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Intensive course on James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Continue reading
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During Easter Week Lucy hid arms, and mobilised Cumann na mBan. In 1916 Lucy was romantically linked with Con Colbert, one of the sixteen executed leaders who called her ‘the nicest girl in Dublin.’ Continue reading
The women of the Rising have not had as much attention over the years as the men. The way that these women were remembered, or rather mostly forgotten, is also an important part of their story. Continue reading
Exploring Glasnevin The process of providing detailed and dignified funerals for the Catholics of Ireland had been one that faced harsh limitations until the 1830s. The Penal Laws and ongoing discriminatory actions by religious and government officials journeyed through a process of repeal and debate, however it was a funeral in 1823 that altered the … Continue reading
These poems tell a powerful story. Continue reading
The Aboriginal languages of Australia are infinitely older than either Irish or English Continue reading
IXO volunteers in the parish of your ancestors are a friendly face and great source of information and advice; Continue reading
Mendelssohn is like a character from an old epic, all hat and history Continue reading
when everyone is poor, cooperation tends to be more common than conflict. Continue reading
