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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
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
Curmudgeonly Comment
A tandem of post-modernism on the R827
Beans on toast or Ortolan?
Go on, do the decent thing
Textbook Saint Patrick – Myles from the truth
The saintly business of naming your child
The Glass Menagerie that Limits Women’s Career Prospects in the Groves of Academe
Las Vegas wasted on me
School in the swinging sixties
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
Whimsical
Bhí scamaill móra dubha ag dul treasna na speire
My Great Granny fought in the GPO
You Gave me Books
Gentlemen Dredgers
Tory Island
Horrific nocturnal violations, or, exam season flashbacks
Dust Jacket Coward
A Board Childhood
Organising races is best left to humans; taking minutes is best left to secretaries
The 16 bus magical history tour - Grange Road to O’Connell Street - 1976
Memories jolted in an empty doctor’s waiting room
Medieval Madness
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