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Republican politician calls for removal - English flag airbrushed from G8 brochure of Enniskillen
The Fermanagh District Council have admitted to Photoshopping the English flag, St George’s flag, out of an image of Enniskillen Castle featured in a public brochure, being distributed during the G8 Summit. ... June 10, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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Adolf Hitler loved Irish folk music
Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler loved Irish folk music and recently-released historical photographs reveal that famous Irish musician Sean Dempsey played for him in 1936. ... June 09, 2013 by PATRICK ROBERTS
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Why no effort to repair damage to Irish Famine memorial in New York nearly one year after? - Car slammed into memorial and ugly plywood and metal barricades still mark the site
A year after a car slammed into the NY Irish Hunger Memorial the damage has still not been repaired.It is a disgrace that almost a year after a car slammed into the Irish Hunger Memorial in New York the significant damage has not ... by Niall O'Dowd
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Top 10 Irish historical sites in New York - SEE PHOTOS
See the places in New York where the Irish have made their mark. ... by DARA MCBRIDE
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Police return Lord Mountbatten's pistol to family 30 years after IRA assassination
Police have returned a personally engraved pistol that belonged to Lord Mountbatten to his family, over thirty years after he was murdered by the IRA. ... by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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Irish Wolfhounds have their own special Gathering in Ireland
This weekend, in association with The Gathering Ireland 2013, Farmleigh House, in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, will host the Irish Wolfhound Championship Show. ... by JANE WALSH
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'South Carolina Irish Memorial' park celebrating emigrants to be opened this month
For 20 years, the people of Charleston have waited to honor their Irish roots. Finally, that idea has been realized with the building of the “South Carolina Irish Memorial” which will open to the public on 10 June. ... by AMANDA DRISCOLL
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Stamps celebrating 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy's visit to Ireland revealed - PHOTOS
In June 1963, Irish American US President John F. Kennedy made a historic four-day visit to ... ... by IrishCentral Columnists
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Former IRA leader Ruairi O Bradaigh remembered by a close friend
It was fate that brought my husband and I on vacation from the U.S. to the round table at Gleeson’s, the popular bed and breakfast in Roscommon Town Square many years ago. ... by KATHY THORNE
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Discover your Irish ancestry online - every Census since 1926 now on the Internet
The Central Statistics Office has published all the data it has collected from every census since 1926 online for public access, free of charge. ... June 05, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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Ireland’s most famous ghost - The White Lady of Kinsale, at Charlesfort
Located near the harbor in Kinsale, Charlesfort plays host to the White Lady of Kinsale, one of Ireland’s most famous and tragic ghosts. ... by MICHELLE K. SMITH
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Anger as Toronto’s Irish famine park closed to visitors for three years
Irish in Toronto are upset that Ireland Park, Toronto’s famine memorial, has been closed since 2010 despite constant promises from the authorities to re-open it. ... by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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New museum in west of Ireland displays fish shop owner's astounding historical collection
A new museum has opened in the west of Ireland that shares an unassuming fish shop owner's astounding collection of 100,000 historical pieces spanning 400 years. ... by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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Memorial for Irish-born who died during Vietnam War planned for Ireland
Vietnam vets Matthew Carroll and Brian McDonnell are leading a project to build a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Ennis. ... June 04, 2013 by MICHELLE K SMITH
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Researching your Irish roots online - a guide to some of the best genealogy sites
Over the past two years IrishCentral has witnessed history in the field of Irish genealogy. ... by KATE HICKEY & JORDANA KOZUPSKY
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Top ten historical sites to visit when in Ireland - SEE PHOTOS
IrishCentral picks the top 10 historical sites to visit in Ireland. ... by CATHY HAYES
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Did mythical, vanishing island off the western coast of Ireland really exist?
How much of Ireland's tale of a mythical, vanishing island is rooted in reality? ... June 01, 2013 by KERRY O'SHEA
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Eighty-one 400-year-old gold coins discovered by Carrick-on-Suir construction workers go on display
A treasure trove of gold coins which were discovered by five construction workers in Carrick-on-Suir are now on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. ... June 01, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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Community embraces John F Kennedy’s Irish roots ahead of JFK50 for The Gathering
The 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy’s 1963 visit to Ireland will be celebrated in a multimedia exhibition titled “JFK: Homecoming” which will encourage the public to submit their memories, photos and mementos regardin ... June 02, 2013 by IrishCentral Intern
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Sex sells - graphic novel depicts James Joyce and Nora Barnacle’s love life in new bio
A new graphic novel “James Joyce – Portrait of a Dubliner” explores the literary genius’ life involving his family, friends, travels in Europe and recreation in Dublin, and including the intimate details of his relationship with N ... June 02, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers
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