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...Secret of Roan Inish...

Author: By Joyelle H. Mcsweeney, | Title: Fairy Tale Made Real on Sayles' 'Inish' Isle | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

...temptation to call "The Secret of Roan Inish" an outrageous bit of Irish Blarney is difficult to resist. This movie swings from realism to fantasy as it portrays the shenanigans of an isolated family in Northwest Ireland when they start believing their own far-fetched lore...

Author: By Joyelle H. Mcsweeney, | Title: Fairy Tale Made Real on Sayles' 'Inish' Isle | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

...last day of the clinic we all ride in a lush pasture not far from where a billowing cloud on the Grand Teton looks like a pillar of smoke. We make mistakes. My roan colt gets scared because I'm scared, and he tries to run off. Les' chestnut mare slips and falls on her because Les has been too demanding. Chuck's mule and Elaine's colt pull away because they've been too imprecise, too lenient. "The horse is a mirror. When I see your horse, I see you too," Ray reminds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Wyoming: Horse and Rider Learn Together | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

Harvard spikers David Twite, Jon Roan and Sean Doyle shot bullets through the New Jersey blocks. But the Crimson didn't rely on power alone, dropping in occasional dinks with great success...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Spikers Combine Power, Hustle and Thought In Opening Wins Over Yale and New Jersey | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

...Oscar Roan, Southern Methodist, 6 ft. 6 in., 215 lbs. With pro tight ends getting bigger and bigger, Roan has the size to carry out blocking assignments. As a receiver, he catches anything close to him and can run long patterns with surprising speed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Pro Football Scout's Notebook | 12/16/1974 | See Source »

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