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Irish Republican Flags

Flags have a special significance within Irish Republicanism, not least due to the fact that in the north of the country they were effectively banned by the Unionist regime for many years. In recent times the Starry Plough is increasingly becoming as popular as the national flag, the Irish tricolour. This article takes a brief look at the origins and nature of Irish Republican flags..

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RayDowd

Rosses Point; Sligo Thomas Raymond Dowd was born in Tibohine, County Roscommon in the Irish Republic on July 6, 1926. He was the eldest son of Owen and Bobbi (ne, Sharkey) Dowd. Ray emigrated to New Jersey in...

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Hugo O'Conor - Founder of Tucson

Most people equate the mid-nineteenth century potato famine with the coming of the Irish to the U.S. While millions came as a result of that famine, they were by no means the first Irish to come to the U.S. Many came during colonial times. The...

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Celtic Myth-The Brown Bull of Ulster

the story of Queen Medb and her search for the Brown Bull of Ulster

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"Gaeilge", the Irish language

Are you interested in Ireland? A bit of a hibernophile, maybe or just vaguely interested, even? Ireland has so much to offer; nice people, a culture that includes everything from Riverdance to Guinness... ...

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Sea Angling in the West of Ireland

Sea angling which consists of boat-fishing & onshore angling is an enjoyable sport enjoyed all round the coastline of Ireland . The governing body of the sport in Ireland is IFSA ( The Irish Federation of Sea...

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