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Remembering Mochuda and the Saints of Ireland

Remembering Mochuda and the Saints of Ireland

On Sunday 24 May 2015, a presentation took place at the church of St Carthage, Parkville, celebrating the memory of its patron saint, on the occasion of its eightieth anniversary. The presentation, by Constant Mews, Chris Watson and Miriam Uí Dhonnabhain, assisted by Siún Uí Mhaoldomhnaigh, Val Noone and Maryna Mews, was designed to tell the dramatic story of the life of St Carthage, within the context of different types of Irish saint, and explore the way he has been remembered across the centuries. Continue reading →

Light on the Horizon

Light on the Horizon

Perhaps without knowing it, Dan O’Riordan tells the story of his redemption as a tribute to Australia and the powerful connection that exists between our two nations. Continue reading →

From Art to Execution

From Art to Execution

In the early hours of 4 May 1916, Willie Pearse and three of his colleagues were executed by firing squad for their part in the Easter Rising. His more famous brother, Patrick, had been executed with two others on the previous day and, in total, sixteen of the rebels met their deaths in the same way. Continue reading →

An Irish-Speaking Island

An Irish-Speaking Island

The 19th century is commonly regarded as the century in which the Irish language suffered a calamitous collapse: a century in which it survived on the margins, largely irrelevant in politics, in law, in education. English (it is argued) was the vehicle of modernisation, Irish increasingly the language of the poor, the old, the ragged tellers of ancient stories. Continue reading →

Welcome To Dromana 800

Welcome To Dromana 800

    Nature of event: A celebration of the FitzGerald family: 1215 -2015 Where: Dromana, Villierstown in West Waterford When: Thursday July 2nd to Sunday July 5th 2015 Cost: Weekend Ticket: € 199.00 (See below) Further information: Dromana 800 ; Homepage From Thursday July 2nd to Sunday July 5th 2015 we will celebrate 24 generations of the FitzGerald family at Dromana, … Continue reading →