Times Past
ALTHOUGH fighting started on 28 July 1914, Germany’s declaration of war on Russia on 1 August is noted as the...
Friday, 06/03/15 - 12:09pm
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BRITISH prime minister Herbert Asquith’s ultimatum to Germany was to get out of Belgium before midnight. This was ignored. At...
Friday, 27/02/15 - 12:55pm
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THIS article will be in four parts, and even that isn’t enough for a comprehensive review of ‘The Great War’....
Friday, 20/02/15 - 3:26pm
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AT 9am on 29 July 1974, workmen cutting grass discovered a woman’s body lying in a ditch close to the...
Friday, 13/02/15 - 12:34pm
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THERE are many religious who have served Ireland well down through the centuries. Some have received the recognition they deserved,...
Friday, 06/02/15 - 1:44pm
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KILMAINHAM is a town and townland in the parish of St James, within the boundaries of Dublin city, although originally...
Friday, 30/01/15 - 10:26am
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THE Tudor reign ushered in the most anti-Catholic period ever endured by Irish people under the English crown. But at...
Friday, 23/01/15 - 3:10pm
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SOME times, this column includes forgotten heroes or those practically written out of Irish history. This week we are highlighting...
Friday, 09/01/15 - 10:56am
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OK, so we did the folk groups already … this is part two of the trilogy, where we look at...
Friday, 12/12/14 - 12:03pm
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THE Dardanelles campaign, or just plain Gallipoli (which means beautiful city), was how the British called it. The Turks’ title...
Friday, 28/11/14 - 3:33pm
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OUR history seems to be full of incurable diseases that have spread throughout the world at regular intervals through the...
Friday, 21/11/14 - 3:00pm
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HOW about a little question time. Let’s say Greenland is the largest island in the world. Some would say it’s...
Friday, 14/11/14 - 10:00am
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ARTHUR Wallace was born in County Mayo born. He was an educated man and, after a certain amount of travel,...
Wednesday, 05/11/14 - 11:40am
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LET us recap a little and fill in some gaps. The battle of Oulart Hill on 27 May, took place...
Friday, 31/10/14 - 11:34am
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THE DEFEAT at Bunclody did not deter or dim the spirit of the rebels; they would fight another day; they...
Friday, 24/10/14 - 10:08am
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IT IS not unusual for this column to visit Wexford’s participation in the 1798 rebellion, so much so, it may...
Friday, 17/10/14 - 3:38pm
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I RECENTLY spent some time in the Curragh Ward of Naas General Hospital suffering from pneumonia. As I improved, I...
Monday, 13/10/14 - 3:44pm
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AUSTRALIA is one of our new continents. In 1860, its government sponsored a challenge to cross the country’s interior from...
Friday, 03/10/14 - 3:21pm
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