The Vikings | Why They Came and How They Stayed
The great Viking love affair with Ireland would begin in 795 AD, and go on for 333 years. These times would see some of the darkest moments in Irish history:…
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June 2022
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Queen Medb, Fact or Fiction, and Why it Matters
It is not unusual to fall victim to the idea that women did not hold roles of power in history, or that they did not hold equal positions to that…
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Recalling the great Irish martyrs
An exclusive excerpt from former president Mary McAleese's latest book 'The 17 Irish Martyrs' out in March 2022.
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St. Columba, The Monks, and The Making of the Western World
On June 9th, we celebrate the feast day of St. Columba, the patron saint of Derry, floods, books, poets, Ireland and Scotland. The saint is associated with a series of…
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A Selection of Art
Saint Kevin and the Blackbird by Imogen Stuart RHA (b. 1927) The feel of wood, the smell of wood, the sound it makes when cut or gouged with a chisel…
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