Tag Archives: history Jersey, the southern-most of the Channel Islands, packs a lot of history into a tiny space. Much of this history is because of the island’s strategic location: only 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from France. Functionally part of the United Kingdom since the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror in 1066, this little island in the English Channel has been […]  Religion and religious faith are the heart of Ireland. So, it seems fitting that one of the most fascinating religious/historical sites sits at the heart of the country – almost dead centre – where the traditional east-west land route crossed the River Shannon. It is also apposite that this site, dating back to the earliest […]  Do you remember The Little Engine That Could? The story about the little blue engine who took on a job that was far too big, but through positive self talk (“I-think-I-can, I-think-I-can, I-think-I-can”) succeeded in pulling a long train over a high mountain pass? Well, this is a story about The Little Town That Did. Once upon a […]  It seems like half the North Americans I have ever met have at least a drop or two Irish in them! Not surprising, I suppose, in view of the continued growth of the Irish diaspora. Three million people outside Ireland (a country of less than 5 million internal residents) have legal claim to citizenship, and between 80 and 100 million more have […]  (Double click for: The Two William Davies: The Rolling Waves, with Ciara O’Sullivan on harp) You can’t visit Ireland without partaking of at least one Medieval Castle Banquet – or so the travel books and agents would have you believe! I’m not a huge fan of theme parks, but every so often it is nice […] |
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