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A Fishy Tale of Sound and Fury - Smock Alley - February 2022
A to K of Historical Blunders
Agincourt to Passchendaele - a very muddy business
Bourgeoisie - Don't mess with them
There are no certainties in Ciphers
Duelling; not a good idea if you happen to be a genius.
Egotism is egregious if it’s your only weapon for election
A police force that scores an F
Gallileo, green eggs and ‘German’ science
World peace yet again threatened by hubris
Itchy feet - restless Vikings and Normans; ignore them at your peril
Jumping the gun
Applying the Karenina principle to Ireland’s fight for freedom
L to R of Historical Blunders
Language and literature make history, for better or for worse
Medieval mindset is the mother of all misogyny
Neo-liberalism, non-interference and laissez-faire in the Great Irish Famine
The O's have it
Plantations and Penal Laws leave a shadowy legacy
The questionable majesty of queenship
Revolting media
S to Z of Historical Blunders
The inseparability of sugar and slavery
The only two certainties in life; taxes and death
The unsustainability of unaccountability
The vagaries of voting
The workhouse – an unworkable solution to Irish poverty
Xenophobia; it just won’t go away
Can you separate a work of literature from the political beliefs of the author?
Zero tolerance of printed matter that makes you think
Frankly Blank Verse news
Reviews
Paradise re-visited
Looking Death in the Eye
Meet the Quare Fellow
Handbook of the Irish Revival
Young Irelanders. Edited by Dave Lordan. Stories 1-4
Young Irelanders. Edited by Dave Lordan. Stories 5-8
Young Irelanders. Edited by Dave Lordan. Stories 9-12
The Unexpected Professor; An Oxford Life in Books
Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful
Sunday Miscellany 2002-2003
Robin Hood or Robin the hood?
A cautionary cook’s tale
Crusading Women
The Age of Reason
Hail the Conquering Cabbage
An indentured tale
Quiet Quarter
A Handy Tool
Bold Botanists