Project sheds light on six influential women with North Belfast connections
List even includes a patron saint of Ireland
Elizabeth Fry
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A conservative revolution
National sovereignty crystalised Gaelicism and late Victorian mores. Marc Mulholland argues, in his second article, that there was no transformation of popular consciousness
If there was an Irish revolution, it probably began with the Irish Land League of 1879-81. This was founded by Michael Davitt, the one-armed son of farmers evicted during the famine (he had lost a limb working as a boy in an English factory), and presided over by Charles Stewart Parnell, a Protestant landlord. The league campaigned against ‘rackrents’ (anything above what tenant farmers thought reasonable) in the short term, and for the peasant proprietorship of the farms they worked in the longer term. The result was a huge social struggle that coined the term ‘boycotting’ and attracted international attention.
50 years since GAA scrapped its ban on ‘foreign games’
On April 11, 1971, the GAA voted to lift its ban on members participating in ‘foreign games’ such as soccer. DIARMUID O’DONOVAN traces the life span of the controversial rule
On April 11, 1971, the GAA voted to lift its ban on members participating in ‘foreign games’ such as soccer. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Diarmuid O Donovan
BETWEEN 1905 and 1971, members of the GAA, both players and non-players, were barred, under threat of suspension, from attending or participating in games that were seen as being of British origin.
These games included soccer, rugby, cricket and hockey and were sometimes known as “the Garrison Games” because they were strongest in the towns that had British army barracks.
SINGER Damien Dempsey admits he’s “thrilled” at the viral sensation caused by an electric video which of Dublin players celebrating their historic All-Ireland victory on Saturday.
Dubs fan Damien has heaped praise on the team members for paying homage to one of his songs during their after-match high jinks.
In an exclusive interview with SundayWorld.com Damien said the session reminded kindled memories going all the way back to the Gaelic League from the 19
th century.
A number of Dublin players initially start ceili dancing to the music of Damien’s ‘Apple of My Eye’, before they are joined by several more in a sing song.
Little to celebrate as Ireland marks Christmas
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Dublin, 28 December 1920 - Christmas has been marked across the country, albeit with the cloud of violence hanging over it in many places.
In Dublin at the Children’s Hospital on Temple Street, a hearty dinner was given to the 100 children currently receiving treatmen there, and afterwards each of them was given a present.
At Jervis Street Hospital, where the wards were festively decorated, a special Christmas breakfast was served and later in the day, patients were treated to a turkey dinner and plum pudding dessert.
The Dublin Union Workhouse and Infirmary catered for upwards of 3,900 people during the holidays with the staff serving up hot dinners, as well as plum pudding, cakes and confectionery.