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Dear Colleagues, I am in the process of translating various parts of Irish poems and would like to bounce translations off someone.....I have a few difficult passages from an old poem and would really appreciate it if someone could lend a hand and see if they can attempt a translation of a few versu...

For those interested in the medieval history of Clare and references to the early septs and clans, please follow the below link to the uploaded full version of the Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh (Triumphs of Turlough). It is thought that this epic was composed by Sean Mac Ruaidhrí Mac Craith (of the her...

Dear All, Please see attached to this post an article that I authored on the historical origins of the Clare McInerneys. This article was published over two parts in consecutive issues of The Other Clare journal in the 2007 and 2008 publications. Attached is the complete article for those interested...

I think that this incident is recorded in Ignatius Murphys' bookk ''The History of the Diocese of Killaloe'' and is likely to have been the event where Fr Thomas McInerheny, PP of Feakle, deterred a crowd from rioting during agitation around the times of the Clare election. Fr McInerheny was rewarde...