August 2015
Sinking Into Oblivion
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Sinking Into Oblivion
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Jennie Wyse-Power: Entrepreneur, Revolutionary, Treaty Supporter
Jane [Jennie] Wyse-Power nee O'Toole was born in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, in 1856 to Edward And Mary O’Toole [nee Norton]. Her…
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Jennie Wyse-Power: Entrepreneur, Revolutionary, Treaty Supporter
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Michael Collins Scene From 'A Time of Traitors'
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Michael Collins Scene From 'A Time of Traitors'
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July 2015
The History of Ireland in Six Minutes
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The History of Ireland in Six Minutes
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Elizabeth O'Farrell: Nurse and Rebel -- Airbrushed From Irish History
Elizabeth O’Farrell was…
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Elizabeth O'Farrell: Nurse and Rebel -- Airbrushed From Irish History
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Countess Markievicz: The Only Woman Court Martialed for Her Role in the 1916 Easter Rising
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Countess Markievicz: The Only Woman Court Martialed for Her Role in the 1916 Easter Rising
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Helena Molony: Forgotten Hero of the Easter Rising and Trade Unionist
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Helena Molony: Forgotten Hero of the Easter Rising and Trade Unionist
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Genetic Memory and My Irish Friend, Anthony
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Genetic Memory and My Irish Friend, Anthony
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Origin of Surname July
This rare surname spelling is one of a group of variants such as Jul(l)ie, Jewley, Juely and Julee, which are first recorded in England in the early 17th Century. They derive from the Old French…
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Origin of Surname July
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June 2015
Dublin: My Hometown
I grew up on Dublin's northside, in Stoneybatter - one of…
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Dublin: My Hometown
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My First Blog!
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My First Blog!
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April 2015
Cumann na mBan: Forgotten Heroes of the Easter Rising
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Cumann na mBan: Forgotten Heroes of the Easter Rising
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Transcript: Interactive Discussion on Ireland's Easter Rising
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Transcript: Interactive Discussion on Ireland's Easter Rising
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Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Patrick Pearse
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Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Patrick Pearse
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Eoin MacNeill: The Man Who Tried to Stop the Easter Rising
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Eoin MacNeill: The Man Who Tried to Stop the Easter Rising
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The Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Sir Roger Casement
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The Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Sir Roger Casement
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Dancing to an Irish Reel
I spent ten blissful days on the western coast of Ireland…
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Dancing to an Irish Reel
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January 2015
Are the Irish Natural Storytellers?
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Are the Irish Natural Storytellers?
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December 2014
The Wild Geese Virtual Síbín
What is a "síbín"?
A "síbín" was an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and was typically regarded as slightly disreputable. It was in a síbín that you could enjoy locally…
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The Wild Geese Virtual Síbín
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September 2014
Eulogy for Anne Devlin
At the Commemorative mass for Anne Devlin in St. Catherine's Church,…
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Eulogy for Anne Devlin
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Political Violence -- What's Your Experience?
Sobered by the shattering events in Boston, I recalled my own experience with terrorism, though mine was in the Irish context. I write further about it here in this post, titled "But for the Grace of…
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Political Violence -- What's Your Experience?
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