RIP Maureen O'Hara

http://news.yahoo.com/actress-maureen-ohara-dies-aged-95-183235805.html

This whole Scottish Independence vote thing has got me worried. I mean if it passes and Alba does become independent, what will the new flag of the “Kingdom of Great Britain” look like?…

Britain declared war on Germany 100 years ago today, on 4 August 1914 and on 9 August the British Expeditionary Force began leaving for France. Some other Wild Geese have blogged here about their ancestors who fought in the war, so I just thought I'd put up these resources…

I have been researching the history of Irish martial arts - styles of wrestling, boxing and stick-fighting - for about 30 years now. To the best of my knowledge, Glen Doyle of Newfoundland, Canada is the only person on earth who still practices a living style (not one recreated through books or manuals) of Irish stick-fighting. He learned and inherited…

For any history buffs who might be interested, today is the 100th anniversary of the assassination which caused World War I. This war, in turn, had drastic effects on Ireland…

For anyone who might be interested, there is a play running in Ireland based on Tom Barry's memoir "Guerrilla Days In Ireland". Wish I could see it!

http://www.guerilladays.com/

For all the Irish Brigade re-enactors out there, you'll like this story:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-civil-war-in-color-for-the-first-time-slideshow/

Below is Capt. Cunningham of the Irish Brigade.…

For all the Irish Brigade re-enactors out there, you'll like this story:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-civil-war-in-color-for-the-first-time-slideshow/