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Bear Bone Discovery Potentially Re-writes Human History in Ireland

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2016

June 1, 2016 by </a> By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2016-archive/june-july-2016/“>June / July 2016</a> 1 Comment

An exciting artifact that changes what is currently known about human history in Ireland has been found in a cardboard box. A bear bone, which was discovered in a cave in Co. Clare in 1903 and lay unexamined in storage at the National Museum of Ireland until earlier this year, exhibits evidence that the hapless beast had been butchered by human hands 12,500 years ago, more than … [Read more...] about Bear Bone Discovery Potentially Re-writes Human History in Ireland

November 28, 1905

Arthur Griffith founded the Irish political party Sinn Fein on this day in Dublin in 1905. At the first annual Convention of the National Council, Griffith outlined what he called the “Sinn Fein” policy. The policy planned “to establish in Ireland’s capital a national legislature endowed with the moral authority of the Irish nation.” At first, support and membership were not very strong, however the party grew following the Easter Rising of 1916. Today, the party is led by Gerry Adams and is one of the largest political parties, with elected representatives in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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