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“The Irish Buddhist” is out!

By Enda Kenneally on July 26, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Originally posted on The Dhammaloka project:
The Irish Buddhist: the Forgotten Monk who Faced Down the British Empire is out! We hope you enjoy it. The hardcopy edition is available now around…

The Rich Story of Irish Entrepreneurs in Madrid

By Enda Kenneally on July 13, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

The presence of Irish businessmen in the graveyard of the Basilica de San Francisco El Grande is interesting.

The History of the Irish College in Madrid

By Enda Kenneally on July 8, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

It took until 1629 for an Irish College to be founded in Madrid.

Shipwrecked: Francisco de Cuéllar’s Irish Escape

By Enda Kenneally on May 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Naked, afraid, alone. Captain Francisco de Cuéllar found himself on an Irish beach one Autumn morning…

Digging Up Red Hugh O’Donnell, An Irish Exile

By Enda Kenneally on May 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Historia de las Fake News y de los Rumores que Cambiaron el Mundo (¡Nuestro Libro!)

By Enda Kenneally on May 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By María Correas on May 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on May 15, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on March 31, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )
Laurence Carroll: The West's First-Ever Buddhist

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

By Enda Kenneally on February 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on January 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on January 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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