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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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 Posted - 10/06/2005 : 18:52:41
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http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article317211.ece
Enya escapes intruder by hiding in panic room
By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent
Published: 05 October 2005
The Irish singing star Enya is recovering after a narrow escape from an intruder at her supposedly secure castle near Dublin.
The entertainer locked herself in a "panic room" and activated a panic button after discovering that a man had made his way through the castle's defences. The intruder, who tied up a maid during the two-hour incident, made his escape before police arrived.
Enya, 44, who has sold tens of millions of albums of her songs worldwide, never goes on concert tours and makes only rare public appearances. She lives a quiet life in the opulent village of Killiney, just south of Dublin, working on her intricately crafted CDs with a husband-and-wife team who provide lyrics and recording expertise.
In the incident, which happened some weeks ago, the intruder opened a safe but stole only personal items, leaving cash and valuables. A week earlier there had been another break-in, after which Irish police arrested a man, said to be English.
The singer has suffered before from the attentions of unwanted fans: in 1996 an Italian man, who had been seen in Dublin wearing her photograph around his neck, stabbed himself after being ejected from her parents' pub in Donegal.
Ireland is home to an unusually large number of famous artists, some home-grown like Enya, members of the band U2 and Van Morrison, while others have moved there from abroad. Some are attracted by a tax exemption which can save them millions.
Enya has lived in her small castle at Killiney for some years. She has made extensive changes to the premises, increasing its security precautions with alterations to its perimeter. She has applied for permission to make its walls even higher. Although the home is described as a fortress, its defences evidently continue to have vulnerable spots.
A business expert coined the phrase "enyanomics", praising her ability to sell millions of albums without giving live performances. He forecast a pattern "that allows individuals to amass large global fortunes for themselves and their companies from the comfort of their home base".
Enya, whose real name is Eithne Brennan, has opted for a particularly quiet life, choosing to remain unmarried and without children. This is in contrast to an upbringing which she has described as "continual hustle and bustle and crying and chaos". She once said: "The music I like best is silence." She had four brothers and four sisters, and her mother and father were involved in the music business as part of a travelling band, playing traditional Irish music.
In her solo career Enya has moved from the earthy to the ethereal, developing a distinctive style combining the mystical, the classical and folk influences, sometimes singing in Gaelic or Latin.
Her already successful career received a huge boost when her song "Only Time" came to be associated with the passions generated by the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.
Her sisters have also sold millions of albums as the group Clannad, of which she was once a member.
Her father, Leo Brennan, is a musical institution in Donegal, with an open and gregarious lifestyle in contrast with that of his daughter.
His pub, Leo's Tavern, and attracts many visitors who can inspect the family's silver, gold and platinum discs on its walls. Leo often takes to its small stage to sing Irish songs for the coachloads of tourists who call there.
The Irish singing star Enya is recovering after a narrow escape from an intruder at her supposedly secure castle near Dublin.
The entertainer locked herself in a "panic room" and activated a panic button after discovering that a man had made his way through the castle's defences. The intruder, who tied up a maid during the two-hour incident, made his escape before police arrived.
Enya, 44, who has sold tens of millions of albums of her songs worldwide, never goes on concert tours and makes only rare public appearances. She lives a quiet life in the opulent village of Killiney, just south of Dublin, working on her intricately crafted CDs with a husband-and-wife team who provide lyrics and recording expertise.
In the incident, which happened some weeks ago, the intruder opened a safe but stole only personal items, leaving cash and valuables. A week earlier there had been another break-in, after which Irish police arrested a man, said to be English.
The singer has suffered before from the attentions of unwanted fans: in 1996 an Italian man, who had been seen in Dublin wearing her photograph around his neck, stabbed himself after being ejected from her parents' pub in Donegal.
Ireland is home to an unusually large number of famous artists, some home-grown like Enya, members of the band U2 and Van Morrison, while others have moved there from abroad. Some are attracted by a tax exemption which can save them millions.
Enya has lived in her small castle at Killiney for some years. She has made extensive changes to the premises, increasing its security precautions with alterations to its perimeter. She has applied for permission to make its walls even higher. Although the home is described as a fortress, its defences evidently continue to have vulnerable spots.
A business expert coined the phrase "enyanomics", praising her ability to sell millions of albums without giving live performances. He forecast a pattern "that allows individuals to amass large global fortunes for themselves and their companies from the comfort of their home base".
Enya, whose real name is Eithne Brennan, has opted for a particularly quiet life, choosing to remain unmarried and without children. This is in contrast to an upbringing which she has described as "continual hustle and bustle and crying and chaos". She once said: "The music I like best is silence." She had four brothers and four sisters, and her mother and father were involved in the music business as part of a travelling band, playing traditional Irish music.
In her solo career Enya has moved from the earthy to the ethereal, developing a distinctive style combining the mystical, the classical and folk influences, sometimes singing in Gaelic or Latin.
Her already successful career received a huge boost when her song "Only Time" came to be associated with the passions generated by the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.
Her sisters have also sold millions of albums as the group Clannad, of which she was once a member.
Her father, Leo Brennan, is a musical institution in Donegal, with an open and gregarious lifestyle in contrast with that of his daughter.
His pub, Leo's Tavern, and attracts many visitors who can inspect the family's silver, gold and platinum discs on its walls. Leo often takes to its small stage to sing Irish songs for the coachloads of tourists who call there.
I don't live too far from there. |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 19:33:39
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sheesh can't they leave the poor gal alone?
"I ain't goin to be what I ain't" |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 20:14:41
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She should stay in there and not record anymore albums.
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 00:25:50
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I love her!
[EDIT] - Edited to sound less insulting. And more hippie.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
Edited by - whoreatthedoor on 10/07/2005 00:27:13 |
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 00:35:41
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If I was filthy rich I would certainly live in a place like Killiney, at least during the summer.
I jumped on the Frank Black Bandwagon/'Cause Pixies are so 2004 |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 02:14:45
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quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
She should stay in there and not record anymore albums.
Agreed! If the IRA can give up their arms, surely cant ENYA give up her vocal chords?
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It's an insane world, and I'm proud to be a part of it. |
Edited by - bazza on 10/07/2005 02:53:50 |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 02:28:33
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quote:
Originally posted by bazza
quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
She should stay in there and not record anymore albums.
Agreed! If the IRA can give up their arms, surely cant ENYA give uo her vocal chords?
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It's an insane world, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
Bazza I have just applauded you (sorry whore)
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 02:33:44
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My childhood memories are filled with Enya songs. Beautiful, beautiful memories...
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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Ten Percenter
- FB Enquirer -
United Kingdom
1733 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 02:41:26
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If Enya had started to sing the intruder would have sought out the panic room.
"Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues) |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 03:59:55
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quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
She should stay in there and not record anymore albums.
You are my secret forum crush.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 04:03:08
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Shut up, you bastards!
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 04:05:07
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You know, Xavi, it's cute that you were raised by hippies on the island of free love and it's endearing that you like Enya, but, good lord...
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 04:18:01
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
She should stay in there and not record anymore albums.
You are my secret forum crush.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
Even though I never replied to your e-mail, sorry I have terrible netiquette. I'll write you a lovely reply about how much I love the Acarde Fire  . That reminds me, I have to post something to another forum member that I said I'd do a month ago, doh!
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 04:58:51
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
You know, Xavi, it's cute that you were raised by hippies on the island of free love and it's endearing that you like Enya, but, good lord...
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
I'm in the wrong place, then.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 08:30:38
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That South Park where the grandfather locked the kids in the room with Enya on stereo saying This is what itīs like to be old! was great.
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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Kirk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
633 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 09:50:45
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Unfortunately, if you play all of her songs backwards, it speaks about the devil, and about pouring some sugar on me, etc.
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 10:45:09
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| Never plays live huh? What kind of shit is that! I loved her till I read that. Even fucking Yanni plays live!!! |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 11:05:11
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My brother went to school with her cousin, I know whore is jealous .
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 11:21:57
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Enya rocks! How coud anybody not like Enya? I'm gonna go listen to some Enya! Sail away mo fos.
edit: I was gonna edit this but I decided "could" shoulda been spelled "coud". Gotta love your Enya! |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 11:34:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Erebus
Sail away mo fos.
Classic!
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 13:32:23
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quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
My brother went to school with her cousin, I know whore is jealous .
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
Yeah! I would fuck her and every single female in her family.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 13:45:55
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quote:
Originally posted by whoreatthedoor
quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
My brother went to school with her cousin, I know whore is jealous .
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
Yeah! I would fuck her and every single female in her family.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world
LOL, your a real fan then? 
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/07/2005 : 14:30:44
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| I like Enya's music too! Haha! Confession time! |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2005 : 02:28:10
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quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
LOL, your a real fan then?
On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
No, I'm just horny.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 10/08/2005 : 08:20:18
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I'm not sure if this is true, but I remember hearing that Enya was the name of a fairy who converted to Christianity in order to marry a mortal. In other words, a Pixie who became Catholic. Sound familiar?
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Never plays live huh? What kind of shit is that!
Didn't the Beatles stop playing live toward the end of their time together? XTC was a going concern for years without playing live shows. As much as I enjoy seeing my favorite artists play live, I don't think it's at all necessary. If you can make a living without going on the road, more power to you.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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