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I Just Love a Good Mystery!
Those pictured above -- more likely both of them -- had witnessed and survived another pandemic, the Irish Famine, where generations of whole families were swept away by starvation, typhoid and influenza. Their weather-beaten lined faces tell a story of resilience, and perhaps…
ContinueAdded by Brian Nolan on March 16, 2020 at 8:00am — 9 Comments
What Immigrants of the Irish Great Hunger Can Teach U.S.
Added by Lonnie on December 9, 2015 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments
'Famine Folios' -- Ireland's Great Irish Famine Revisited
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, has just published four new folios of research into the period of The Irish Famine under the collective title Famine Folios.
These compelling essays take a fresh and…
ContinueAdded by Brian Nolan on November 9, 2015 at 6:00am — 3 Comments
The Ottoman Empire and The Great Hunger
During the Great Hunger in Ireland the Ottoman Empire sent £1,000 sterling (about $1,500,000 today) and three shiploads of food to Drogheda, Ireland.
The Ottoman ruler at that time -- Sultan Khaleefah Abdul-Majid – wanted to send £10,000 sterling to Irish farmers but Queen Victoria requested…
ContinueAdded by Des Wade on July 25, 2015 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments
Willie Walsh's Wake
Willie Walsh was every inch the typical Mayo man, hardworking and well disposed to help his fellow villagers, and indeed it was just such an act of kindness which brought about his early demise.
Willie had often spoken of his fear of dying, especially if the Ban Sidhe should…
ContinueAdded by DJ Kelly on April 23, 2014 at 1:30am — 7 Comments
Listening to Ghosts
I desire silence. I want to be free from the noise that humans make. I fear I will never be free from this noise. I'm often in the woods and I still hear a car that is miles away or a plane flying overhead. And even my own sighing and thoughts can become too noisy. The sounds of…
Added by Cynthia Neale on December 6, 2013 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
Dusting Off The Travel Memories
In a way of introducing myself, I thought I might share some of my "Trail Tales" from previous journeys home...
I think we shall start with this one:
Sing Us a Song, Cowboy!
By Catherine Lilbit Devine © August 18, 2006
Whispers of the West has made our second journey to the Emerald Isle to perform our Music…
ContinueAdded by Bit Devine on March 22, 2013 at 10:44am — 1 Comment
Great Hunger Monuments and Memorial Worldwide
Here is a selected list of monuments and memorials around the world commemorating Ireland's Great Hunger:
| The memorial at the Custom House Quay, Dublin |
IRELAND
- Custom House Quay (Dublin). The…
Added by The Wild Geese on January 19, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments
New York Dedicates Its Famine Memorial
MORE ON THE GREAT HUNGER:
- Other Famine Memorials Worldwide
- An Ghorta Mor -- Crossroads of A People
- Grosse Ile, Quebec -- Journey of Hope, Island of Death
New York Dedicates Its Famine Memorial
By Gerry Regan
The Wild…
Added by The Wild Geese on January 19, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments
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