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#OTD in 2001 – The first multiple State funeral is held in honour of ten IRA Volunteers, including Kevin Barry, who were executed for their role in the War of Independence.

More than 80 years after they were buried in the grounds of Mountjoy Gaol, the bodies of the ten men were exhumed and reinterred in a special new plot at Glasnevin Cemetery. They were executed in Mountjoy Gaol by British forces following courts-martial from 1920–21 during the Irish War of Independence. Based upon military law at the time, they were buried within the prison precincts, their graves…

#OTD in 2001 – The first multiple State funeral is held in honour of ten IRA Volunteers, including Kevin Barry, who were executed for their role in the War of Independence.

More than 80 years after they were buried in the grounds of Mountjoy Gaol, the bodies of the ten men were exhumed and reinterred in a special new plot at Glasnevin Cemetery. They were executed in Mountjoy Gaol by British forces following courts-martial from 1920–21 during the Irish War of Independence.

Based upon military law at the time, they were buried within the prison precincts, their graves…

#OTD in 2001 – The first multiple State funeral is held in honour of ten IRA Volunteers, including Kevin Barry, who were executed for their role in the War of Independence.

More than 80 years after they were buried in the grounds of Mountjoy Gaol, the bodies of the ten men were exhumed and reinterred in a special new plot at Glasnevin Cemetery. They were executed in Mountjoy Gaol by British forces following courts-martial from 1920–21 during the Irish War of Independence.

Based upon military law at the time, they were buried within the prison precincts, their graves…

New Cast Announced For @DonJuanInSoho @GawnGozo #AdrianScarborough @Pmarber

David Tennant – Don Juan in Soho

It has just been revealed that Adrian Scarborough & Gawn Grainger will join David Tennant in his new production of Jon Duan in Soho.

Adrian Scarborough is a well-known TV actor known for his roles in comedies such as Gavin and Stacy, Miranda and Father Brown. Scarborough has also appeared in TV drama such as Call the Midwife, Upstairs Downstairs and Mrs Briggs.…

Pilgrimage to Ireland, Part 1

©2014 Janet Maher, Leaving Ireland #1, Shannon Airport

I don’t know how the film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” would have affected me if I had not seen it upon my return flight from Ireland. It seemed, however, to be somehow perfectly symbolic in that context. I did not cry this time as the plane rose into the air toward home, but I did at the end of the film, and smiled broadly at many…

©2014 Janet Maher, St. Patrick’s Church Window, Vox Hiber Hi Ocum

When I speak with my friend, Jane Lyons, owner of the amazing web site, From Ireland, she reminds me what an unbelievable work of fate and luck our meeting is. That I have been studying a particular subset of Irish immigrants into New Haven County, Connecticut, and have found several of the specific places from which they arrived,…

*  Grinnell is now 18-5 and has won 7 of their last 8.  They are averaging 107.9 points per game.  Jack Taylor, who has played less than a year-and-a-half, has surpassed 1,000 points.  In 34 career games, he has 1,104 points and has hit 199 3's.  Also, senior Patrick Maher broke the NCAA all-divisions record with 37 assists in a single game.

*  Washington University is now 13-0 in league play and has won 17 straight games to move to 22-2 overall. They've now clinched their third straight University Athletic Association title.

*  Illinois Wesleyan has just claimed back-to-back CCIW titles....and 23rd overall outright conference titles.

*  Amherst (22-3) earned the top seed in the NESCAC tournament, and defeated 8th seeded Colby 82-72.

Northwest Blacksmith Association Day at Pratt Sunday, October 23, 10am – 4pm FREE and open to the public