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The Chieftains

The Chieftains

Formed in the early 1970s out of Ceoltóirí Chualann, a traditional music ensemble founded by Sean O Riada (1931-1971), the Chieftains went on to gain …

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

William Butler Yeats, the eldest son of the artist John Butler Yeats, was born in Sandymount, Dublin in 1865.
He spent much of his childhood in the …

Sean O’Casey (1880-1964)

Sean O’Casey (1880-1964)

Sean O’Casey, a child of the Dublin slums, was born in 1880 to a Protestant family. He had a grim childhood of poverty, poor eyesight, and ill …

St. Valentine

St. Valentine

The Carmelite Church Whitefriar Street is known for its many shrines and altars. It is not widely known outside of the capital that the church claims …

Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley (born December 16, 1966) is an Irish golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is most famous for holing the winning putt for the …

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Born on Good Friday in 1906, Samuel Beckett was the son of a prosperous Foxrock builder. Like Oscar Wilde, he was educated at Portora Royal School …