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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 12 - July 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 12, 1691, the Jacobite army in Ireland fought the forces of William of Orange at the Battle of Aughrim. Although the battle of the Boyne fought a year…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 5 - July 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 5, 1812, Frederick Maning (left), who would become beloved in New Zealand by its native Māori people, was born in Johnville, County Dublin. Maning…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 28- July 4
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 21 - June 27
LUAIN -- On June 22, 1922, Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson was shot and killed by two …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 14 - June 20
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 14, 1690, William of Orange, King of Holland, and recently declared King of England, arrived in Belfast with his fleet. The Catholic King James II had been…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 7 - June 13
LUAIN -- On June 8, 1853, John Mitchel escaped from Australia, eventually making it to the United States. Mitchel, a member of the Young Ireland Party, was born in Comnish, Co.…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 31 - June 6
LUAIN -- On June 1, 1866, the Fenian Brotherhoodundertook the…
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Remembering Jim Hawkins, Storyteller and Evangelist for Irish Culture (1946-2026)
I got a chance to spend a magical 48 minutes this evening with a WG member who died a few weeks ago. It wasn't a supernatural experience, but it was sublime!Himself was no less a man than singer, musician writer…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 24 - May 30
LUAIN -- On May 25, 1798, in Co. Wicklow, as the British authorities began to receive news of people rising up in several parts of the island, anxious loyalist militia units…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 17 - May 23
DOMHNAIGH to LUAIN -- On May 17-18, 1918, the British government began arresting all the leaders of Sinn Fein that it could round-up. Britain desperately wanted to impose…
