The charming cathedral dedicated to St Brendan in Clonfert, County Galway has featured here before (seeThe Traveller’s Rest « The Irish Aesthete). And because Clonfert was, until the 1833, a separate diocese in the Church of Ireland (it remains so in the Roman Catholic church), there was...
Birthplace: Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland Nationality: Republic of Ireland Works: The Talk of the Town, Live, Ardal O'Hanlon Also ranks #36 on The Best Living Irish Actors Also ranks #87 on The 150+ Funniest British and Irish Comedians of all Time Frederick G. Donnan Dec. at ...
The name Carroll was first found in counties Tipperary,Offaly, Monaghan and Louth. It has undergone many variations since its genesis. In Irish, this surname appeared as Cearbhaill, derived from the name of Cearbhal, the lord of Ely who helped Brian Boru lead the Irish to victory in the...
Archive Updated: 18.November.2021 The Northern Standard is the longest established newspaper circulating in County Monaghan and it has been telling Monaghan's story every week since 1885. Strabane Chronicle The Strabane Chronicle and Tyrone and Donegal Advertiser was formerly established in 1896 howe...
Leaflet from Cathy Bennett – Sinn Féin – Cavan Monaghan – 2024 General Election Filed under: Sinn Fein— irishelectionliterature @ 2:00 pm Tags: 2024 General Election, Cathy Bennett, Cavan-Monaghan, Irish Politics, Politics, Sinn Fein A Leaflet from Cathy Bennett who is running for ...
Archive Updated: 18.November.2021 The Northern Standard is the longest established newspaper circulating in County Monaghan and it has been telling Monaghan's story every week since 1885. Strabane Chronicle The Strabane Chronicle and Tyrone and Donegal Advertiser was formerly established in 1896 howe...
The people that emigrated from County Monaghan brought with them their songs and stories, and echoes are still found in their music in Canada. Rather than selecting material from this musical heritage, a group calling themselves MOPOSOGS (Monaghan Poets and Songwriters) have chosen to compose ...
Ardal O’Hanlon, born Ardal Monaghan, is best known for his role as Fr. Dougal McGuire in Father Ted. O’Hanlon founded the Comedy Cellar in Dublin alongside Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy. He is recognised as one of the prominent people who helped start the comedy scene in Dublin. Other...
County-by-county: Time for Monaghan to make the next step Ulster: Mickey Harte has built another Tyrone side nobody wants to come up against ByMalachy ClerkinMon May 15 2017 - 15:54 First shots in football’s revolution likely as new era dawns ...
Drishane House, County Cork, former home of Edith Somerville, who wrote novels with her cousin Violet Martin, as “Somerville and Ross” – the latter the name of Violet Martin’s childhood home. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com ...