Why do the Irish not remember Gallipoli?
Why do the Irish not remember Gallipoli? As New Zealand and Australia commemorate ANZAC Day, David Nolan asks, why don’t we?
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Tracing Your Irish Roots
Some tips for tracing your family tree.
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Irish is a Celtic language and, as such, is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. Within the Celtic group, it belongs to the Goidelic branch of insular Celtic. Irish has evolved from a form of Celtic introduced into Ireland during the great Celtic migrations between the end of the second millennium and the fourth century BC.
» Read moreBoycotting and the Agrarian Agitation
Father John O’Malley, parish priest of The Neale, Co Mayo, was the inventor of the word ‘boycott’ and Mr James Redpath, the American journalist, who came over to write the terrible story of the land war in Ireland accords O’Malley credit for inventing the word for him.
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Flags of Ireland
As with many nations, there are a number of flags that represent Ireland at home and abroad here are just a few.
» Read moreShorter History of Ireland
History books too long, try our Shorter History of Ireland – first published in the Crawley Irish Festival 2007 programme.
» Read moreTop Ten Things Irish
The Irish have invented some of the words best inventions. Ancestry.co.uk sent out a press release on Saint Patrick’s Day to advise people searching their family tree to look for the Irish Connection.
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Saint Patrick [Patron Saint] of Ireland
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The celebration of his day is the national holiday in Ireland. Parades and parties generally celebrate the day with lots of music long into the night.
» Read moreEaster 1916
Neil Jordan’s film “Michael Collins” begins its story with the Easter Rising of 1916. The uprising was a cataclysmic event in Irish history: an attempt by Irish Nationalists to invoke the 1912 Home Rule Bill that had never been implemented but the insurrection ended almost as soon as it began.
» Read moreThe Voyage of Saint Brendan
We all know that an Italian, Christopher Columbus, was the first European to discover America. But perhaps a priest from Tralee got there first?
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