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September October 1998 Issue

United in Grief

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September / October 1998

September 4, 1998 by Leave a Comment

At 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, August 22nd, the dream of a united Ireland was finally realized. Protestant, Catholic and Church of Ireland bells rang in all parts of the island signifying a striking moment of unity. Was this a dream realized or a nightmare lived? The bells tolled out not in celebration, but in mourning, and all over the island of Ireland, people stopped whatever … [Read more...] about United in Grief

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