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New book recalls Irishman’s life in the American West

WCP Staff June, 2022

The Irish language writings of Templeglantine, County Limerick native, Eoin Ua Cathail, have been translated and published for the first time by Patrick J. Mahoney, who served as a columnist with the West Cork People for several years. “Aside from offering invaluable insight into Irish emigrant life during the nineteenth century, the […]

Keep in mind that nature rarely appears in straight lines

Tommy Moyles June, 2022

Calving finally came to an end on May 25 with the final cow deciding she’d wait three weeks after the rest. It was a mild inconvenience but it brought the curtain down on what I think was one of the more straightforward calving seasons I can recall. Only four needed […]

Banning of the EU delegation from the Gaza Strip

Grace O'Sullivan June, 2022

In recent days, in the wake of the death of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, I was due to travel to Palestine on a five-day mission to the region as part of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Palestine. We had a packed schedule lined up, and were due […]

Horses hold a special place in Irish folklore

Eugene Daly June, 2022

The earliest evidence of horses in Ireland dates to about 2000 B.C. from bones found in Newgrange, Co. Meath. In early Ireland the Brehon Laws generally make a distinction between two different types of horses: a work pony or ‘capall’ for farmwork, and a larger more prestigious horse or ‘ech’ […]

History in the making: The rise of Sinn Fein in the North

Kieran Doyle June, 2022

In May this year history was made in Northern Ireland. For the first time since the 1920 ‘Government of Ireland Act’ that officially created the state of Northern Ireland, a nationalist party has been elected as the largest political grouping. Sinn Fein topped the polls with twenty-seven seats, two more […]

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‘Martha Pope’ and the Omagh bombing

Shane Daly June, 2022

“When I came to the front of the hospital, it was absolutely quiet. What greeted me when I got into the main corridor was sheer pandemonium. This was not a major incident, but a major disaster of battlefield proportions.” – Dr. Dominick Pinto The name ‘Martha Pope’ was the IRA […]

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