By Anne Marie Molloy From the late 1960s until a peace agreement was reached in 1998, Northern Ireland—particularly its capital, Belfast—was devastated by bitter sectarian violence dubbed “The Troubles.” The post The Troubles: Northern Ireland Punk appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.| The Gay & Lesbian Review
I spent Saturday in Baltimore celebrating, with dozens of Crowleys, a signal occasion. This celebration involved the iconic boat The Saoirse, exhaustive genealogical research, long lost cousins mee…| Roaringwater Journal
Van Diemen's Land was the original name for the island of Tasmania, located 400 miles south of Melbourne, and notorious during the 1800s for its British-administered penal colonies. A significant [...]| Roger Baylor
I’m delighted to announce after seven years of research and writing FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND is here! Published with Nine Bean Rows, it is available for preorder now on my publisher’s website and at all good bookshops. About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside […]| braciatrix
From CrimeReads:| Women of History
Muirchú’s account of St. Patrick’s contest of miracles with the druid at Tara, as detailed in the 7th-century Life of Saint Patrick| Irish Myths
Patrick himself wrote that he was abducted by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland for six years, but is that the real story?| Irish Myths
Did the ancient Irish use war chariots in battle? The Irish myths say yes: but what about Irish archaeology?| Irish Myths
An Irish archaeologist recently uncovered the ruins of a stone fort in Clew Bay. Is it connected to the mythological Fir Bolg?| Irish Myths
From the Irish Examiner:| Women of History
