Irish History

A Vermont Yankee On the Famine Road

Asenath Nicholson, a progressive campaigner for temperance and vegetarianism, first met the Irish in the slums of Manhattan. Visiting the country just before and during…

World History

Leaping into Darkness

After a decade of modest growth, in 1958 the Chinese authorities launched the Great Leap Forward, a reckless campaign aimed at greatly accelerating economic development.…

Irish Art / Culture

The Wild Harvest

Before the inexorable advance of the conifer, the picking of wild berries on Irish hillsides often provided a welcome seasonal boost in income for poorer…

Rough Justice

Leitrim was fond of money: in his office at Lough Rynn he was Midas in his counting house ... He took over an encumbered estate…