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On this day in 1847 word filtered across Ireland and elsewhere of the murder of Major Denis Mahon of Strokestown House in county Roscommon the previous evening. Occuring in the midst of Black 47, the worst year of the Irish Famine, the murder of Mahon was a sensation and was widely reported on. He became the first landlord to be murdered during the Famine as startving and impoverised teants decided to take the law into their o...
170,000 New Pages of Content: Over 170,000 new pages of content ready to explore. We have filled in many missing periods to existing titles and we are thrilled to announce the release of 3 new publications. All though short runs of each they make for fascinating reading. New Titles: Irish Echo, Mayoman, Northern Whig Read below to get some background on each ne...
Colonel Maurice Moore Continuing to look at the life and times of remarkable Irishmen and women, today’s post features a man who played a significant role in the lead up to the 1916 Rising but who might not be known to many. His name was Colonel Maurice Moore who died in September 1939. A veteran of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, it was much of what he witnessed in South Africa that drew Moore to the nationalist cause....
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Roger Federer US Open 2008 September 8th 2008 Hi! I'm a TY student and I'm doing my work experience for the week at Irish Newspapers Archives. In tennis history there are certain moments that define a player's career. Shaping the legacy of the sport’s greatest players. For Roger Federer that precise moment unfolded on the court of the Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2008, where he ended up defeating Andy Murray...
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Although we are a tiny nation, Ireland has made a big impact on the whole world. Migration from Ireland is recorded since the early middle ages. Since around 1700 between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have emigrated. In todays 21st century world an estimated 80 million people from all over the world claim Irish decent, they are known as the Irish diaspora. A man named William "Guillermo" Brown isnt too well know...
Back in 1909 Ireland played France for the very first time in Landsdown. The monumental match took place on the 20th of martch. This was a very important match for the history of Irish Rugby. His exlency Lord Lieutenant was in attendance. The match attracted of fans from both sides. Half an hour before the start there must have been close to eight thousand present. Ireland was expected to take a heavy defeat on the day of...
An article written in the Sunday Independent on November 22nd 2009 summerises the times Ireland nearly made it big in football history but had victory taken from them before they had the chance. Today we will look back to see what could have came from Irish football. Ireland isnt the first country that comes to mind when you think of victorys in football. We have always advanced from the group stage in the World Cup but hav...