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Islands of Ireland: The tiny speck of an island named for a 'war criminal'

Islands of Ireland: The tiny speck of an island named for a 'war criminal'

Utterly cruel and ruthless Richard Bingham has a Roscommon island named after him

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

Islands of Ireland: One-legged, 80-year-old clan leader of Mayo isle sent to gallows in 1500s

Islands of Ireland: One-legged, 80-year-old clan leader of Mayo isle sent to gallows in 1500s

The governor of Connaught Richard Bingham, appointed to the role by Queen Elizabeth in 1584, showed no mercy when claiming Castlehag Island

Fri, 23 Sep, 2022

Book reviews: Tongulish and In A Hare’s Eye

Book reviews: Tongulish and In A Hare’s Eye

GALWAY-based poet, Rita Ann Higgins, has written a poetry collection (her tenth) that never bores. 

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Books for children

Books for children

Don’t Poke A Worm Till It Wriggles by Celia Warren (Bloomsbury; €6.30) is a ‘book of poems to make you squirm’.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014