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Craic: can someone please explain the origins of this word?

by Bruce Gaston • 5 December 2012

Answer by Bruce Gaston: First of all, the pseudo-Gaelic spelling "craic" is misleading. The word is actually of English origin, and the usual spelling is therefore "crack". The spelling "craic" is certainly spreading, probably because people think that the word…

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Pictures

WANTED: Police writer with excellent descriptive skills

by Bruce Gaston • 27 November 2012

While researching pictures for the ebook Irish History Compressed I was very happy to find on Wikimedia Commons this “WANTED” poster printed by the British authorities during the Irish War of Independence. Dan Breen was one member of the group…

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Pictures from the Irish History Compressed ebook

by Bruce Gaston • 19 November 2012

I’ve just uploaded all the illustrations and pictures used in the short history of Ireland ebook to Pinterest. Between that, the free Kindle sample available on Amazon and the various extracts published here, I reckon a good third of the…

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Biographies

Reposted: Patrick Pearse: A Short Biography

by Bruce Gaston • 12 November 2012

The intellectual leader behind the Easter Rising of 1916, Pearse, born 10 November 1879, had qualified as a lawyer but his interests ranged widely beyond that. He was a proponent of both the revived Irish language and educational reform; combining…

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News

The Loyal Dublin Volunteers: a forgotten organisation

by Bruce Gaston • 9 November 2012

History always brings up surprises. I’d never heard of this before. At its peak the LDV boasted a membership of some 2000 men. Many were of Ulster birth, some 768 men and women signed the Ulster Covenant and Declaration within…

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Irish History Compressed on Pinterest

by Bruce Gaston • 7 November 2012

We’re on Pinterest now, under the url http://pinterest.com/irishhistory (“irishhistorycompressed” being – according to the website – too long for a name. This is the same problem as Twitter has, which partly explains the lack of an Irish History Compressed Twitter…

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