Joan’s death inspired many Frenchmen to continue her legacy
On this day
Pope forgave attacker
a significant encounter
Rugadh é ar 10 Bealtaine 1884
He was an accomplished piper and athlete with a keen interest in all things Gaelic and cultural
Ar an Lá seo
She composed the beautiful and poignant 390-line lament mourning Ó Laoghaire’s death and calling for revenge.
In her biography of the 1916 proclamation signatory, Joseph Plunkett, Honor O Brolchain tells a fascinating story. A Dublin jeweller on the afternoon of May 3rd 1916 was attending to a young lady who was purchasing wedding bands. She bought two rings but seemed very upset. When he asked her what the matter was she […]
Easter Rising leaders: Pádraig Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by a firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol.
Thomas MacDonagh was born in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, to Joseph McDonagh, a schoolmaster, and Mary Parker.
“You must not grieve for all this. We have preserved Ireland’s honour and our own”