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Showing posts with label Kephallonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kephallonia. Show all posts
03 April 2022

Searching for lost
architectural and
religious heritage in
the lanes of Wexford

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Saint Mary’s Church dates back to 1365 and was one of the finest mediaeval churches in Wexford Patrick Comerford I lived in Wexford half...
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09 March 2022

Four houses on Spawell Road
and links between Wexford
and the Battle of Waterloo

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Richmond House, the main house of the former Loreto Convent in Wexford, was first built by the Duke of Richmond in 1792 (Photograph: Patrick...
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07 March 2021

200 years later, Greece
remembers the Irish
people involved in
the War of Independence

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The Acropolis in Athens … one of the first military actions of Sir Richard Church was an attempt to relieve the besieged tiny Greek garrison...
15 January 2020

The friar from Clonmel who
was the first Irish tourist
in Crete 700 years ago

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Symon Semeonis, the first recorded Irish visitor to Crete, describes Iraklion as a prosperous city that ‘abounds in most excellent wine, in ...
28 October 2019

When Greece said ‘No’
to fascism and oppression

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The Greek flag flies on boat off the island of Paxos in the Ionian Islands (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019) Patrick Comerford Today...
28 September 2019

A unique taste of Corfu
in a traditional tipple

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The Vassilakis distillery and winery … the home of the kumquat liqueur in Corfu (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2019) Patrick Comerford ...
30 August 2019

Four Irish politicians
in 19th century Corfu:
2, Sir Charles Napier

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The Harbour at Corfu … Sir Charles Napier first arrived in the Ionian Islands in 1819, when he was appointed an inspecting field officer in...
10 June 2017

Finding a connection in
this parish with some
great Irish Philhellenes

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Reminders of the Devon Estate in Newcastle West … and an interesting link with the Irish role in the Greek War of Independence (Photograph:...