Somehow, without my willing it, without my even wanting it, my book about Maud Gonne and WB Yeats has become ... Read more The post Fiction Update: How my Maud Gonne and WB Yeats Book becam… Read More

Enjoy this extract from my next novel, A Life Before, publishing later this year, in which our heroine is faced with a dilemma at her coming out ball--shall she allow herself to be kiss… Read More

A fictionalised summary of Maud Gonne's upbringing, based on extracts from, A Life Before, the first book in the Gonne-Yeats series by Orna Ross The post Poor Little Rich Girl: Maud Gonne&rs… Read More

Independent (Ireland): Interview with Maud Gonne among thousands of early recordings added to RTÉ’s online archive. “An interview with Maud Gonne MacBride is among thousan… Read More

Who was Maud Gonne, the legendary Irish Joan of Arc? Kim Bendheim offers a unique and comprehensive portrait of this remarkable woman in her book “The Fascination of What's Difficult… Read More

Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind, based on a true... The post Friday Fiction: Yeats-Gonne Series: Maud Gonne is Arrested appeared fir… Read More

Does Maud Gonne deserve a statue in Dublin? Some feminists believe so and want to see her recognized for her... The post DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 41: Does Maud Gonne deserve a statue… Read More

NATIONAL GRAVES ASSOCIATION FOUR COURTS RALLY, DUBLIN, SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2022.'In Defence of The Republic.Join us as we mark the 100th anniversary of the Shelling of the Four Courts on Sunday… Read More

ON THIS DATE (27TH APRIL) 93 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF AN IRA MAN WHO DARED AND SUFFERED - AUSTIN STACK.Austin Stack (pictured) was born on the 7th December, 1879, in Ballymullen, Tralee, County… Read More

Written by Ben KespDuring the late 1800’s and early 1900s, Alice Furlong was one of the most prominent female poets of the time as well as a political activist who was very passionate… Read More

Profoundly inspirational literature quotes will make you look at life differently and help you live a meaningful life. Famous Literature Quotes I didn’t make any money from my wr… Read More

ON THIS DATE (20TH OCTOBER) 88 YEARS AGO : LEINSTER HOUSE SPENDS (ANOTHER) 30 PIECES OF SILVER.On the 20th October, 1933 - 88 years ago on this date - the Free State Leinster House administr… Read More

The Wild Swans at Coole Introduction The Wild Swans at Coole was written in October, 1816. It is the title piece of the small volume of poems, entitled The Wild Swans at Coole, published in… Read More

ON THIS DATE (31ST MARCH) 47 YEARS AGO : IRA POW IN ENGLISH JAIL JOINS THE HUNGER-STRIKE.Michael Gaughan (pictured), the eleventh Irish republican to die on hunger strike, was four months aw… Read More

“The Blessed Damozel” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, accessed via Wikimedia Commons, public domainEight years ago, in early 2013. I was well into my first season of singing with the… Read More

A brutal murder in a small community leads an innocent man to the gallows.The body of Moll McCarthy. Her murder in 1940 shocked the small community of Marlhill, and is unsolved.moll mccarthy… Read More

ON THIS DATE (28TH NOVEMBER) 98 YEARS AGO : BLACK AND TANS REMOVE THEIR MURDER VICTIMS' BODIES TO BURN THEM.The 28th November in 1920 - 98 years ago on this date - was a Sunday, and it was o… Read More

Winds of change are blowing through the publishing industry, as digital technology enables authors to reach their readers directly, without using a publisher. Opinions about this change and… Read More

I think it’s safe to say Ireland belongs to the prestigious club of most photogenic countries in the world. Famous for green, rolling hills dotted with sheep, rugged mountain landscape… Read More

Dublinés, by © Alfonso ZapicoI am mostly a reader of novels. However, for my birthday, my sister gave me a big book called Dublinés (“Dubliner”). The author is… Read More

HISTORY OF WICCA IN ENGLAND: 1939 - present day This talk was given by Julia Phillips at the Wiccan Conferencein Canberra, 1991. It is mainly about the early days of theWicca in England; s… Read More