The book’s success, however, depends significantly on the accuracy of her portrayal of the grim reality of what the individuals experience in their varying engagements in the war Continue reading
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Worth More than a Thousand Words
A miscellany of Irish books…. Continue reading
ONLY NINETEEN
Rosanna Flemming, an Irish Famine Orphan, had serious medical and psychological issues. It is not known what triggered them. We know that she lost at least two children in infancy, but perhaps her earlier experiences in Ireland played a part…. Continue reading
The Irish in Coburg
Ten verbal snapshots of the Irish in Coburg over the last 180 years… Continue reading
Mystic and Revolutionary
The strange phenomenon that was Joseph Mary Plunkett – invalid, bohemian, fey man of letters, theatrical spy, bookish military strategist, unrequited lover, very public lover, and ultimately executed revolutionary. Continue reading
Gods, Graves And Scholars
Williams refers to the Túatha as the ‘god-people’ to convey their indeterminate status between humanity and divinity Continue reading
July in the Irish History Circle – A Champion Lady Tennis Players
Anti-discrimination laws, if enforced, would certainly place restrictions on 12 July Parades. Continue reading
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