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The Irish Divorce Vote Revealed A Nation Divided
Page 5 from 8th December 1995Frank Howard witnessed the furious battle in Ireland over the referendum on divorce and its aftermath. Here is his report. IT WAS AN extraordinary......
Parish In Focus: St Brigid's, Blackwater, Co Wexford,...
Page 8 from 10th October 1997In the curate's footsteps M Y FIRST GLIMPSE of St Brigid's is at half past six in the morning after a 12-hour journey from London. My powers of......
Sally Trench Looks And Sounds Like A County Horsewoman In
Page 7 from 27th January 1995her mid40s. But look more closely, and you will see a face being consumed by the fire of a great love. Five convent schools tried and failed to......
John Morrill Argues That Catholic Hostility To The Lord...
Page 4 from 12th February 1999I RECENTLY LECTURED on Oliver Cromwell in a major Catholic University in the eastern United States. I thought I gave a very balanced account of......
The Art Of Dressing Well
Page 10 from 25th July 1997II DERBYSHIRE THEY have been dressing wells each summer for as long as nyone can remember. During the well-dressing season from May to September......
At The Mercy Of The Ocean
Page 7 from 15th June 1990In the first of three reports on a tour of western Ireland, Peter Stanford explores the wild charms of Donegal DONEGAL must be one of the most......
Where All Roads Lead Inn-wards
Page 7 from 28th June 1991Joanna Moorhead continues her journey around southeast Ireland with a trip to the brewing city WHETHER or not it beats arrival, hopeful travel in......
How Green Is My Galway Valley
Page 7 from 27th December 1991Timothy Elphick visits Ireland's west coast and finds a magical land of loughs and ancient priories AS RUGGED and green as the picture book images......
Voyage Round Tudor England Of A Master Scribe
Page 6 from 13th August 1993John Leland's itinerary: Travels in Tudor England edited by John Chandler, Alan Sutton, £25 JOHN LLD (?1503-1552) found his age highly suitable to......
Parish In Focus: St Nicholas's South Cliff, Pakefield,...
Page 9 from 7th February 1997First to see the morning sun PAKEFTELD is the southern extremity of Lowestoft, which has the distinction of being the most easterly town in Great......