Eleven Irish-born men have served in the US Senate – two of them from Carlow (part 1)
04/06/13
11:37am
Times Past
A world full of traitors – some of the most treacherous acts in history
04/06/13
11:15am
A TRAITOR is described as a person who is guilty of treason or treachery in betraying one’s country, friends, a cause or trust. This covers all walks of life, from friendship to football to war and politics. You can use...
Fairy tales and folk: an extraordinary collection
ANDREW Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, but above all he was one of the best-known collectors...
Ireland’s forgotten famine
Capital Punishment in Ireland and Britain (part 2)
GALLOWS GREEN was a notorious execution site located at the end of the Kinsale Road, which is now the Greenmount...
Another look at some of our folklore
I LOVE to sit and browse through our history. I have a special feeling for our folklore; there is something...
More Times Past
Lonely London and the Irish emigrant – 1950 to 2013
THE 2012 Olympics was good for Ireland. Bronze medals were won by Cian O’Connor in showjumping and Michael Conlon and...
More Times Past
The needless destruction of our historical records
PUTTING some articles together is a matter of lining up hundreds of pages of written reports, records, photos, film and...
Murder – a crime which can neither be forgotten or forgiven
ALTHOUGH this article covers north and south of this island, a look at the CSO figures for the Republic shows...
Home truths from the political front
I DON’T wish to turn the milk sour on your porridge – that is, if you can still afford porridge...
Credit unions are being destroyed by the Central Bank
IN this article, I will try to explain how and why some credit unions are experiencing difficulties, also how the...
How Irish women took control of their lives and the history of their torment (part 1)
HAVE YOU ever heard or read the story of St Brigid, a woman who was well aware of the problems...
Mamie Cadden: midwife and backstreet abortionist
SINCE St Patrick brought the faith to Ireland, there is no doubt that many of those who, as the old...
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift
THROUGHOUT history, in every famous battle or action, you will undoubtedly find Irishmen involved, and the battle of Rorke’s Drift,...
Confessions of an Irish-born serial killer in Australia
JOHN LYNCH was born in Cavan in 1813. He was also tried there in 1830. And he was just 19...
We should not forget our historical ballads
WE HAVE a great variety of fantastic ballad singers in this country. And down through the centuries, a lot of...