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Cilliní, An Issue of Remembrance, Part 3 of 3
(First published 2012) Last year's BBC documentary on Ireland's "Limbo Babies" brought to light an emotionally charged issue that affected almost all of our Irish ancestors. Ever since the Roman Catholic Church declared that the non-baptized were forbidden burial in…
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Archaeologist Uncovering More Secrets of Ireland's Cilliní in Belfast, Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of 3: Belfast's Milltown Cemetery: Atmosphere ‘tense,’ ‘emotions … just below the surface’
(Images courtesy of Toni Maguire)
(First published 2012) Last year’s BBC documentary on Ireland's "Limbo Babies" [featured on our Family History YouTube…
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Archaeologist Uncovering More Secrets of Ireland's Cillíní Burials in Belfast
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| In Milltown Cemetery's unconsecrated cillíní lie the graves of thousands of unbaptized… |
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Dissident Dubliner: Chatting with Irish-Australian Author James O’Brien
The following is a transcript of the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Friday, May 9, 2014 with James O'Brien, an Irishman living…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 4 - May 10
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Frances Browne: Novelist, Journalist and Poetess
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Ancient Celtic and Early Irish Fare
Much is known about what ancient Celtic foods, dining customs, and cooking methods:
Continue"The eating and feasting habits of the Celts were recorded by a number of classical writers, the most important of these being Posidonius, a Syrian Greek philosopher who in his…
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The Drama of the Irish Language: Chatting with Darach Ó Tuairisg of Irish Theatre Company Fíbín
The following is a transcript of the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 with Darach Ó Tuairisg, Producer and Managing Director at…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 27 - May 3
| Gustavus Conyngham, from an original lithograph by Arthur Szyk, courtesy of the Arthur Szyk Society You can find more of Mr. Szyk's… |
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The Wild Geese’s Latest Initiative: Relentlessly Uncovering Our Irish Ancestry
We in The Wild Geese social network, now 13 months old, are experiencing a swell of interest and passion in exploring Irish ancestry among our growing membership. No surprise, considering that we as a community have already produced thousands of pages of content -- articles,…
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This Week in Irish History - April 20 - April 26
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 20, 1772, William Lawless, revolutionary and officer in Napolean's Irish Legion (a…
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Great Day for Tipp Hill -- Syracuse To Grab Green Spotlight
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse is proud to host the Irish event of the year on Wednesday, 30 April 2014.
Featuring history, sports, film, music and song, this is an occasion not-to-be-missed -- combining the efforts, support…
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Go Five for Five -- Win 'Live From the 33rd County'
Time for another Flash Contest!
This time, it's a Five for Five! In this case, the first five members who bring in five members each will receive "Live from the 33rd County" CD, featuring Mary…
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Assessing Titanic's Irish Connections Part 2: A 'Titanic' Legacy, In Film and Story
By John Walsh
| Lovers Jack Dawson (Leo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) take to the floor at a hooley in steerage in James… |
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Assessing Titanic's Irish Connections: Part 1 -- 'From Titanic. Good Bye all.'
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This Week in Irish History - April 13 - April 19
| The original color scheme of the Irish tricolor, with the orange near the staff. |
LUAIN -- On April 15, 1848, in Dublin, Thomas…
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Cúirt International Festival of Literature, 2014
Enjoying its final year as a 20-something-year-old (the festival was founded in 1985), the 2014 Cúirt International Festival of Literature is back and ready to satiate the appetites of literature enthusiasts from all over the world. Running from Tuesday, April 8th…
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This Week in Irish History - April 6 - April 12
| High bridge of the South Side Railroad across the Appomattox. Capture of this bridge allowed Union troops to catch up to Lee at Farmville |
LUAIN --…
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The Craic Is in Cuba: A Live Community Chat With John McAuliff of Cuba/US People to People Partnership
The following is a transcript from the LIVE Community Chat held here at TheWildGeese.com on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 with John McAuliff of the Cuba/U.S. People to People Partnership. Some editing has been applied for clarity. John has started a members' group here on The Wild Geese called…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 30 - April 5
DOMHNAIGH -- On March 30, 1873, Richard Church (right), of County Cork, soldier, sometimes called the "liberator of Greece," died in Athens. Church was born in Cork in 1784. As a young man he ran off to join the British army, serving in Egypt then and Italy, where he met many exiled Greek leaders. After the…
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