The courses came about when a number of stars of the Irish music scene gathered in the cultural hub of County Clare in the west of Ireland recently and set about imparting their tremendous knowledge and skills in a series of video lessons.
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As part of James's search for more information on his great grandfather Mr.Michael Murphy, he posted a message to the IrelandXO message board in late January 2021.
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by Brian Mitchell, Genealogy, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Tower Museum
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Photo: duchas.ie In 19th-century Ireland, Tea & Barmbrack was considered a "substantial breakfast", a "comfortable meal" and an "abundant repast" for any occasion.
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Samhain, the 3-day Celtic Feast of the Dead, was celebrated in Ireland up until the 14th century when Rome decreed November 1st and 2nd as "holy days of obligation".
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Joseph Thomas Sheridan (better known as just Sheridan Le Fanu) came from a Huguenot family with clerical connections. He was born on Dublin’s Lower Dominick Street in 1814.
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Above image: Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media viewing the Anglo Irish Treaty 1921 at the National Archives, Dublin, September 2021.
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Lá Fhéile Míchíl ~ St Michael's Day or Michaelmas is celebrated on the September 29th. Michaelmas was an important fair day in the Irish farming calendar, as well as in Ireland's administrative and legal calendar.
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