Category Archives: “Trapped”

Newgrange was built in 3200 BC for passage onto the afterlife and perhaps also used as a temple. It was built 500 years before the great pyramids. How the ancient people moved the large stones is a mystery. In the photo, notice a “roof box” located above the entrance to the mound. This roof box wasContinue reading “Ireland’s 5,200 year-old Passage Tomb”

In “Trapped” Callum and Eileen Griffin are dairy farmers in Northern Ireland. They are weary of revenge and fighting, but cease fire seems unattainable. As Catholics their family have been battling Shay Maguire’s Protestant family for generations. See Dec. 8th post for more on Shay, the hero. It’s hard to let go of major abusesContinue reading “Longing for Peace”

Shay Maguire from “Trapped” lives in Belfast. He enjoys classic cars. The one he presently drives is this 1934 Packard Twelve with the steering wheel on the right-hand side. The engine is a V12 which was rated for 160 horsepower. That’s a lot of horses. Today’s v6 engines have more horseys. It has a 3-speedContinue reading “Shay’s Classic Packard”

Black cats are sometimes connected with bad luck and witches. You’ve heard if a black cat crosses your path, it’s bad luck. But besides their black fur, black cats are no different than any other cat. Scholars believe prejudice against cats in the middle ages caused people to kill them. In turn, that helped theContinue reading “Black Cat Prejudice & the Plague”

Shay Maguire is from Northern Ireland. Shay will put everything he has into his beliefs, even if it means getting hurt in the process. It’s the same if he believes in you. He can be provoked on some subjects because of his convictions and passion. But in the light of love, his earnestness can be aContinue reading “Shay Maguire – Hero”

Kathrin Reilley is petite, one third East Asian, and two-thirds cute. Being somewhat of a klutz only adds to her endearing personality. Her faith is strong and makes all the difference in the world to her. It got her through abduction in book one and a lonely marriage. Book three, Trapped, puts her prejudice andContinue reading “Main Character – Kathrin”

This is Cian Griffin, the heroine’s adversary in “Trapped.” Cian is from Northern Ireland. His Irish hat is called a flat cap. Pronunciations of some Irish names from this story are:  Cian is KEE-an; Conner is KON-ner; Callum is KAL-um. Irish star of the movie, Quiet Place part II, is Cillian Murphy, pronounced KIL-le-an.