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Happy Fourth of July
To-day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king ...
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To-day in 1922 – Fire in the Four Courts
Ninety one years ago to-day a huge explosion of stored munitions destroyed the Public Records Office of Ireland in the Four Courts building, and with it a huge swathe of ...
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60 Years since the Evacuation of the Blaskets
LEAVING THE BLASKETS - FROM THE EVACUATION TO THE GATHERING All Photographs from the Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir (The Blasket Centre) archive 1953 was the year the Blasket Islands were ...
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All The Presidents
This week marks the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy's visit to Ireland in 1963. To commemorate the visit, up to thirty members of the Kennedy family, including his ...
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