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Time magazine obituary of Countess Markievicz, 1927
In previous posts I posted letters to the Irish Times and Irish Independent which challenged the allegations they contained about Countess Markievicz’s involvement in the shooting of a policeman… more →
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Time magazine obituary of Countess Markievicz, 1927
Claire wrote 1 month ago: In previous posts I posted letters to the Irish Times and Irish Independent which challenged the all … more →
Protestant victims of institutional abuse
Claire wrote 2 months ago: I got an email from a man named Derek Leinster in July that I unfortunately did not see at the time … more →
Dinny Lacey, Tipperary officer
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Claire wrote 8 months ago: Dinny Lacey and his death. http://homepage.eircom.net/~150/page45.html http://homepage.eircom.net/~1 … more →
Some sean-nós favourites Part 2
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Claire wrote 8 months ago: Part 1 of this post. Slán le Máigh sung beautifully by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh. Lyrics. A Chomaraigh … more →
First Dáil commemoration: some sources and media
Claire wrote 10 months ago: See the official Dáil record of the proceedings of the first sitting of Dáil Éireann, 21 January 191 … more →
Official commemoration of the anniversary of the First Dáil
Claire wrote 10 months ago: Today, the Oireachtas sat at the Mansion House to commemorate 90 years of the Dáil. Any official cel … more →
Anniversaries
Claire wrote 11 months ago: On 6 December 1922, the Irish Free State came into being, a year after the signing of the Anglo-Iris … more →
Phone wreckers are IDIOTS
Claire wrote 1 year ago: Anyone who lived through the funny and frightening PSAs of 1980s Ireland should read this blog post. … more →
The Original Tories - An Sean Tóraidhe
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saoirsi wrote 1 year ago: From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B3raidhe#Wood_kerne_and_Tories): There was a long … more →
[Analysis] 1791 Declaration of the United Irishmen
saoirsi wrote 1 year ago: My comments and quotes of other material are in italics; Declaration of the United Irishmen is inden … more →
[Comparison] Colonialism is a system
saoirsi wrote 1 year ago: Below are extracts from from two free-market/propertarian economists, another from a famous sociolog … more →
Warping the minds of the young
Claire wrote 1 year ago: I was at a bookshop in town yesterday, spending more than I should have. There were a few boxes of b … more →
Some sean-nós favourites
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Claire wrote 1 year ago: An explanation of the term “sean-nós”. Finola Ó Siochrú: Searc mo Chléibh. Listen to 2 m … more →
The mystery of "The Galtee Mountain Boy"
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Claire wrote 1 year ago: The Galtee Mountain Boy, by Patsy O’Halloran (fourth verse by Christy Moore) I joined the Flyi … more →
Ireland's neutral foreign policy and World War 2
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Claire wrote 1 year ago: Melbourne Ph.D. student derides Sunday Times and Irish Independent for completely misquoting him in … more →
Letter about Countess Markievicz: Part 2
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Claire wrote 1 year ago: Part 1 here. Irish Independent Saturday June 10 2006 Kevin Myers repeats his allegation that Countes … more →
Lisbon treaty result strengthens constitutional democracy
Claire wrote 1 year ago: In 1922, Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and Kevin O’Higgins took a constitution jointly agre … more →
Rebel songs
Claire wrote 1 year ago: I’m linking here to Youtube files of as many of my favourite rebel songs as I can think of off … more →
The Myth of "Neutrality", Revisited
Claire wrote 1 year ago: Article 29.4.11: “No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures … more →
