MacDiarmada Summer School to focus on Brexit
The annual Sean MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim, is, of course, usually associated with history and culture. But this year, it is taking on a distinctly contemporary theme. And it is also one that is very relevant to the border area in which Kiltyclogher, the home of 1916…
Fears MacDiarmada home in Kiltyclogher could be closed
There are fears that the house in North Leitrim that was the home of 1916 signatory Sean MacDiarmada could be closed to tourists and the public. The house, in Corranmore, a few miles outside Kiltyclogher, proved to be a major attraction last year, the centenary of 1916. Taoiseach Enda Kenny…
Taoiseach arrives at MacDiarmada cottage in Kiltyclogher
The Taoiseach has arrived at the homestead of Sean MacDiarmada in Kiltyclogher in county Leitrim this afternoon. Enda Kenny is expected to meet family members of the late 1916 signatory as well as local politicians before he goes on to attend a Leader partnership event in Sligo later. Speaking to…
Manorhamilton street to be renamed after MacDiarmada this Sunday
A day of commemoration and celebration will take place in Manorhamilton this Sunday to mark the renaming of Lower Main Street in the town. It is now to be known as Sean MacDiarmada Street in honor of the 1916 Proclamation signatory who lived in the townland of Corranmore, outside nearby…