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AdminMarcus Daly: The King From Cavan
Fourteen-year-old Marcus Daly sat staring into the hearth of his family’s stone cottage in Derrylea, just outside the town of Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan. Closing his eyes…
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Meet 'Princess Bonnie of Breifne'!
This year my non-verbal autistic daughter nearly died. I was trying to work from home when it happened and it was a huge wake-up call. I had to quit and focus on her. She was of course traumatized by it and then we went into hard…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 29 - December 5
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 29, 1895, Denny Lane (right), author and poet, and member of the revolutionary Young Ireland party, died in Cork. Lane was born in Riverstown, near…
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A Woman of Ireland
One warm evening in August 1903 a large crowd gathered outside the Custom House in Dublin, Ireland. Nearby, the river Liffey, flowing slowly toward the sea, carried the…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 22-28
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 22, 1919, Máire Drumm (nee McAteer), (right) Republican activist, was born in Newry, County Armagh. Máire's family was strongly republican; her mother had been active…
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Cappoquin RIC Shootings: 100 Years Ago
Apparently, a Black and Tan member of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Cappoquin (left) had been in the sights of the I.R.A. for “ill-treating Sinn Fein supporters.”…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 15 - November 21
LUAIN -- On Nov. 16, 1814, Michael Kelly Lawler, general in the Union army during the American Civil War, was born in County Kildare, Ireland. Lawler emigrated to the United…
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Cranberry Bread: A Seasonal Favorite!
Cranberries take center stage this month in both sweet and savory dishes. One of my favorites is this quick bread, sweet enough for dessert but not-too-sweet for breakfast or…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 8 - November 14
DOMHNAIGH -- On November 8, 1987, in one of the most widely condemned actions of the…
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The Headcutter's Stone
In an old peat bog at Ummericam, sits the cruel headcutter's stone,stained with the blood and fused with the ghosts, of men who are now long gone.In the gorse and the furze…
