Tag Archives: County Mayo

Michael Davitt: Forgotten Hero?

Michael Davitt…Forgotten Hero (as the Andy Irvine song suggests)? Am I recalling accurately that in school history, Michael Davitt was merely the footnote…the Land League man…in our history text books. Yet he was so much more. Born into Famine Years … Continue reading

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County Mayo Street Sculpture

County Mayo seems to be a place which “does” Sculpture. There is a quirkiness to it all. On this trip, I was not in Ballyhaunis ( which has some a group of figures depicting the local market) or Charleston (which … Continue reading

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“Sailed Into Killala’s Broad Bay”

Images from Killala, a few miles from the spot where General Humbert landed with one thousand French troops in late Summer of 1798. A brief skirmish in Killala and Humbert who had Batholomew Teeling with him as aide-de-camp went on … Continue reading

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The Primacy Of The Republic

I took this photograph in Ballina at the weekend. Note the flagpoles inside the ground at Ballina Cathedral. The place of honour on the highest flagpole is the National Flag. Alongside it on the lower flagpoles are the Flag of … Continue reading

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Meanwhile ……County Mayo

I will be in County Mayo for the weekend. Hopefully there will be access to Tinternet in the cottage. If not…see you Sunday night.

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