February 2016
My Quinn Cousins (circa 1908 Joseph Quinn ma…
I recently learned that when Queen Victoria, banned the Irish language, names and all the rest that my original Irish surname was Cuinn. Cleverly, (her H-ness) changed the spelling to (Q)uinn in ho…
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My Quinn Cousins (circa 1908 Joseph Quinn ma…
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January 2016
RTE Radio To Highlight Irish Legacy in America's Civil War
Over the next two Sundays, RTE Radio 1…
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RTE Radio To Highlight Irish Legacy in America's Civil War
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Like the Frontier, 'Revenant' Is Brutal, Beautiful, Without Romance
The West,…
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Like the Frontier, 'Revenant' Is Brutal, Beautiful, Without Romance
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Oh, The Days of My Youth in Bray
"Our past shapes us and makes us what…
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Oh, The Days of My Youth in Bray
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The Easter Rising, America's Civil War, and 'The Minstrel Boy'
In early 1916, a young Irishman…
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The Easter Rising, America's Civil War, and 'The Minstrel Boy'
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Roots: Clashmore, Waterford
In 2011, I explored the farming area of…
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Roots: Clashmore, Waterford
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The Slain Become Pawns — Part 6: Trauma at the Burgery
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The Slain Become Pawns — Part 6: Trauma at the Burgery
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An American Girl in Ireland in the Summer of '65
In 1965, my father, at the age of 60,…
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An American Girl in Ireland in the Summer of '65
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Alan Rickman - Michael Collins - Visions of…
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Alan Rickman - Michael Collins - Visions of…
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A Banter That Sings
The streets of Galway were gray…
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A Banter That Sings
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The Memoirs of Thomas Francis
My father, Thomas…
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The Memoirs of Thomas Francis
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Poem for Christmas: Cuireadh do Mhuire / An Invitation to Mary
Cuireadh do Mhuire was composed…
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Poem for Christmas: Cuireadh do Mhuire / An Invitation to Mary
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'Irish Hunger and Migration' -- Assessing the Famine's Global Impact
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'Irish Hunger and Migration' -- Assessing the Famine's Global Impact
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Irish New Year Traditions
New Year's Eve…
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Irish New Year Traditions
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Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen
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Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen
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December 2015
Spotlight on Father Flanagan, Founder of Boys Town
Edward Joseph Flanagan was born…
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Spotlight on Father Flanagan, Founder of Boys Town
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Irish Dance Halls Gone, But the Marriages and Music Live On
The number if married couples in…
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Irish Dance Halls Gone, But the Marriages and Music Live On
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 20 - December 26
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 20 - December 26
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Reconnecting with Kieran
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Reconnecting with Kieran
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Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway
A detailed analysis of "The genealogy of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway" is available on Amazon under the authorship of Paul B McNulty. It traces the journey of the Anglo-Norman Lynch…
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Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway
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O'Reilly: Fenian, Rebel, Convict and Poet
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O'Reilly: Fenian, Rebel, Convict and Poet
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