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This is the magical time of the year when #SFBay imitates #Ireland: Everything’s green, damp & smells like socks
This is the magical time of the year when #SFBay imitates #Ireland: Everything’s green, damp & smells like socks
In the early summer of 1956, an epidemic of poliomyelitis broke out in the city of Cork. It was not unexpected. The Irish medical authorities had noted the two-year gap between previous outbreaks, and...
Bloody Sunday / Derry / Ireland / lawyers / Londonderry / Northern Ireland / The Troubles / Ulster
by mike · Published 2008-08-30
From day one of the public hearings held in Derry’s ornate Victorian Guildhall, the Bloody Sunday inquiry has served as a cash cow for the army of solicitors and barristers involved. Official figures show...
Brunswick Street / Dublin / Ireland / Richmond Hospital / Richmond Surgical Hospital / Saint Laurence O'Toole Hospital / Saint Laurence's Hospital
by mike · Published 2007-11-15
Read this, thought of then thought of the former Richmond Surgical Hospital on Brunswick Street in north inner city Dublin. Built in 1900 by British administrators, it was obviously designed for a warmer climate...
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