Curiosity, Irish history and the gombeens

Curiosity often gets the blame (or the credit, depending on your point of view) for killing cats, but more often it leads to learning. Take this morning, for example, when I was fortunate enough to have Presidents' Day* off and learned that someone named Eamon Loingsigh from New York had started following this blog. I'm … Continue reading Curiosity, Irish history and the gombeens