#OTD in 2006 – Death of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney, a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), Co Donegal.

28/03/2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney was a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), Co Donegal. He is known for his distinguished fiddle playing and his unique and vast contribution to Irish music and culture. He is the father of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (lead vocalist and cofounder of Irish folk music band Altan) and grandfather of […]

#OTD in 1961 – Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) is born in Gweedore, Co Donegal.

17/05/2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Enya began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to perform solo. Enya is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Ireland’s best-selling solo artist (her record sales stand at 80 million as of 2009). As a musical group, Enya is a collaboration between […]

#OTD in 2006 – Death of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney, a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), Co Donegal.

28/03/2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

#OTD in 1932 – Death of Vincent ‘Mad Dog’ Coll. Born Uinseann Ó Colla, in Gweedore, Co Donegal, he was an Irish mob hitman in early 20th-century New York City.

08/02/2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Vincent ‘Mad Dog’ Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla) was an Irish enforcer for the mafia in early 20th-century New York City. He was born in Gweedore, an Irish-speaking region of Co Donegal, but emigrated to the US only a year later. He grew up on the streets of the Bronx, where he joined a street […]

#OTD in 1961 – Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) is born in Gweedore, Co Donegal.

17/05/2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak. #quote

23/03/2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Maidin mhaith agaibh. Good morning from Stair na hÉireann. ‘The Bearded Road to Errigal’, Mt Errigal, Dunlewey, Gweedore, Co Donegal, Gareth Wray Photography garethwrayphotography.com

“People inspire you or they drain you – pick them wisely.” –Hans F. Hansen #quote

09/02/2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann. ‘Sailing the Milky Way’, Bad Eddie Shipwreck, Magheraclogher Strand, Bunbeg, Gweedore, Co Donegal, Gareth Wray Photography

Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann.

25/11/2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. ‘Cara Na Mara’, Friend of the Sea, Magheraclogher Strand, Bunbeg, Gweedore, Co Donegal, Gareth Wray Photography

Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann.

06/10/2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The words ‘I will forgive you, but I’ll never forget what you’ve done’ never explain the real nature of forgiveness. “Ghost Town of Inisheer”, Gweedore, Co Donegal, Gareth Wray Photography

1961 – Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) is born in Gweedore, Co Donegal.

17/05/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

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#OTD in 2006 – Death of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney, a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), Co Donegal.

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#OTD in 2006 – Death of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney, a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), Co Donegal.

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#OTD in 1932 – Death of Vincent ‘Mad Dog’ Coll. Born Uinseann Ó Colla, in Gweedore, Co Donegal, he was an Irish mob hitman in early 20th-century New York City.

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#OTD in 1961 – Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) is born in Gweedore, Co Donegal.

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We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak. #quote

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Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann.

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1961 – Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) is born in Gweedore, Co Donegal.

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