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I intentionally travelled to Helena, the capital of Montana, with a specific purpose in mind—to see the statue of Thomas Francis Meagher. As a native of Waterford, where Meagher was born, I was curious to learn how the people of
I love browsing through second-hand bookshops, where hidden gems on local history can often be found. During a visit to a small town in Newfoundland, I came across a book about the history of New Waterford. This sparked my curiosity,
Some people live in such harmony with music that, long after they are gone, their presence can still be heard – in the echo of a note, the lift of a march, the hum of a drone. Stephen Power was
The importance of Ireland’s entry into the International Labour Organisation, the ILO, and the League of Nations one hundred years ago was highlighted at the Irish Labour History Society Conference which was held in September and supported by the Irish
While researching the War of Independence in Waterford, I realised the struggle was frequently told by the descendants of those who were opposed to the treaty. The dissatisfaction of not securing a thirty-two county Ireland has been multi-generational, the apple
It was something I had failed to understand – 363 people, including children, had lost their lives in Tramore Bay, but it was a story that younger generations were unfamiliar with. As Tramore natives, my grandfather had told me the
In an article I wrote for the Irish Newspaper of the upper Mid-West of America, The Irish Gazette, I explained how I had completed a study of assisted emigration from Connemara to Big Stone County in the far west of
