Saturday 31 October 2020
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Saturday 24 October 2020
France expels Bosnians who shaved daughter’s head over Christian boyfriend
France expels Bosnians who shaved daughter’s head over Christian boyfriend: Five family members of a Bosnian teenager who forcibly shaved her head over her relationship with a
Friday 23 October 2020
Thursday 22 October 2020
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Tuesday 20 October 2020
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Saturday 17 October 2020
Cavan 5.82 times WORSE than Waterford. Covid-19 in Ireland: latest county-by-county data
Covid-19 in Ireland: latest county-by-county data: Cavan now has the highest 14-day incidence rate in the country
Friday 16 October 2020
The Irish Ancestry of Joe Biden - Ancestor Network
The Irish Ancestry of Joe Biden - Ancestor Network: The Irish Ancestry of Joe Biden Joe Biden’s ancestry traces back to the famine years in Ireland when hunger, despair and destitution propelled many of the Irish population to cross the Atlantic in search of a better future. Born on 20 November 1942, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was the first born of Joseph Robinette Biden ...
Tuesday 13 October 2020
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Saturday 10 October 2020
Billy the Kid's Irish mother would welcome his pardon | IrishCentral.com
Billy the Kid's Irish mother would welcome his pardon | IrishCentral.com: The news that the governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson may be about to finally pardon Billy the Kid brings to a close a major chapter in Irish American history as wellWhen Pat Garrett finally tracked down and killed Billy the Kid in 181 a subtext of the killing was the Irish identity of the two famous protagonistsPat Garrett was the grandson of Irish immigrants while Billy the Kid was really William McCarty, both of whose parents came from IrelandAs Wikipedia notes Little is known about McCarty's origins, but many reputable scholars of western history 'contend that he was born on the eve of the Civil War in the bowels of an Irish neighborhood in New York City at 70 Allen Street)'While his biological father remains an obscure figure, some researchers have theorized that his name was Patrick McCarty, Michael McCarty, William McCarty, or Edward McCarty
Friday 9 October 2020
Award medals to Jadotville soldiers, say Kilkenny County Councillors
Award medals to Jadotville soldiers, say Kilkenny councillors: It follows a notice of motion from Cllr Joe Malone
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Monday 5 October 2020
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science: Luke O’Neill misses an opportunity
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science: Luke O’Neill misses an opportunity: Trinity College immunologist’s book leaves reader thoroughly entertained but not better equipped
Saturday 3 October 2020
Ireland's History
Now posted on my Facebook is my mini-essay on Ireland's History - Class realities and 16 shades of *Irish* - or a *Colony* in the BRITISH [ but never Irish ] Empire ?
It dissects common, lazy and data-free assumptions and claims that too often pass for serious historical analysis.
Friday 2 October 2020
Thursday 1 October 2020
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