Hello and welcome
to this week’s edition of Ireland’s Own
We have another very interesting cover story for you this week entitled ‘The Kellett Flag’. This modest little flag was made in the 1850s for a distinguished Royal Navy officer with strong family roots in Tipperary and throws some much needed light on a little known chapter of Irish history.
Paddy Ryan profiles the English novelist, Anna Sewell, best known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, one of the top ten best-selling novels for children ever written. In ‘Thank you for the Music’ John Scally pays tribute to Seán Ó Riada, composer and arranger of Irish traditional music. Gemma Grant continues her ‘Irish Myths and Legends’ series, concluding her story on ‘The Phantom Chariot of Cú Chulainn’.
In his ‘Role of the Irish in WW2’ series, Con McGrath profiles Secret Agent Elaine Madden, daughter of an Irish-Australian who operated in wartime Belgium. Harry Warren brings us ‘Inscribed In Stone. A Journey Through Ireland’s Unusual Graves’. Harry tells the story behind three of the country’s unique resting places.
The Ballad Sheet is back and Eugene Dunphy explores the history of a Famine lament, ‘Skibbereen’. Miss Flanagan has another mystery to investigate, this week it’s ‘The Disappearing Doll’. Our original short story is ‘The Grand Send-Off’ by Cornelius Clarke. The GAA Year of 1996 is reviewed by Aidan Grennan.
The Witness Statements continues with ‘Frank Henderson, Dedicated to the Republican Ideal’ – Part 5. Eamonn Duggan continues his examination of the statement by Frank Henderson to the Bureau of Military History.
We have all this for you to enjoy alongside Cassidy Says, Stranger Than Fiction, What’s In A Name?, Dan Conway, Pete’s Pets, Marjorie’s Kitchen, Song Words, Classic Films – Charge of the Light Brigade, Reflective Perspective, Irish Folklore with Eugene Daly, Readers’ Memories, Classic US TV Favourites – HOMICIDE: Life on the Streets, Waterways of Ireland – Errina Plassey Canal, County Limerick, Lilt of Irish Laughter, Pen Friends, Irish Wildlife – House Mouse and more.
I hope that you enjoy this week’s Ireland’s Own offering and that you all join us next week when our Hallowe’en Special hits the shelves. Trust me, Hallowe’en wouldn’t be the same without it!
Best wishes, Seán Nolan, Editor, Ireland’s Own
