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Irish History
The Politics of Language
John Lynch, exiled to France by Cromwell’s men, lamented the way the Irish was being labelled as a language of sedition.
Length: 120 words
Beyond the Pale
Lionel of Clarence, Edward III’s younger son, went to Ireland as his Lieutenant in order to stop English expats becoming like the Irish.
Length: 118 words
Liberty and Prosperity
Twelve Good Men and Tory
In 1844, Daniel O’Connell was hauled before a Dublin court to answer charges of seditious conspiracy, and he didn’t stand a chance.
Length: 113 words
Bread and Scorpions
In 1846, Daniel O’Connell stood up in the House of Commons to draw attention to the Great Hunger in Ireland, and to plead for a swift response.
Length: 105 words
Lives of the Saints
The Vision of St Fursey
Fursey was a 7th-century Irish monk whose visions of the afterlife made a great impression on St Bede.
Length: 111 words
Discovery and Invention
Ireland’s First Railway
The Dublin to Dun Laoghaire line opened in 1834, and proved a remarkable testimony to the speed of technological progress.
Length: 51 words