Last month we had an account of Fr Bob Arthure’s cocooning with the good nuns at Glencairn Abbey where he has found a new interest, writing blogs. Here are some of his writings on St Carthage. ST CARTHAGE (MOCHUDA) OF LISMORE Traditional feast day: 14 May; Liturgical feast day (since Vatican II): 15 May … Continue reading
the Irish have played a key role in the labour and trade union movement in Britain. Continue reading
DNA testing brings together many generations later cousins descended from a Famine orphan Jane Feeney. Continue reading
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
Their schools were known for their tough discipline, but they deserve the country’s thanks. Continue reading
She wasn’t simply an obscure name on a family tree. Her name appeared in the archives, documents from which I could determine meaning. Continue reading
Women writers in Australian in the first half of the twentieth century were flying blind in the face of a culture that didn’t really expect them to be successful as writers Continue reading
A book about an Irish hermit and priest who spent 47 years in the West Australian desert and opened cross-cultural religious dialogue with indigenous Australians. Continue reading
‘The Facts are that the Irish Republic exists.’ Continue reading
Josephine Plunkett, a ‘dangerous’ rebel? How did the Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police get it so wrong? What else did he miss? Continue reading
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