In America, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, you can just open the window to your home or car and hear people basically shouting their Irish pride. Not that this is not great, but some people hardly realize their background’s history. If you are going to shout about your Irish pride and put the Irish flag ...
Top 10 Songs by Flogging Molly I love Irish punk music. My favorite contemporary band is Flogging Molly. I love the way that songwriter and singer Dave King mixes traditional elements into his music, and the combination of great lyrics and high-energy, thoroughly engaging music. Of course, one of my favorite songs here is not ...
Are you looking to explore a bit of Irish history this March? If so, you may want to think about rediscovering some of the country’s famous poets. In my opinion, there are several whose works are well worth reading. With that said, here’s a passing glance at five of my favorites: William Butler Yeats One ...
As we prepare to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (the day commemorating “all things Irish” and the date of the saint’s death, not his birth, mind you), it might be interesting to lay claim to your proper state of Irish class. Yes, class-consciousness is an old part of Irish history. Why, St. Patrick himself started off ...
Abstract When concentrating profoundly on Northern Ireland and a historical period known to the Irish simply as “the Troubles,” one cannot overlook the 1981 hunger strikes of the Republican prisoners at Long Kesh. Initiated by members of the IRA, the protest achieved international media attention in addition to increased levels of sympathy on behalf ...
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds On St. Stephen’s Day was caught in the furze… As that old ditty suggests, the wren has a troubled place in Irish history. But its vibrant song enlivens a snow-muffled day on the U.S. East Coast. The little bird’s energy, even in mid-winter, is what got ...
Nestled in a ridge near a bend in the Boyne River in Ireland is one of the most amazing examples of ancient monuments that can still be seen today. This monument is called Newgrange. It is a megalithic passage tomb that predates Stonehenge by roughly 1,000 years, according to carbon dating done at the site. ...
A top of a man’s head is blown off from a paratrooper’s rifle. Not a normal day in Derry, Northern Ireland, but this death and the death of twelve others that day were a result of what Williams calls “war sensibilities.” When one culture learns a desire for revenge, anger, hatred or punishment towards an ...
