... century the previous wooden structures were replaced by stone. In 1446 the third castle was built by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster ... Lia Fáil the stone of destiny on which all of the kings of Ireland were crowned. The stone was thought to have magical powers and legend ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 8 2016 - 9:43pm
... - Ulster Unionist Party 8 - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 - Green Party 1 - People Before Profit Alliance 1 - ... a breakthrough for the nationalist cause in the north of Ireland and a step nearer to the day when Ireland will once again be united. ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Mar 5 2017 - 1:10pm
... Lorna Siggins of the Irish Times a mound site in the West of Ireland to match the well publicised site at Tara but in the case of ... a natural limestone cavern. Ogham inscribed on a lintel stone translates as “Frach, son of Medb”, referring to the queen associated ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 19 2016 - 12:19pm - 0 comments
... - CELTIC NEWS MANNIN points to the concluding report on Ireland issued by the UN Committee Against Torture. The report includes ... 30,000 were confined in these prison like institutions in Ireland. They housed so-called. "fallen" women who were branded as both a ...
Alastair Kneale - Sep 9 2017 - 6:24pm
... of traditional fishing to island and coastal communities in Ireland. Something that is under threat by EU Fisheries policy and the ... caused by the overfishing of giant Super Trawlers: IRELAND: ISLAND FISHERIES BILL STRESSES VALUE OF TRADITIONAL FISHERIES TO SMALL ...
Alastair Kneale - Feb 6 2018 - 1:47pm
... Montpelier Hill (Irish: Cnoc Montpelier) in County Dublin, Ireland. The building is a hunting lodge built around 1725 by William Conolly ... Hellfire Club. So far they have uncovered the remains of the stone cairn that once formed the main mound of the tomb. They have also found ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 20 2016 - 3:50pm - 0 comments
... MP Priti Patel's suggestion that potential food shortages in Ireland could be used as leverage in Brexit negotiations. Despite her claims ... deaths of millions. The British government's (who then ruled Ireland) response to this catastrophic period of Irish history continues to be ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Dec 15 2018 - 11:33pm
... Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) are calling on Ireland's voting public to action. Focusing on Galway, the campaign on behalf ... capital city of the Gaeltacht, Galway City in the west of Ireland has recently declared itself to be a bi-lingual city giving equal ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 13 2016 - 5:06pm - 0 comments
... for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs to disclose how Ireland voted on Saudi Arabia's membership of the United Nations Commission on ... Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan declined to indicate how Ireland voted. He cited established diplomatic practice for not disclosing ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 4 2017 - 9:39pm
... the Celtic nations. Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Ireland (Éire), Isle of Man (Mannin), Scotland (Alba) and Wales (Cymru) ... stones marking summer and winter solstices. Such a huge stone monument is probably the first of their kind anywhere in the world for ...
Alastair Kneale - May 4 2021 - 1:28pm