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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 1 - December 7
DOMHNAIGH -- On December 1, 1901, Fenian Thomas Clarke Luby died in New York. Luby was born in Dublin in 1821.…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 24 - November 30
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 24, 1922, during the Irish Civil War, Irish republican Erskine Childers was executed by the…
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Cranberry Bread for Thanksgiving and Beyond
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and cranberries, always synonymous with the holiday, are poised to make their annual appearance alongside turkey and side dishes and…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 17 - November 23
DOMHNAIGH -- On Nov. 17, 1814, Joseph Finegan, a Confederate general in the …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 10 - November 16
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 10, 1896, Lady Mary Heath (born Sophie Catherine Pierce), pioneer aviator and athlete, was born in Newcastlewest, County Limerick. Sophie was brought…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 3 - November 9
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 27 - November 2
CÉADAOIN -- On Oct. 30, 1892, Eoin O'Duffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan.(Left: O'Duffy's Blueshirts rally…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 20 - October 26
DOMHNAIGH -- On October 20, 1881, the Irish National Land League was outlawed by the government. From the start (see below) the League had been a thorn in the side of the…
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‘Full Irish’ Still the Best
In my latest cookbook, Delicious Ireland: Forty Years of Fabulous Food, I wrote about experiencing my first Irish breakfast: “We all treasured Ireland for reasons of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 13 - October 19
LUAIN -- On Oct. 14, 1814, Thomas Osborne Davis, the poet laureate of the Young Ireland party and one of its founders, was born in Mallow, Co. Cork. Like many other revolutionary Irish leaders, Davis was of an Anglo-Irish family; his father was a British army surgeon. He graduated from Trinity…
