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The Decembers of our Childhood

Date: Dec 16, 14
John Corbett recalls the lead up to Christmas in the East Galway of his childhood W e loved Dece...

Christmas memories

Date: Dec 8, 14
By Celia Byrne Memories are one of the greatest gifts we have....in fact they are amazing. I rem...

A remarkable place of worship

Date: Dec 8, 14
By Cathal Coyle When visiting Galway during July with my family, I happened upon this beautiful ...

When 2,000 German POWs sang ‘Stille Nacht’ in Templemore on Christmas Eve

Date: Dec 8, 14
By Tom Ryan It was Christmas Eve in Ireland, two years before the Easter Rebellion, and all of E...

The role of the Irish in WWII

Date: Dec 8, 14
By Con McGrath Private Andrew Snodgrass recalls his experiences serving with The Irish Brigade a...

Short story – A Christmas Tale

Date: Dec 4, 14
An extract from the excellent original Christmas short story by Niall Finnegan On Christmas Eve,...

The story behind O Holy Night

Date: Dec 2, 14
The words and lyrics of the old carol ‘O Holy Night’ were written by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaur...

Some of the Irish that lit up 50 years of Match of the Day

Date: Dec 2, 14
By Matt Keane Match of the Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It is one of the ...

Worldly differences at Christmas time

Date: Dec 1, 14
By Rebecca Mansell Consider stuffed cabbage, herring fish and cod fish and Christmas doesn't exa...

A fenian prisoner’s Christmas diary

Date: Dec 1, 14
The convict ship Hougoumont was struggling through heavy seas with its cargo of 280 prisoners. Th...