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From a small Gaeltacht village in Co. Cork, Timothy Manning went on to become a leading figure in the Catholic Church in the United States.
The fox plays an important role in Irish folklore, which emphasizes both its cunning nature and resourcefulness, while also acknowledging that some have managed to outsmart the fox.
Castle Caulfield, built on what had been O’Donnelly territory for hundreds of years, is linked to notable historical figures such as St Oliver Plunkett and John Wesley.
Billie Eilish’s Irish heritage can be traced to West Cork, with two paternal great-grandparents hailing from the Lisbealad area near Dunmanway.
In 1882 Maolra Seoighe (Myles Joyce) was wrongfully convicted of the savage murders of five of his neighbours and hanged in Galway prison. Over 100 years later he was officially pardoned.
We delve into the Irish heritage of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, exploring their ties to Counties Mayo and Meath, as well as their sense of Irish identity.
As an adjective, the Irish word bacach means “lame”, “halting” or “limping”, while as a noun, it refers to “a lame person” or “a beggar”.
Michael Collins’ mother was Mary Anne O’Brien, born in August 1852 at Sam’s Cross, near Clonakilty in West Cork. The O’Briens were Catholic tenant farmers who lived in a small cottage, still standing today.
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age bog body, initially dubbed Bellaghy Boy, has now been identified as a young female, aged between 17 and 22, following new research and is now known as Ballymacombs More Woman.
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