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In East Mayo: A Community Where Past Is Prologue

By Gerry O'Shea, Contributor
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by </a> By Gerry O'Shea, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/october-november-2019/">October / November 2019</a> 2 Comments

A year-long celebration is underway to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Swinford, a County Mayo town as proud of its heritage as its time-honored strength of community. ℘℘℘ The words were painted high on a whitewashed brick wall, just above a red and green Mayo flag flapping in the wind. MELLETT’S DRINKING EMPORIUM ESTB 1797 “Is it … [Read more...] about In East Mayo: A Community Where Past Is Prologue

October 22, 1906

The famous pianist Charles Lynch was born on this day in 1906. Born in Co. Cork to a well off family descended from novelist Maria Edgeworth (Castle Rackrent), Lynch gave his first piano recital at the young age of nine. At fifteen, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He became famous through out England and premiered the works of several 20th century composers. His greatest achievement was when he played all of Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies.

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