One of the greatest historical lessons I learnt as a student was from a simple cartoon. The title was: ‘History is a matter of perspective’. In the cartoon, a Native American had returned to shore to his tribal chief. Lingering in the background were the three caravels of the Columbus […]
History & Folklore
A Clonakilty school and pupil were this year’s overall winners in the Stories of the Revolution Schools’ Folklore project, which records stories from the 1916-1923 revolutionary period. A story about her great-great grandmother, Áine Heron, a Cuman na mBan member who ended up as a judge, garnered Lily O’Donnell Bradley […]
The ongoing restrictions caused by Covid-19 mean the organisers of the annual Famine Walk in Louisburgh, Co Mayo have been forced to postpone the iconic event. The walk, organised by peace and justice organisation Afri, has been a popular annual event attended by 100s each year since 1988. Despite the […]
