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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 8 - December 14
DOMHNAIGH -- On December 8, 1831, James Hoban, the architect of the White House, died in Washington, D.C. Hoban, a native of County Kilkenny, was educated as an artist by…
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Love to Write? Want To Do It in Ireland? Read On. . .
Dear Friends,I attended a two-week writing workshop run by the Sancho…
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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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AdminBilly the Kid: The Wild Rapparee of Lincoln County
There's a stone covered grave on the wild mountainside. There's a plain wooden cross on which this is inscribed: Kneel down, dear stranger, say an Ave for me I was sentenced…
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George Lennon: Waterford Rebel
Dungarvan’s George Gerard Lennon (1900-1991) of O’Connell Street, Western Terrace (circa 1915) and Mitchell Terrace (1936) had a noteworthy revolutionary career.Lennon's…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 24-30
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 24, 1922, during the Irish Civil War, Irish republican Erskine Childers was executed by the Free State…
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A Final 'Good Night' to Mary Louise, Ma Mère
(Note: I delivered this eulogy today for my mother, Mary Louise Brooke, at All-Saints Church, in the University section of Syracuse, N.Y. My mother spent her earliest years a…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 17-23
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 up…
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Fruitcake Ushers in Most Delicious Time of the Year
I haven’t posted in a month and my Irish guilt is gnawing at me! So it’s back to business this week as “that time of year” is fast approaching. I’ve already started plumping…
