“Quinctilius Varus, where are my eagles?!!” is what Brian Blessed’s Emperor Augustus exclaims, in the BBC Classic “I Claudius”, upon hearing of the battle of the Teutoburg forest, which took place on this day, September 9th, 9AD. The battle was the most catastrophic defeat the Roman Empire would suffer for several centuries. Three Legions, and […]
Pádraig Mac Piarais founded St. Enda’s (Scoil Éanna) in Rathfarnham.
Take that, Goliath.
The Legion of Mary, which remains the largest lay organisation in the Roman Catholic Church, was founded in Dublin on this day, September 7th, 1921, by Frank Duff, and celebrates 99 years in existence today. Almost a century after it was founded in a small room on Francis Street, Dublin, the Legion of Mary has […]
Lin Chia-Lung is the current Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) demanded the release of her son, who had been imprisoned by Richard Bingham, Governor of Connacht.
Carbon daters who have passed away since 1988 must be rolling in their graves.
“the public are rightly annoyed”
“place a legal obligation on Government” to provide people with homes.
The end of Gaelic Ireland
He is now regarded as the patron Saint of paediatricians.
The Anxious Generation