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LINES WRITTEN IN PLUGHOLE STREET, BELGIUM
January 02, 2018 - "Here as I lie in the trenches,
I gaze at the bright shining moon,
And I ask myself the old question,
I wonder will G...
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CONDONS AT CLOGHLEIGH IN 2003
October 17, 2014 - NOT HAVING A family castle of my own, I found it to be rather interesting recently taking a group of Condons to see one...
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REAGAN AND THE EVIL EMPIRE
October 08, 2014 - FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE were expected in Ballyporeen for the visit of President Ronald Reagan in June 1984. Manhole covers...
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SWANSONG
August 04, 2014 - August 5th 1914 is not remembered in history books. Everyone remembers the day before because that was when Britain decl...
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MALLOW, AUGUST 1922
August 02, 2014 - By August 1922, North Cork was at the centre of hostilities as the better equipped and organised National Army advanced...
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