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Death of a 'Birthday Queen' . . . and Perhaps a Farewell
Hey, ah, Gerry, I don’t know if you are, mmm, there. This is Dr. Chaudhury. Hello. Uh Hello. Anybody, Gerry? OK Let me try back. (Recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, 3:35 a.m.)There are a handful of events in my life that demarcate my life story, as I've come to understand it. Death, that…
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The Day the Chief was Assassinated
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”In 1897, Mark Twain was reported to have made…
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TOURING WEST CORK
Driving around Ireland definitely makes you hungry — and sometimes forgetful — so after a day of touring around West Cork I arrived at The Fish Kitchen, a…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 18 - August 24
LUAIN -- On August 19, 1504, the battle of Knockdoe was fought northeast of Galway by the forces of Gerald Fitzgerald, 'The Great Earl,' and his Anglo-Irish allies, against those of his…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 11 - August 17
DOMHNAIGH -- On August 11, 1744, during the War of Austrian Succession, the Irish Brigade of Spain fought at the battle of Velletri, in Italy, against an Austrian army…
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Colm Herron's ANNA - Political History with Delightful Style
Colm Herron knows all about The Troubles. He lived through them. Protested his way through them. Now he reveals a slice of the chaos that pitted friends and neighbors and family against each other. In his current book,…
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I Will Arise and Go -- A Poem by Anne Casey
I will arise and go (After William Butler Yeats) My people are a migrant clan Prospering not by hook or crook or craft But by diligent labour and an easy charm Flung from one…
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An Uneasy Halfway -- Where Am I Really From?
This year marks an uneasy halfway for me—I have been in Australia for as long as I lived in Ireland. So where does that leave me? The truth, I have come to realise, is…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 4 - August 10
MÁIRT -- On August 6, 1775, Daniel O'Connell , 'The Liberator,' one of the most influential men in Irish history was born near Cahirciveen, County Kerry. Raised by his uncle, Daniel learned the…
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