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Mom, are we related?

clarionfriends wrote 1 day ago: Growing up when my parents spoke of Irish potatoes I thought they came from distant relatives. Now … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, John Reader, History of potato, potato research, affect of potato on history, world hunger and the potato, subsistence farming and the potato, globalization of potato, potato in Europe

TOWNS/VILLAGES ~ ROSSNOWLAGH

daisycottage wrote 2 days ago: ROSSNOWLAGH Rossnowlagh Beach Rossnowlagh, Ros Neamhlach in Irish, means ‘Heavenly Cove’ … more →

Tags: TOWNS/VILLAGES DONEGAL, “holiday homes Donegal”, “Irish villages”, “vacation rentals Donegal”, Body Surfing, Donegal, Donegal Historical Society, famine pot, Franciscan Friary Rossnowlagh

Craziest Sentences I Read Today16 comments

Andrew Potter wrote 4 weeks ago: [Before the famine,] two million acres of Ireland were given over to growing potatoes. Three million … more →

Tags: Potter Gold, Victorians, Wilson

March to the Black Rock, 2009

gilliandr wrote 1 month ago: Crowds gather around the stone, at the end of the march. Honour guard is standing beside it. On Ma … more →

Tags: Social commentary, 19C, Irish Canadian Identity, Black Stone Victoria Bridge

Across the Bitter Sea

markreecastle wrote 2 months ago: Dear Markree Castle Staff, One of my goals for our trip to Ireland in April was to acquire a better … more →

Tags: Castle, castle hotel, hotel sligo, sligo hotel, Irish History, castle sligo, eilis dillon, across the bitter sea, Irish literature

Irish Famine Walk

James wrote 5 months ago: Irish Famine Memorial - Hyde Park Sydney I’ve just spent a few hours walking around in the com … more →

Tags: Journal, hyde park barracks

Dr. William Maginn: A Biographical Essay. 5 comments

tychy wrote 7 months ago: [For those who follow the headers and categories, this biography can be counted amongst the second o … more →

Tags: Serialised Dissertation, Dr. William Maginn., History, William Maginn, Irish History, Cork, Illustration, Books, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

Evangelical Economics

Mark Stoneman wrote 9 months ago: Three and a half years ago, Gordon Bigelow published a prescient article in Harper’s Magazine … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, History, historians, Economics, Religion

Boston Statues 08

77sevens wrote 10 months ago: Here are some High angle photos of various statues that can be found in Boston. boston potato fami … more →

Tags: Boston, bronze statues, Copley Square

Review: 'Translations'

colinmurphy wrote 11 months ago: Published in the Sunday Tribune, August 10, 2008 It’s not difficult to imagine Brian Friel and his F … more →

Tags: theatre, ouroboros, irish theatre, Brian Friel, Translations, making history, Kilmainham Gaol, ordnance survey

Irish American Heritage Museum Upcoming Events

hoaryredpoll wrote 1 year ago: February 16, 2008, 1:30pm Kits Kaboodle will present her one woman show entitled “The American … more →

Tags: Albany, Albany County, Ireland, Irish, Irish American Heritage Museum, Irish music, Irish-Civil War, museum, Music

1916 Irish Uprising On-line Exhibit

hoaryredpoll wrote 1 year ago: For those of you who are interested, there is a great on-line exhibit full of information on the fam … more →

Tags: Ireland, Irish, Irish American Heritage Museum, History, 1916, Easter Rebellion, War Monuments, World War I, World War II


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