This day 103 years ago – 8 June 1917 – an explosion in a copper mine in Butte, Montana, resulted in the death of 168 miners.
Though he has not been formally recognized as a saint, Talbot may be considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism and addiction
Ó Néill was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O’Neill dynasty of Ulster in Ireland.
Far from being censured for the massacre, Duff upon his arrival in Dublin the following day, was feted as a hero by the British establishment who honoured him with a victory parade
His Cambridge supervisor Geoffrey Elton came to consider him as the brightest of all his pupils.
Date back 5,500 years
In total 34 people were killed
Joan’s death inspired many Frenchmen to continue her legacy
Pope forgave attacker
a significant encounter
He was an accomplished piper and athlete with a keen interest in all things Gaelic and cultural
She composed the beautiful and poignant 390-line lament mourning Ó Laoghaire’s death and calling for revenge.