A special decade of commemoration has been organised by government. It is a decade of centenaries that is there to remember the historic events that influenced Ireland from 1912 to 1923 and it [...]
My mother tells of how when they were young they would go to the dance in the local hall and on the way home they would go to the nearest wake house to keep the family company until day break and [...]
The United Irish League was founded on the 23rd January 1898 after a public meeting at the Octagon Westport, by William O’ Brien MP. A broad range of nationalists was present. The League [...]
Robert Briscoe was born in Dublin in September 1894 to Jewish Lithuanian parents and it is believed that the family name could have been Cherrick in Lithuania. His father was a self – made man [...]
Fadó, bhiodh na daoine ag teacht le chéile chun cabhair a thabhairt dá chéile chun obair na feirme a dhéanamh. Meitheal an tainm a bhiodh ar na grúpaí oibre seo. Anois agus an samhradh linn is [...]
The world of Irish country music was greatly saddened by the news of the death of Gene Stuart from Killeeshill, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone on the 11th February 2016 at his home after battling with [...]