Digging up Red Hugh O’Donnell is an incredible story. The body of this handsome earl was lost when he died in Spain in September 1602. This Irish exile, previously of Donegal, had […]
Digging Up Red Hugh O’Donnell, An Irish Exile
Historia de las Fake News y de los Rumores que Cambiaron el Mundo (¡Nuestro Libro!)
En 2019, escribimos un libro. Mezcla de historia y política, trata de las noticias falsas y los rumores que han cambiado el mundo. Por si el título al completo, exclamación incluida, no […]
Beard History: a gift of nature from Ireland to India
A beard history can include many episodes, including one of my brother’s most baffling moments in life, judging from how vividly he remembers and recounts the story. It happened when he was […]
Colin Murphy: Personal Trainer & Entrepreneur
I met Colin a few years ago in Madrid. We were put in touch because Colin was looking to move away from the world of teaching and become a personal trainer. We […]
Laurence Carroll: The West’s First-Ever Buddhist Was Irish
Laurence Carroll, the West’s first-ever Buddhist, was Irish. I discovered this while ghostwriting a book on the first Europeans to explore Tibet. Now, considering this is a top-secret project, I cannot divulge […]
The Ember Months: Hiberno-English in Europe
Any listener of the excellent Something Rhymes with Purple – a podcast about strange and forgotten words – will know that language can be a laughing matter. The two presenters, an endearing […]
Peter O’Connor’s Silver Medal: A Forgotten Olympian
Peter O’Connor’s silver medal has largely been forgotten, but his 1906 triumph represented the Olympic games at its best. O’Connor won silver in the long jump event, and he was widely expected […]
Fashionable Quotes! Our Irish Writers Merchandise
History of Fake News & Rumours that Changed the World (We Wrote a Book!)
Over the course of 2019, we wrote a book. This mixture of history and politics is about fake news and rumours that have changed the world. If the by-line and the main […]
Learning Irish in Madrid with Pop-Up Gaeilge
I went back looking for my lost language.
Irishman in Berlin: A Short Story
A recent trip to Berlin, via Easy-jet and German literature, made a deep impression on me.
Countess Lola Montez: The Irish Fraud, Dancer & Radical
Lola Montez, who was born as Eliza Gilbert, ran away from Ireland and reinvented herself as Spanish dancer of royal origin. This is her remarkable story.
Irish Slice of Madrid 