Tag: Family History
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AN IRISH SCHOOLHOUSE.
By Arthur M. Forrester. (1889) Upon the rugged ladder rungs— whose pinnacle is Fame— How often have ambitious pens deep graven Harvard’s name; The gates of glory Cambridge men o’er all the world assail, And rulers in the realm of thought look back with pride to Yale. To no such Alma Mater can my Muse […]
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Baron of Sluggan
An Old Tale from the Annals of my Family There was a time when every poor Irish peasant could tell you that he was the descendants of Chieftains and Kings, who were all beaten down by the vile English and had their lands stolen from them. Now, I am not going to tell you that […]
Ireland's Lore and Tales 