Charles Stewart Parnell: The Uncrowned King of Ireland and His Struggles for Justice
The Parnell Commission
Charles Stewart Parnell was first elected to parliament in the Meath by-election of April 1875. He joined the Home Rule Party. Parnell...
Cleveland Comhra: The Killer
Cleveland Comhra: The Killer
Late night channel surfing one weekend, I happened on the movie, Goodfellas, a classic retelling of Nicholas Pileggi’s book, Wiseguy. Robert...
St. Senán and the Legacy of Scattery Island: Monastery, Monsters, and Maritime Pilots
St. Senán and Scattery Island
St. Senán (pron: shay-nawn) was a resident of Munster and is important in Irish Christian tradition as the founder of...
Speak irish: Siopadóireacht
Siopadóireacht
Conas atá sibh? Tá súil agam go bhfuil sibh go maith.
Summer is flying by, hopefully, you’ve found time to make it to a festival...
The Invention That Changed My Uncle’s Sundays: Irish Ingenuity and Canal Innovations
My Uncle's Thumb
It was a Tuesday. May 24, 1960, was the Tuesday that changed my uncle’s way of life, or at least modified it....