A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Irish War of Independence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish War of Independence. Show all posts
Saturday, October 5, 2019

Quote of the Day (John Rodden and John Rossi, Saluting the Irish War of Independence at 100)

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  “Unlike most revolutions, the Irish War of Independence ultimately led to a democracy, not an autocracy ruled by a new gang of tyran...
Friday, February 8, 2008

This Day in Theater History (Sean O'Casey's 'Plough and the Stars' Opens at Dublin's Abbey Theatre)

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February 8, 1926 – With Sean O’Casey afflicted with his usual painful eye condition and worse-than-normal pre-performance jitters, his late...
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I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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