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The blogging year ahead – 2017
Last Tuesday 17th I popped up a facebook post with my planning for 2017. Well it was more an example of my planning for the two previous years. In this time I've managed to publish 152 stories about the life and times of my generation and those previous...
An America Wake
Today sees the inauguration of a new president in America. It promises to be an "interesting" presidency with many fears as to the direction America is taking. One concern is the attitude to emigrants. So today I thought what better way to reflect on the event than my...
Wreck of the Hansa; Waterford harbour, 1899
On the evening of Thursday 2nd November 1899, the barque Hansa entered Waterford harbour in gale force winds. Having endured the early winter storms crossing the Atlantic, and finally arriving at her port of destination, the crew were probably beginning to relax....
Judgement night – January 6th 1839, Night of the big wind
The night of the big wind occurred on January 6th 1839 and I often heard it referred to growing up as the storm of all storms. It was a weather event against which the community compared all others. But the storm was much more than just an extreme weather event; it...
Reclaiming an Irish Way of St James
This weeks blog marks a new departure, which is appropriate as we enter a new year. I've asked a number of people to contribute a piece of writing on the harbour, and these will feature on the last Friday of each coming month.Today's piece first featured in History...
An emigrants Christmas wish
To celebrate Christmas this year, I thought I'd bring you the words across the Irish sea, an emigrant's lament, a cousin of mine from the Russianside, but one of my grandmother's generation. Fr Tom Doyle was one of two brothers to enter the priesthood and both spent...