‘The Perfect Physique’ – Eugen Sandow in Ireland, 1898
Conor Patrick Heffernan on famous strongman Eugen Sansdow’s visit to Ireland in 1898. In April 1898, reports began to emerge in Irish …
Today In Irish History – Caught! Fugitive Criminal Lynchehaun Arrested, 5 January 1895
Patricia Byrne discusses the capture of infamous criminal and later source of a literary legend, James Lynchehaun. On Saturday morning, 5 January …