Archive for June 2014
Freedom of Dublin Requested for Maureen O’Hara
The iconic Maureen O’Hara, star of such films as The Quiet Man, Miracle on 34th Street, The Black Swan and the Hunchback of Notredame may soon be granted the freedom of Dublin City if a recent request from the O’Hara family is accepted. Born Maureen FitzSimons on August 17th 1920 in Dublin, she often speaks…
Read MoreExcavated Remains in Scotland could be that of Irish Viking King
Archaeologists in Scotland investigating the 2005 discovery of ancient skeletal remains in East Lothian are working on a theory that the remains could belong to the Irish Viking King Olaf Guthfrithsson. The excavated human remains are that of a young adult male who was buried with a number of items indicating his high rank, these…
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