#OTD in Irish History | 18 August:

18/08/2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

In the liturgical calendar, today is the feast day of St Fiacre of Breuil. He was a Catholic priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. He emigrated from his native Ireland to France, where he constructed for himself a hermitage together with […]

#OTD in Irish History | 18 August:

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#OTD in Irish History – 18 August:

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#OTD in Irish History – 18 August:

18/08/2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

1579 – Death of rebel leader, James Fitzgerald. He was a member of the 16th century ruling Geraldine dynasty in the province of Munster. He rebelled against the crown of Queen Elizabeth I in response to the onset of the Tudor conquest of Ireland. FitzMaurice was one of the first Irish leaders to use the […]

Dia daoibh ar maidin. Good morning from Stair na hÉireann.

17/01/2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts. Sunrise over Glencar Lough, Co Leitrim

Today in Irish History – 18 August:

18/08/2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

1579 – Death of James Fitzgerald, rebel leader. 1728 – James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount and 1st Earl of Charlemont; soldier and nationalist, is born in Dublin. 1814 – Birth of David Moriarty, Catholic Bishop of Kerry and opponent of nationalism, in Kilcarah, Co Kerry. 1886 – Speech by John E. Redmond at the Irish National […]

27/07/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

‘Marian’ © Joe Canning 2016. All Rights Reserved. She was a small woman, a chain smoker Hair always the same, an institutionalised crop. Aware that she walked free in the wide world. Free, but inside, trapped in silent trauma. Haunted by echoing corridors and rattling beads. Crucifixes strapped to the waists of her torturers. Other […]

Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland

Tag: Co. Leitrim

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