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RIA: In this article, Brian Crowley gives an insight into the lives of individual women imprisoned in Grangegorman Female Penitentiary, Britain and Ireland’s first female-only prison. Brian Crowley is the Curator of Collections for Kilmainham Gaol and the Pearse Museum and the author of a number of historical articles and ‘Patrick Pearse, A Life in Pictures’.

Posted on May 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The lost lives of prisoners in Grangegorman Female Penitentiary In this article, Brian Crowley gives an insight into the lives of individual women imprisoned in Grangegorman Female Penitentiary, Britain and Ireland’s first female-only prison. Brian Crowley is the Curator of … Continue reading →

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An adoring son…the story of a mother named Mary Anne MacLeod Trump

Posted on May 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The Kash Inn @TJKashin On October 31, 1991, a 79-year-old Mary Anne MacLeod Trump stepped out of her Rolls-Royce on Union Turnpike near her home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, when a 16-year-old mugger grabbed her purse and threw her to … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: 1,613 enslaved individuals

Posted on May 13, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Campus & Community Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals Public database advances research on University’s ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family histories Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer May 12, 2026 6 min read Harvard has published … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories

Posted on February 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Campus & Community Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories Researchers delve into probate records, tax lists, and estate inventories to identify enslaved people Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer February 20, 2026 6 min read Second in a series about … Continue reading →

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The St. John (According to Thoreau)

Posted on December 25, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The Wreck of the Famine Ship St. John (According to Thoreau) He encountered the tragedy while visiting Cape Cod On Oct. 7, 1849, the brig St. John struck Grampus Ledge off the coast of Cohasset during a sudden and furious storm. The St. … Continue reading →

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Exploring Ireland’s history: UCD Archives. Kathleen McConnell was requested by Eamon de Valera to join the ‘consular staff’ of his tour of America – Occtober 2nd 1919

Posted on December 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Kathleen O’Connell was born on 5 October 1888 at Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, one of eleven children of John O’Connell, farmer, and Mary Ann O’Connell (née O’Sullivan). Educated locally, she emigrated to America in 1904 and trained as a secretary in Chicago. … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: The Rising fall-out. Sir John Maxwell. Looking for connection to Michael Comyn K.C. March 2026. Recommend Grokipedia search Michael Comyn

Posted on December 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts This letter is from a file in the Eamon De Valera Papers (P150/512) with the title ‘British Documents Re: 1916’. The file consists of intelligence reports and despatches between Irish Command [i.e. successive Commanders-in-Chief of British Forces … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: Background reading re Michael Comyn KC. It makes it so much easier to read when you get a synopsis like below. March 2026. Recommend Grokipedia search Michael Comyn

Posted on December 11, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The book The Secret Court-Martial Records of the Easter Rising (also published under the title From Behind a Closed Door: Secret Court Martial Records of the 1916 Easter Rising), authored by historian Brian Barton and first released in 2002, compiles … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: Arbitration courts morphing into Dail courts 1920. Michael Comyn KC’s involvement.

Posted on September 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Establishing Dail courts, crown courts after 1916 Rising. Who mooted it, designed the? Michael Comyn KC, when did he become involved? Thought for 1m 3s The Dáil Courts (also known as Republican Courts or Sinn Féin Courts) … Continue reading →

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Law Society Gazette Ireland: “Improvised justice” written by Barry Whelan, mentioned Michael Comyn KC

Posted on September 5, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

26 Feb 2025 culturePrint Improvised justice When introducing legislation in 1923 to wind up the parallel courts’ system established during the War of Independence, Minister Kevin O’Higgins characterised them as “an improvised system of justice”. The true story, however, is one … Continue reading →

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