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In Part 2 of this two-part review, former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton
continues his look at Donal Donovan and Antoin E. Murphy's recently
published book "…
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The Celtic nations consist of:
Wales (Brythonic)
Cornwall (Brythonic)
Brittany (Brythonic)
Ireland (Gaelic)
Scotland (Gaelic)
Isle of Man (Gaelic)
In the beginning, the Celts were divided into different subsects who lived on the European mainland. One group made their way to Ireland whilst another group settled in…
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In June of 2013, Chetham's LIbrary in Manchester, England published an album, containing about 120 excellent prints of coastal scenes of rural Galway. Many of them were dated to 1879. Founded in 1653, Chetham’s Library in Long Millgate, Manchester, is the oldest public library in…
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Stage One of the move from Congress St to Broadway Blvd is complete ! We moved all the major displays and items from the store in ONE day ! Tomorrow, we continue with the final clean up at the Congress St shop. Then it's over to the Broadway Blvd shop to make sense of our new found room and start to get the shop up…
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National Gallery of Ireland Irish martyr Robert Emmet, from a miniature by John Comerford. |
DEARDAOIN -- On August 25, 1803, the British captured one of the most famous…
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As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of perhaps the second most famous speech in American history on August 28, 1963 (Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is certainly the first), the man who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech,…
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The image above on the left is a detail from Richard Bartlett's A.D. 1602 map of Ulster showing the inauguration of the O'Neill chief/king at Tullyhogue, County Tyrone. Bartlett has been called, "…
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Sixteen Films screenwriter Paul Laverty (pictured at left) has called out CIA chief John Brennan, seeking an apology from him "for all the misery and murder that the institution has caused around the world." The former human rights lawyer was speaking in Effernagh, County Leitrim, at an August 16 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Irish government's expulsion of…
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The Wild Geese's Ryan O'Rourke recently paid a visit to Ó Máille's Original House of Style in Galway City to talk with its owner, Anne Ó Máille. Anne has been called the "Guardian of…
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One of the benefits of being a Wild Geese member is that I am surrounded by uniquely talented and amazingly gifted individuals. I was recently asked to review a newly released CD, "Live from the 33rd County," from one of our very own Wild Geese, Mary Courtney. I have had it three weeks and it has rarely left my CD players. It…
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It seems bizarre that an Irish girl caught with over a million euros worth of drugs is being supported by the media. In interviews she seemed to think the whole thing was great craic (if you will pardon the pun) and was seen laughing. …
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I just saw a great film about "The Greatest," another person of Irish descent, titled The Trials of Muhammad Ali. The documentary doesn't delve into Ali's Irish roots. It focuses mainly on his conversion to Islam and his resistance to the draft during the Vietnam War. It's a fascinating story, and the film…
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A fine article here from irisharchaeology.ie on the 'Sacred Trees in Early Ireland'.
http://irisharchaeology.ie/2013/08/sacred-trees-in-early-ireland/
This part caught my eye as it refers to a site about 6 miles fro my own house.
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Mícheál Ó Foighil (left) manages Coláiste Lurgan, the Irish language summer camp for teens, located just around the corner from our house. You may have heard of Lurgan because of their wildly successful music videos, some of which have been posted on The Wild…
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The guided tour on the 17th August of the route taken by the English army at the Battle of the Yellow Ford was organised by Armagh Irish language group, Cairde Teo.
The historian, Antaine Ó Donnaile, a local man and an acknowledged expert on the period, led the walk and his imtimate knowledge of the local countryside brought the detail of the battle back to life…
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Drawing in your audience with an alluring description of the tunes you will be playing is a wonderful addition to the art of music. We had the pleasure of seeing the great Brendan Begley recently at the Harcourt Sessions in Dublin and he shows just how important this is when doing a live…
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