Category Archives: Ireland

St George and tomato bread

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  23 April 2014 Today is the feast-day in the Christian calendar of mythical dragon-slayer St George. … Continue reading →

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Hay Wrap

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Antigone1984.com

Antigone1984: This nugget is performed by Irish rock band “The Saw Doctors”, which was formed in Tuam, County Galway, in 1986.  

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Don’t fix it if it’s not broken!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  22 January 2014 Children from two to ten years old should “feel the texture of a  … Continue reading →

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Crystal balls-up

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Antigone1984.com

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Dulce et decorum

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  10 November 2013 Before our generation the names of those who had died for Ireland were … Continue reading →

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The best lack all conviction

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  18 July 2013 Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the … Continue reading →

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Taking sides

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  21 March 2013 TAKING SIDES In the autumn of 1937 the London-based Left Review asked 148 … Continue reading →

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Skydiving without a parachute

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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Monotheism with two Gods

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  6 February 2013 “When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, … Continue reading →

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Jam tomorrow

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  3 February 2013 Yesterday the London Guardian published an obituary of Irish trade unionist and human … Continue reading →

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