Colbert was the final man executed in Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May, 1916
The world is awash with disturbing news: war in Ukraine, war in Israel, Europe going down the tubes, RFK Jr running as an independent (how dare he?). While World War III could well be upon us, the most grievously underreported story — an event that essentially never was in US media — occurred in the […]
He was an Irish priest and scholar, and a key figure in the Gaelic revival of the late 19th century.
The Land War of the early 1880s was about to be renewed after evictions increased and outrages became widespread.
Poles have learned the hard way that there are no holidays from history.
Founded by Charles Gavin Duffy, Thomas Davis & John Blake Dillon
Margarethe Zelle, known to history as Mata Hari, was executed by firing squad by the French Government on this day, October 15th, 1917, after admitting to being a spy for the German Empire. She is one of history’s best known spies. An exotic dancer and courtesan, Zelle was born in the Netherlands in 1876. She […]
Fr. O’Shea’s family had been evicted from their own home when he was a baby himself.
The Battle of Hastings, which decided the fate of England, was fought on this day, October 14th, 1066, between the Anglo Saxon forces of the English King Harold Godwineson, and the Norman army of the Pretender, William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy. The battle ended with a decisive victory for William, and the death of […]
“We are all born of a man or a woman,” said Meloni.
An inquest into the death of Denis McKennedy, a labourer working on a relief scheme at Caheragh near Skibbereen, found that he had ‘died of starvation due to the gross negligence of the Board of Works” He had been owed three weeks wages when he died at the side of the Road and the results […]
Msgr. Pádraig de Brún was born in Grangemockler, Tipperary in October 1889. His father was a school teacher and the young Pádraig was an excellent student, talented with many natural gifts. He was especially interested in the history of Ireland and the Gaelic language. He was particularly good and excelled at maths and studied it […]