Irish Eclectic | The Examiner News - Part 2

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The Mysterious 23rd of June: A Goddess Gets Her Revenge

June 16, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 386 Views 3 min read

By Brian McGowan Listen to enough Irish ballads and soon enough you will run across a seemingly favorite date for songsters to reference, and that date is “The 23rd of June.” At least a few songs immediately come to mind:

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Ireland’s National Emblem, The Harp, and One of its Masters

May 18, 2020May 31, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 132 Views 3 min read

By Brian McGowan We return again to music as our theme. The harp – cláirseach in Irish – is a musical instrument immediately and passionately identified with Ireland and the Irish as no other in the world. It appears on

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Ireland’s Crucible: Easter 1916 Remembered

April 30, 2020May 12, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 193 Views 3 min read

We just passed a milestone in Ireland’s history that probably went unnoticed by most. It didn’t escape my notice, and compelled me to display again the Irish flag outside my house, displacing only temporarily the U.S. flag that flies there

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