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Irish ArticlesThe articles listed on this page are updated several times a day so check back frequently for new additions. A History of Grattan's Parliament in Ireland20 Nov 2008 at 9:03am Henry Grattan was born in Dublin in 1746 into the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy. He studied classics at Trinity College Dublin while also honing his talents has a marvellous orator. He was called to the bar in 1772 but he never really concentrated on a career in law rather devoting himself to politics entering the Irish Parliament in 1775.Read more... A History of the Irish Republican Brotherhood18 Nov 2008 at 11:41am The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), or the Fenian organisation was founded simultaneously in Dublin and New York in 1858 by a number of individuals who had been connected with the 1848 rebellion in Ireland, which included - James Stephens, John O'Mahony, Charles Kickham, John O'Leary, Thomas Clarke Luby and Michael Doheny. They organised the movement along the lines of 'circles' which was comparative to a regiment, it was very secretive with each rank only knowing the one above it. The Fenians believed that armed revolution was the only way forward and they therefore prepared for an uprising for when Britain ...Read more... Helen Kane Biography11 Nov 2008 at 11:38am Helen Kane was born Helen Shroeder on August 4th 1904, in New York, to a German father and an Irish mother and by the time she was just fifteen years old Helen, a natural talent, was already on the stage and touring the Orpheum Circuit with the Marx Brothers. In 1920 Helen married her first husband, the department store manager, Joseph Kane and began to use the name Kane professionally. She spent the early 1920s working as a singer and kickline dancer with the All Jazz Revue. In 1921, she played the New York Palace for the first time, but Helen's big break came in 1927 when she...Read more... A History of the Penal Laws in Ireland6 Nov 2008 at 10:12am The Treaty of Limerick of 1691 marked the third great defeat for the Catholic cause in seventeenth century Ireland. The Irish Parliament, which was now entirely Protestant began reinforcing their position as the ascendancy in Ireland. Catholics and Protestant non-conformists were again liable for payment of tithes to the established church and a comprehensive series of new anti-Catholic legislation was passed aimed at keeping Catholics in permanent subjection.Read more... The Life and Writings of Sean O'Casey - Irish Playwright6 Nov 2008 at 10:06am Sean O'Casey was born in Dublin in 1880 at 85 Upper Dorset St in the northern inner-city area of Dublin. He grew up surrounded by the tenements that would form the backdrop of his ground-breaking plays. He joined the Gaelic League in 1906 and learned to speak Irish, he also became a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and became involved in the Irish Transport and General Workers Union which represented the interests of the unskilled workers who lived in the Irish tenements.Read more... Irish Mythology - The Story of Deirdre4 Nov 2008 at 11:31am Deirdre led a tragic life and became known as Deirdre of the Sorrows. She was the daughter of Felim MacDall, an Ulster chieftain, a druid named Cathbad had prophesised that she would be the most beautiful woman in Ireland but her beauty would cause kings to got o war. On hearing the prophecy, the King of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa wanted her for himself, he had her brought up in seclusion by a wise, old woman named Leabharcham until she would be old enough to marry.Read more... Irish Mythology - The Story of Emer4 Nov 2008 at 11:31am The great warrior, Cuchulainn fell in love with Emer the first time he saw her at the court of the High Kings of Ireland at Tara. Emer was the daughter of Forgall Manach, Lord of Musca. He as not satisfied with Cuchulainn, he sent him to train in martial arts with the great female warrior, Scathach in Scotland, hoping that he would be killed by her.Read more...
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Morrissey?s: Like an authentic Irish pub - Buffalo News21 Nov 2008 at 11:10am Welcome to Dublin. Step into W.J. Morrissey?s, and you just might think you?re in that city. This structure is located about 10 steps from the HSBC Arena (probably fewer than that if you walk really fast in the winter) and was built and furnished ...Read more... Bullied Irish boy, 14, shot himself in the face - Belfast Telegraph21 Nov 2008 at 10:48am A 14-year-old schoolboy suffering at the hands of school bullies blasted himself in the face with his father's shotgun in a suicide attempt. The young teen had crept to an outhouse at home in the north east of the country to take his life, but ...Read more... Irish Life and Permanent confirms talks with EBS - Independent21 Nov 2008 at 8:54am Share Irish Life and Permanent has announced that it is in discussions with the EBS building society about how the two institutions might work together in the current market environment. The news follows confirmation from Bank of Ireland that it has ...Read more... 3rd UPDATE: Irish Banks In Play Amid Financial Turmoil - CNN Money21 Nov 2008 at 8:54am DUBLIN -(Dow Jones)- The Irish banking sector was in play Friday with news that Bank of Ireland PLC (IRE) had received unsolicited approaches and Irish Life & Permanent PLC (IPM.DB) confirmed that it was in talks with the EBS Building Society with a ...Read more... UPDATE 1-Irish employment in first fall since 1991 - Forbes21 Nov 2008 at 8:25am DUBLIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate rose to a 10-year high in the third quarter and employment fell year-on-year for the first time since 1991 as construction firms shed jobs in a deepening recession, data showed on Friday. The ...Read more... Irish banks in play amid financial turmoil - MarketWatch21 Nov 2008 at 8:22am
Read more... Irish Life & Permanent 'in talks' with EBS - Irish Times21 Nov 2008 at 7:12am
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