Songs to Dance, Laugh, Cry and Sing Along To
While St. Patrick is one of the most widely-known figures in Irish history, he was not actually of Irish lineage. St. Patrick was born to wealthy British Celtic parents in the late fourth century. When he was sixteen, the young Patrick was captured by a group of Irish raiders attacking his family’
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The Battle of Clontarf, fought on Good Friday (23 April) 1014, is one of the most famous events in Irish history. In this conflict the forces of the Munster over-king Brian Boru and his allies were pitched against the armies of north Leinster, Dublin, and viking mercenaries and allies from across th
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Aspirations of the 1916 Easter Rising The men and women of the 1916 Easter Rising envisaged a new Ireland as a national democracy; an Ireland which, in the words of the Proclamation, ‘guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and [which] dec
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In 1798 Ireland was shook by a mass rebellion for democratic rights and against British rule. 200 years later 1798 continues to loom over Irish politics. The bi-centenary, co-inciding with the 'Peace process', has attracted considerable discussion, with the formation of local history groups, the hol
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