The story of Roger Casement’s landing and capture at Banna Strand in Kerry as he attempted to bring arms ashore for the 1916 Rising, is commemorated in the famed ballad Banna Strand.
Plantation and survival
The role of a young woman has transformed immeasurably. The role of a young man has broadly stayed the same. Who’s the real winner, in this environment, from feminism?
11ú haois
Yes, it’s human nature to want answers, but the answer can be – that person is just bad.
Whittaker Chambers was one of the great hate figures of the American liberal left.
Good Friday
Gaelic treasure
FEATURED CD for Easter 2020 is the chart-topping album from Celi Dé, starting with this gorgeous piece written and performed for Palm Sunday by Trian Ó Riordan and Colm Mannion. www.celide.ie
His life was much shorter, he having died in March 1964 at the age of 41.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, everyone, and thanks as ever for your readership
Now we apparently hate the Brits for the right reasons.