A summer school is held in his honour every year in his hometown at the beginning of July and is highly regarded amongst traditional musicians.
102 years ago
Gifford becomes interested in the Catholic faith which leads to a deepening relationship between herself and Plunkett.
She was Police Ombudsman from 1999 to 2007.
Finnian’s gift for teaching and his absolute dedication to the ascetic ideal.
ON THIS DAY: 12TH SEPTEMBER 1919 Dáil Éireann was declared illegal by the British Parliament when Sinn Féin TDs refused to sit in Westminister and set up their own parliament in Dublin, Dáil Éireann The British authorities called it a ‘dangerous assembly, because of this the first Dáil had to meet in secret at different […]
On this night, the Black and Tans burnt Cork City Centre with a devastating series of fires that swept through the city centre; looted businesses, assaulted firefighters and shot at the local population. The burning and the subsequent controversy is one of the most significant events of the Irish War of Independence; on the day […]
Centenary
Known as the fastest field game in the world, a sliotar can top 93mph from a good strike. Hurling is also mentioned in the 11th/ 12th century Leabhar na hUidre, while further descriptions are to be found in 13th/14th century romantic tale Cath Mhaigh Tuireadh Chunga. This latter account details a very bloody hurling game […]
ON THIS DAY: 3RD DECEMBER 1974: Maguire Seven charged with possessing materials for bomb making 40-year-old Irish born Anne Maguire, from North London, was convicted of possessing nitro-glycerine, which was then allegedly passed on for use to the IRA. Her husband, Patrick Maguire, 42 was also sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Her two younger sons, […]
The London Illustrated News published a drawing from an eviction on the island of Inis Bo Finne, 7 miles of the Galway Coast. It shows a large number of women defending a family from being evicted from their home for failure to pay rent. “The extreme wretchedness of the peasantry dwelling on the rocky islets […]
Desperate Mayo, Sligo families