Examining the Battle of Vinegar Hill Through the Lens of a Wargame
In the early fall of 2024, I set my sights on the Battle of Vinegar Hill. The battle had always been one I was interested in adapting into a game because I had an ancestor who emigrated from Limerick, Ireland in the early 1800s. My goals for the game were to do justice to the history, in a non-biased way, to allow players to learn more about the battle and to enable players to explore some “what ifs” and alternative strategies to see if they can change history in a game setting.
Inner View: Celtic Girl Travels, So You Can too
My grandfather was a photographer, in addition to being a business owner; that was a hobby that he had. I've always appreciated photography because I like looking at the world through other people's eyes; that's what I feel that photography is.
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...