Person: Daniel Defoe

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A plaque dedicated to Lady Ranelagh at Lismore Castle. She was a medical practitioner, and a woman of science whose opinion on a range of subjects was widely sought in 17th-century London.

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Clodagh Finn: Forget Daniel Defoe, let’s talk about Lady Ranelagh

Now that we are looking to the past for its lessons, let us recall the life of a Cork-born woman of ‘extraordinary talent’ and what she had to say about living through challenging times, writes Clodagh Finn

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I saw the crescent, but you saw the hoax of the moon

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Another day, another new label - will we ever reach ‘peak gin’?

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Book review: Crusoe's Island by Andrew Lambert

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VIDEO: Explore Kinsale’s coves in the quiet townland of Pregane

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Plenty of potential for prospective buyers in Kinsale

This distinctive property near Kinsale has plenty of potential for prospective buyers, writes Tommy Barker.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2015

Castaway cow stuns Meath farmer with surprise after two month disappearance

In a story that would rival the plot of a Tom Hanks’ Castaway, a Co Meath farmer was astounded to find a cow missing for two months had turned up with an amazing story of survival – on a deserted island.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2014

Why wind guru Beaufort had to hide a stormy personal life

The Irishman whose device for measuring wind became the standard, harboured a deep secret at home, says Robert Hume

Fri, 07 Mar, 2014

Cork: Comfort and ease

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Sun, 02 Dec, 2012

Daniel Defoe rescued from remote island

Coastguards in Scotland saved a man marooned on a remote island – called Daniel Defoe.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Italian court rules couple cannot name their son ‘Friday’

AN ITALIAN court has ruled a couple could not name their son “Friday” and ordered he instead be called Gregory, after the saint whose feast day he was born on.

Wed, 19 Dec, 2007

Elusive Coetzee takes home Nobel Prize for Literature

SOUTH African novelist JM Coetzee was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for literature yesterday.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2003

Sale of Iris Murdoch’s book collection to fund prestigious scholarship

MONEY raised from the expected sale of famed author Iris Murdoch’s working library will create a prestigious scholarship in her name, it emerged yesterday.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2003