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Woodstock: The Irish Contribution

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
October / November 2019

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On the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, Christine Kinealy remembers the legendary guitarist from Northern Ireland who gave a celebrated performance. ℘℘℘ Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Ten Years After, Joan Baez, Santana, Joe Cocker, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and – Henry McCullough. … [Read more...] about Woodstock: The Irish Contribution

December 1, 1494

Poynings Law was enacted in Ireland on this day in 1494. The legislation, which was initiated by Sir Edward Poyning, the Lord Deputy of Ireland under King Henry VII, outlined the operation of the Irish Parliament. It placed Irish parliament under the authority of the English parliament, forbid the assembly from meeting without the King’s permission and called for all Irish parliamentary legislation to be approved by the King. Poynings Law and this date marked the beginning of English dominance via Tudor rule in Ireland.

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