Daniel Corkery refers to ‘Irish’ Ireland in the eighteenth century, that is the country outside of Dublin and the larger towns, as the “hidden Ireland” in his book of the same title. He refers to it as that “dreadful century during which our forefathers were tested as never before. He […]
History & Folklore
At one time almost every housewife made her own wine. The only essential additives to wine not requiring to be stored are yeast, sugar and water. The most popular of the homemade wines were made from sloes, blackberries, elderberries, rhubarb, apples, beetroot, nettles, carrots and potatoes. Other homemade brews included […]
Arthus Miller in 1966. Arthur Miller is one of America’s greatest playwrights. Some of his dramas are household names; ‘Death of a Salesman’, ‘A View from a Bridge’, ‘All my Sons’. His story lines are suspenseful, his themes tackle morally ambiguous scenarios, his characters depict ordinary, relatable people like you […]
