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75th Anniversary of The Irish Uprising 1916

By Frank Shouldice

April 1991

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Easter 1916 and the Annals of Irish History Few events in Irish history have been as momentous as the 1916 Easter Rising. What started out as a minor and unpopular rebellion by about 1,200 men and women became the spark which led to three years of full-scale war with Britain. And the Treaty which ended the War of Independence in 1922 created its own monster: civil war and … [Read more...] about 75th Anniversary of The Irish Uprising 1916

Venezuela’s Irish Legacy

By Brian McGinn

November 1991

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One thousand men of the Irish Legion landed on Venezuela's Margarita Island in August, 1819, after a 4,500-mile sea voyage from Dublin. These soldiers of fortune, many of them recently demobilized veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, now sought fame and adventure in the armies of South America's Liberator, Simón Bolívar. In the years 1819 and 1820, more than 2,100 Irish soldiers … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Irish Legacy

Books: The Tragedy of Parnell

By Sean Cronin

October 1991

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October 6, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Charles Stewart Parnell-the uncrowned king of Ireland. Born in County Wicklow in 1846, son an Anglo-Irish landowner and an American mother he might easily have led a life typical of his class – instead he gallantly tried to improve the lot of his fellow Irishmen. He was elected to parliament in 1875, where his … [Read more...] about Books: The Tragedy of Parnell

The Celtic Twilight

By Dennis Clark

September 1991

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If you could count back through enough pairs of grandparents, it could be that you have some genetic ties to that astonishing people, the Celts, whose art, conquests and legends burs forth in vivid profusion in the era of Europe's pre-Christian foundation. An exhibition in the splendid Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy this year sets out gleaming treasury of Celtic achievement … [Read more...] about The Celtic Twilight

The Battle to Save the Burren

By Pat Musick

September 1991

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The Burren in northwest Clare, a wild region of bare limestone, vanishing lakes, and surprising wildflowers, is one of Europe's most remarkable habitats. Yet the most diverse and fragile part of it is under threat from the very government body charged with its protection. Controversy over the siting of a visitors' center has ranged from threats to a local resident's life to … [Read more...] about The Battle to Save the Burren