tree: Holly