The Shanahans and the Kearns: Tipperary to Australia Part 2

The Shanahans and the Kearns: Tipperary to Australia Part 2

Late in the lean month of Iúil an Chabáiste on Friday 26 July 1850, before the digging of the new crop and at the remnants of the previous seasons harvest, agents of Government, bailiffs, crowbar men, police, army, law and land agents gathered at Ross Cottage at Cullohill or Kearns Cross to clear the surrounding townlands of Cooleen, Carrigeen, Cullohill, Mountkinane, Curraghkeale, Glenanoge and Glenarisk. Continue reading →

Irish at home and abroad encouraged to participate in new Global Irish Surveys

Irish at home and abroad encouraged to participate in new Global Irish Surveys

The Irish Government has launched anonymous online Global Irish Surveys in order to inform its next Diaspora Strategy. IrishCentral Staff republished with permission Jul 07, 2025 Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has launched Global Irish Surveys as part of a consultation process to inform the Irish Government’s new Diaspora Strategy. With Ireland’s current Diaspora … Continue reading →

Samhain Stories in Flickers of Memory

Samhain Stories in Flickers of Memory

Swinging on the front gate with my brother for mother to arrive home with the fruit we only saw once a year: coconuts and pomegranates. My brothers attacking the coconuts with a hammer and chisel. Me, the youngest, given the first taste of the milky juice. Continue reading →