Illuminations: The Floating Prisons of Bermuda
“The various horrors of these hulks to tell,These Prison Ships where pain and horror dwell,Where death in tenfold vengeance holds his reign,And injur'd ghosts,...
Illuminations: General Richard James Mulcahy – The Right Hand Man
Richard James Mulcahy, Irish revolutionary and politician, was born in Manor Street, Waterford, on May 10, 1886. His parents were Patrick Mulcahy, a post...
Cleveland Comhra: The Dearg Due
Celtic Vampire Folklore: The Tale of Mairenn
Vampire stories are abundant in Celtic folklore, and Ireland has its share of them. These tales have existed...
Eveleen Nicholls: A Gaelic League Activist’s Tragic End on the Blasket Islands
Dark Day on the Blaskets: The Death of Eveleen Nicholls
Eveleen Constance Nicholls, Gaelic League activist, was born October 22, 1884, in Dublin, the second...
Kids craic: who’s your daddy (part 3)
When I started writing about the Founding Fathers, I never thought it was going to take three parts! I do not know why I...