February 2014
Boxty
Boxty (bacstaí or arán bocht tí "poor-house bread") is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht southern Ulster, in particular the co…
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Boxty
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January 2014
The Spanish Armada Catastrophe of 1588
Taking part in the inaugural hangout in The Wild Geese Virtual Síbín made me realise that next month (September 2013) will mark the 425th anniversary of the Spanish Armada wrecks along the Irish coas…
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The Spanish Armada Catastrophe of 1588
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The Return of the Earls
Dear Irish American friends accross the pond. I am an Irish poet living in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, I attach the lyrics for a song to commemorate the flight of the last of the Irish aristocracy…
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The Return of the Earls
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Roscommon Castle, in the town of Roscommon
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Roscommon Castle, in the town of Roscommon
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'The Secret of Roan Inish' (1994)
A family friendly charmer that deals with some difficult subjects --lost children, family secrets, the gloomy economic prospects of rural Ireland's small farmers and fishers in the '40s and '50s-- an…
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'The Secret of Roan Inish' (1994)
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