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ArticleWITNESS STATEMENTS: Reflec­tions on the 1913 Strike and Lock­out.

Eamonn Dug­gan con­tin­ues his exam­in­a­tion of a speech delivered in 1953 by James Lar­kin Jnr., dur­ing which he reflec­ted on the moment­ous events of 1913 and the role played by his father. James Lar­kin Junior: Reflec­tions on 1913 Part 2 WHEN...

ArticleVeere Goold: Irish Wimble­don star . . . and mur­derer

Once Ire­land’s top ten­nis player and a Wimble­don final­ist, Vere St. Leger Goold seemed destined for sport­ing fame. Instead, his life took a dark and extraordin­ary turn. Once Ire­land’s top ten­nis player and a Wimble­don final­ist, Vere St....

ArticleMISS FLANAGAN INVESTIGATES

A Sticky Jam Situ­ation. Des­pite Fr. Doherty’s best efforts to ensure fair­ness at the jam mak­ing com­pet­i­tion, Miss Flanagan thought the out­come too sweet to be whole­some! THE BEAMS of sun­light and the after­noon breeze seemed to be play­ing...

Articlefor the kids

12-page Owen’s Club sec­tion with more fun and games, fea­tures and fas­cin­at­ing facts for our younger read­ers.

ArticleRole of the Irish in WW2: Dr. Arthur Gwynn, dec­or­ated dur­ing the Italian Cam­paign, Ant­arc­tic Explorer for Aus­tralia, and great­great-grand­son of 1848 rebel leader Wil­liam Smith O’Brien.

ArticleRemem­ber­ing Marion. Maxi remem­bers Marion Fos­sett, the mem­ber of Sheeba and the Ring­mis­tress of Fos­setts – Ire­land’s National Cir­cus – as Ire­land mourns her passing.

ArticleLove and Mar­riage

Love and Mar­riage. Anne Delaney recounts a very ancient type of Irish wed­ding. ISMILED that day as I noticed my niece and her new hus­band hold­ing hands under the table. It had been a small wed­ding by mod­ern stand­ards. Just a quiet cere­mony,...

ArticleTHE BALLAD SHEET

Eugene Dun­phy charts the his­tory of an endear­ing bal­lad, I Know My Love. IN THE Late nine­teenth cen­tury, and well into the twen­ti­eth, Bel­fast was a hub for poets, musi­cians, and Irish lan­guage schol­ars, many of whom were signedup mem­bers...