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George Sigerson from Strabane a book by Ken McGilloway
Feb 1, 2011
Born in 1836 near Strabane, Co. Tyrone, George Sigerson was educated in Paris and University College, Cork, where he studied Medicine. He became one of the foremost authorities on diseases of the nervous system, a university professor, and a prolific writer on scientific subjects. An outstanding linguist, he made an historic contribution to the Irish literary revival through his translations from Irish into English verse, first of The Poets and Poetry of Munster in 1860, and then in 1897 of the monumental Bards of the Gael and Gall. He was president of the Irish National Literary Society from 1893 until 1924.
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A Dungannon lad who died very young... and a unique collaboration between Dublin and Tyrone
Nov 29, 2010
Cian Corrigan was born in Dublin but moved to live in Dungannon Co Tyrone with his parents when he was eight years of age.
He developed a tumour but six months later, while he was waiting for surgery to remove it, Cian was rendered quadraplegic, his tumour having ruptured whilst in hospital.
A szpecial jersey was designed in memory of Cian and his love for both Dublin & Tyrone. You can buy this "half Dublin, half Tyrone" jersey if you click on More... below.
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Secret of the Mince Pies - A Book of Tyrone Recipes
Mar 24, 2010
Tyrone woman Monica Haughey, now living in Dublin, has gathered home-baking recipes gleaned from the memories, handwritten notes and scribbles of her late mother and renowned cook, Christina Haughey, who lived much of her 80 years in Creggan.
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Did you know...?
Jan 14, 2009
Lengthening hours of daylight otherwise known as “the stretch in the evenings” is a topic punctuating many a conversation in the early months of the year. This process is summed up in the colourful Irish saying “Fad choiscéim coiligh ar an charn aoiligh ar an lá” – literally “The lengthening of the day by a cockerel’s stride on the dunghill.” This saying is especially applicable in the early weeks of the New Year when the first longed-for sign of a new lease of life for the sun can be observed and a meagre progression discerned in terms of additional minutes of daylight. As another well-known saying has it – “Every cock crows on its own dunghill”.
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