Of all behaviors affecting the rise and fall of populations, warfare is the most catastrophic.
During World War II, Poland suffered the greatest personal and material losses (relative to the total population and national assets) of all European countries. These resulted primarily from the German occupation policy based on the belief in the racial inferiority of the Polish population. The Germans deliberately and in an organised manner exterminated the people […]
A HUGE temple, once surrounded by about 300 huge posts made from an entire oak forest, was discovered directly beneath the Hill of Tara in Co Meath. The Discovery Programme, set up under the auspices of the Heritage Council, carried out a survey of the Hill of Tara between 1992 and 1996 using sophisticated technology, […]
Witch hunt
Pádraig Mac Piarais (Padraig Pearse) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary; he who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion. Pádraig, his brother Willie, […]
Napper Tandy convenes the first meeting of Dublin’s United Irishmen
In the decades after the 1916 Rising, Margaret Mary Pearse, sister of Pádraig and Willie, was a teacher at St. Enda’s until it closed in the mid 1930s. She became a senator later in the 1930s and served there until her death in 1968. The photo shows Margaret and students from St. Enda’s, c […]
Helping your child develop virtues is far more effective than simply reacting to misbehaviour with punitive measures
Ó Néill was and is celebrated among Irish nationalists and revolutionaries.
Rebels in Tigray and the Ethiopian government have agreed to stop fighting. Thousands of civilians lives could be saved.
A brilliant video can’t hide the ghoulish side of death to a timetable.
Hate speech?