The annual Eighteenth-Century Ireland Conference, convened by Moyra Maslett and hosted by the interdisciplinary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast, included over 30 papers from speakers from Ireland and abroad. This year’s conference was notable not only for the usual wealth and diversity of papers but also for the focus on two commemorative … Read more
The centre is housed in an old gun battery on Lough Swilly.Flight of the Earls/Rathmullan Heritage Centre Rathmullan, Co. Donegal www.rathmullanflightoftheearls.ie Mon.–Sat. 10am–1pm, 2–5pm; Sun. noon–4pm by Tony Canavan The Flight of the Earls Centre is housed in the evocative location of an old gun battery on Lough Swilly. The battery, a solid granite structure, … Read more
When Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire (Florence Conry), appointed minister provincial of the Irish Franciscans at the general chapter of the order in Toledo in 1606, successfully petitioned Philip III of Spain that same year for permission to found a college in Louvain, he aimed to provide suitable priestly training for young Irish Franciscans. The first mention … Read more
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Bhí ann fadó agus fadó bhí. Dhá mbeinnse an uair sin ann ní bheinn anois ann. Dá mbeinn anois agus an uair sin ann, bheadh scéal úr nó seanscéal agam, nó bheinn gan scéal ar bith. Mar bhí sin rí agus bantiarna anseo in Éirinn fadó, agus phós siad. Agus chinn Dia leothab ná raibh … Read more