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Over 13–14 August, of the 303 yachts that started, 24 were abandoned, of which five were lost and believed to be sunk, due to high winds and severe sea conditions.[8] The Daily Telegraph (15 August 1979, p. 1) described the situation, where "Royal…

John Hogan was the neo-classicist of Irish Sculpture. Along with his contemporaries John Henry Foley, John Lawlor and Samuel Ferris Lynn, was a key figure in the history of Irish art in the 1800s. Hogan's best-known works include his three versions…

Graduate in Irish and a member of the Gaelic League. She worked as a teacher, civil servant, and may have been the first women radio announcer in Europe. She wrote Irish language textbooks for schools, short stories, and many plays. In 1964, her…

The original Nano Nangle's grave in Cork, Ireland. Her self-sacrifice has saved many poor people's lives. Her inspiring qualities have benefited the entire community. She died on April 26, 1784, at the age of 65. 

Such female talent typically came with the price of mandatory reliance on male record producers, arrangers, and songwriters for female stars of the time. It was not expected of women to know what was best for them. Springfield thought differently and…

She was buried at the New Inn cemetery, close to her parents, her brother Samel and her sister Agnes.

Thomas "Tom" Crean was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer who was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving. Crean was a member of three major expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott's…