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Cemetery of Birth: Glasnevin's Republican Heroes
Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin holds some of the most wellknown remains in Irish history, as well as its unsung paupers. Reading the biographies of just a few of the luminaries buried there, however, sheds light on the birth of the Republic of Ireland, and on the Irish national character, a study in incongruities and contrasts.
easter rising • republic of ireland • michael collins • eamon devalera • maude gonne.

Sean O'Casey
Actors love the colourful characters of Sean O'Casey because all the roles come "from gut."
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About Ireland
Ireland has a long and rich history that has shaped the country to the friendly and beautiful place it is today.
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Heritage Sites of Kilmainham
In the Dublin district of Kilmainham are two buildings that should be on the itinerary of every visitor to the capital.
kilmainham gaol • irish famine • 1916 easter rising • irish museum of modern art • royal hospital kilmainham

Sebastian Barry: A Long Long Way
Willie Dunne must confront his conflicted conscience when, as a member of the British forces in 1916, he returns home to Ireland during the Easter Rising.
sebastian barry • ireland • world war i • easter rising • 1916

Yeats’ 'Easter, 1916'
William Butler Yeats' poem, "Easter, 1916," focuses on the Irish rebellion known as the Easter Rising, which occurred the week after Easter of 1916 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Fiona Byrne
Actress Fiona Byrne discusses the character of Nora Clitheroe which she played in Sean O'Casey's The Plough and The Stars during the 2003 Shaw Festival season.
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Valentia And The Skellig Islands
Valentia Island in County Kerry as the nearest point of land to America became the terminus of the first transatlantic cable in 1865.
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National Identity in Scotland and Ireland (Part Two)
Growing discontent in Ireland leads to the polticisation of the population. Meanwhile Scotland becomes more anglicised.
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Yeats' 'When You Are Old'
W. B. Yeats' "When You Are Old" is one the poet's lyrics that qualifies as a love song without the usual Yeatsian political or modernist tinge.
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Sir Roger Casement
From lurid diary entries that may have been forged to a court's ruling on the meaning of a comma, nothing about Roger Casement's prosecution for treason was mundane.
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St. Patrick's Day Parades New York
New York City is home to the oldest, most historic and largest Saint Patrick's Day Parade honoring the patron saint of Ireland.
new york city • saint patrick's day • irish holiday • brooklyn ny • buffalo st patrick's day parade

W. B. Yeats' 'Rough Beast'
Yeats' "The Second Coming" does not depict the universe as only or totally chaotic, yet it does complain that things seem to be heading in that direction.
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Yeats' 'The Indian Upon God'
Yeats' speaker expands the Genesis concept according to Eastern philosophy as evidenced by the title to include the moorfowl, a lotus, a roebuck, and a peacock.
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Yeats’ ‘The Second Coming’
W. B. Yeats' "The Second Coming" is one of the most misunderstood and overrated poems ever anthologized. It could have used at least one more revision.
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