People Not Pots?
For all you hardcore historian-types out there an interesting article from Discover Magazine on the “pots-not-people” paradigm that dominated archaeological studies from the 1970s onward but nowContinue Reading
Tag: Ireland
Words Of Wisdom
Just a quick post to note and recommend the wonderful, informative and always entertaining Irish Blog at Transparent Language. Its idiosyncratic nature is its joy.Continue Reading
Institutional Discrimination In The Irish State – The Culture Of An “Anglophone Stormont”
If you’ve been wondering just exactly why the Fine Gael – Labour coalition government seems so utterly determined to scrap the officeContinue Reading
More Cloak And Dagger Shenanigans In Fantasy Troubles
And so it rumbles on, the latest chapter in the tale of Britain’s super-superspy and double-agent extraordinaire Freddie “Stakeknife” Scappaticci, with the audio recordings of callsContinue Reading
From Boycott To Frankfurt, Only Our Rivers Run Free
“When apples still grow in November When Blossoms still bloom from each tree When leaves are still green in DecemberContinue Reading
Estonia – Defending What Anglo-Ireland Won’t
I’ve drawn attention to the Baltic nations of Eastern Europe before and how they have successfully mounted a defence of their respective languages and culturesContinue Reading
John Redmond And The Blood Sacrifice – For The British Empire
Moronic statement of the week? Step forward the Irish Times and this piece from today’s newspaper: “The introduction of the Third HomeContinue Reading
A Pluralist Ireland? Does That Include The 1.7 Million Irish-Speakers?
A new report on the administration of primary schools in Ireland and the teaching of religious studies has been published by the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism inContinue Reading
If It’s Good Enough For The Welsh, Why Is It Not Good Enough For The Irish?
In Ireland, after eight centuries of foreign colonial rule and despite nearly a century of independence, some of the populationContinue Reading
The Myths Of Easter 1916 – And The Truth
Introduction It’s April the 8th, 2012, Easter Monday in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, and the ninety-sixth anniversary ofContinue Reading
In Europe No One Can Hear You Scream…
Great article over on the Cedar Lounge Revolution on the autocratic instincts of the European Union elites now being played outContinue Reading
The Empire Strike Back!
The results from the 2011 Census of Ireland published last week revealed continued growth in the Irish-speaking communities of the nation and theContinue Reading
Colum Kenny, The Irish Independent And Some Media Spin
Colum Kenny is a regular columnist for the Oirish Independent newspaper, popular amongst right-wing types and other motley conservatives. Here’s his bio from Dublin City University (DCU): “Professor ColumContinue Reading
Census 2011 And An Inconvenient Truth – Irish-Speaking Citizens On The Rise
The latest, much publicised release of data by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) from the 2011 Census of Ireland providesContinue Reading
Enclaves And Exclaves. Why A Europe With Borders Is (Sometimes) More Fun
I love maps and the things one can learn from maps (you can probably blame J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert for that one). ImaginaryContinue Reading
Irish Troubles – Or “The Get Roy Greenslade” Campaign
Peculiar times in the world of British journalism as the media turns on one of its own with the so-called “revelation” thatContinue Reading
The Mahon Report – A Plague On All Your Houses
The Mahon Tribunal has finally published its long-awaited report and like the lifting of the proverbial rock all sorts of nastiness hasContinue Reading
Les Irlandais Autochtones
The Irish-based French blog Couleurs irlandaises has another look at the Irish language in contemporary Ireland, including a mention of your’s truly, un blogueur militant LeContinue Reading
Póg Mo Thóin Ghaelach!
What has gotten into the journalist, author and poet Pól Ó Muirí? He seems to have found (or perhaps I should say refound) hisContinue Reading
“An Hobad” – The First Publication In Irish Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”
J.R.R. Tolkien’s great work of children’s fantasy literature, The Hobbit, is to be published in the Irish language for the first time. From the IrishContinue Reading
More Irish Than The Irish?
Following on from my post looking at the growing popularity of the Irish language in the United States and Canada, the BBCContinue Reading
Smells Like No-Irish Spirit
I have frequently pointed to the complete and utter bullshit that passes for a genuine commitment to equality between Irish and EnglishContinue Reading
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