This farthing coin was recently sold on eBay for $102.50. When it was minted in 1842, as a trading token by James O'Flynn it was worth only a quarter of one penny. James O'Flyn(n) was listed under 'Linen and Woollen Drapers…

Éamonn Ceannt is a little-known leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Born in Ballymoe in County Galway, he was one of nine children. His father was an RIC Officer…

For anyone in Ireland or visiting in February , please note the following seminar on Emigration in the Famine .

Seminar on Irish Emigration in the 19th Century

Edenderry Historical Society in county Offaly will host a seminar on Irish Emigration in the 19th century on 13 February 2015. Taking place in the Town Hall, the event will focus on ‘Where did they all go? Irish emigration in the nineteenth century and will feature Damian Sheils, Fidelma Byrne, Jarlath McNamara, Regina…

Here's Christine's last book on Amazon.The following is a transcript taken from the…

Thomas Charles Wright

LUAIN -- On January 26, 1799, Thomas Charles Wright, an officer in…

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry, the word, in its most general sense, encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of…

As one of the founder members of Ulster Clans of Ireland group my colleagues Tricia Morrow (creator of the group) Aiofe Nic Seain, Joe Marley, Maura Magill and i take our history very seriously that is why we are against the making of a program like " Hungry " . The Holocaust otherwise known as the Famine and genocide are serious issues ,and should be treated as such . Approximately one million deaths of men, women, and children and another one and a half to two million forced into…

This year AVID students -- kids whose family backgrounds do not include a college experience -- invited me, their AP European History teacher, to go on the Northern California college tour, and I was honored. I had never visited Cal until a few years ago, with another…

Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore grew up in a town called Ballygar, County Galway -- today a lovely place on the road from Roscommon to Galway. In the 1820s, the Landlord decided he would build a town because he had a large estate and much produce. This would produce more income and give…

When I first visited the U.S., in 1985 for a summer holiday, I was amused and entertained by the clever television advertisements. The one that sticks out in my brain has the line  "Let's talk about you. What do you think of me?" at the end. It always made me laugh. Or it used to,…

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By Dr. Christine Kinealy

For many decades, the…

Sometimes we hear doubts about whether there was food in Ireland during "The Great Hunger." Please look at the whiskey production published in the Athlone Sentinel on April 25th in the report brief report below:

"The quantity distilled in Ireland for the year ending Jan. 5th, 1849 was of malt: 34,897 gals; malt with unmalted grain: 7,957,000 gals;…

One of my brothers in Ireland gifted me a book entitled …

"Burying the Child" by Lilian Lucy Davidson

by …

by Dr. Christine…

 While there are many, many historical records that speak of the horror of the Famine ; my book -That's Just How it Was - is about an  individual  who struggled against all the odds to keep herself and her children out of the Workhouse. 

So from a very personal viewpoint- people who have emigrated from Ireland - will find the book to be an great insight into  their ancestors.   View the video below 

Youtube: …

This a a blog that will give some excerpts from my book -That's Just how It Was' ; It will also give credence to the discussions on the Famine -- on The Wild Geese .

In my book [That's Just How It Was- video below 

Youtube: http://youtu.be/oT0oOa0jx28 ]

Research for my Book , That's Just How it Was - includes this excerpt ''claimed by Francis A. Boyle , Law Professor of the University of illinois at Urbana-…

Q 1: Just starting from scratch, can you introduce yourself telling readers where you are from, a little about yourself and explaining your mode of journalism/writing/production/directing?

My name is David Dinning. I live in Chicago. I started writing…