The scandal of the Magdalene Laundries and the orphanages of Ireland run by the Catholic Church is surely one of the most sickening episodes of history on the Emerald Isle. The Church was all-powerful and the children were its greatest victims. Members of the public may have suspected that there were serious problems, but few […]
A piece of Extract verse for your consideration. I Want My Money Back … yet the people lap it up like dehydrated frogs, feeding greedily on curdled milk from the withered breast of the clergy. Putrid fluids that give sickly nourishment to quench all appetites for healthy cognizance. I weep for the […]
More from the crazy clergy of Craggy Island. – If you care, give it a share –
– If you care, give it a share –
Mrs Doyle is a formidable lady. She should have been a social activist (minus all the feckin’ tea). – If you care, give it a share –
– If you care, give it a share –
Graham Norton’s best work (maybe his only good work…) – If you care, give it a share –
Unfortunately, John and Mary are a parody of an all-too-real occurrence across Ireland. Still, they do give us a good laugh when they tear strips off one another on Father Ted. Rebel Voice wonders just how many of you know a John and Mary, or (and we hope not) are a John and Mary? There’s […]
Last Car To Elysian Fields by James Lee Burke This is number 13 in the Dave Robicheaux series, set in southern Louisiana. In this installment, the New Iberia detective is drawn into a decades-old case of a popular blues singer who vanished whilst serving time in Angola prison. As is to be expected, such investigations […]
Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke The romance is on again. Rebel Voice and James Lee have renewed their tempestuous relationship but on a day by day basis. If Jamesy starts to act the bollox, then he’s getting the chop. Dave Robicheaux is again to the fore in this installment, book 14 in the popular […]
Rebel Voice likes to avoid watching Father Ted for as long as possible and then sit down and indulge. It’s a timeless classic. – If you care, give it a share –
Saint Moninne of Killeavey was one of Ireland’s earliest female saints and lived in the years 435 – 517. SHe was the daughter of a king, Machta, whose lands stretched from modern-day Louth through to Armagh. Her mother, Comwi, was also from royalty, her father being a northern king. When Patrick travelled through Machta’s territory, […]
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