Irish writer James Orr may not have been well known for his poetry in his lifetime, but his poem "The Irishman" is as powerful now as when it was first written more than two centuries ago.
THE 1798 Rising in Ireland was one of the most pivotal moments in the history of this island. Radicals and free-thinkers were being influenced by the Enlightenment which was sweeping through Europe in the wake of the French and American Revolutions.
There are certain events that help define a community – and, even if those events took place 111 years ago, they still have an impact on the people who live…
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