“Something in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover…” The Beatles (1969) “And then she asks me, as I turn out the light, I said my darling, you look wonderful tonight.” Eric Clapton (1977) Pub quiz aficionados will no doubt sagely inform you that both of these hit songs were actually written
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And now for something completely different. You may know Michael Palin as one sixth of the groundbreaking comedy troupe Monty Python who brought us such comedic gems as The Life of Brian, The Holy Grail, the Meaning of Life and the TV Show, Flying Circus. Or perhaps it is as the film star from A
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In January 1922, Michael Collins and his troops took over the running of the administrative machinery of Ireland in Dublin Castle. Over the weeks and months that followed, phased disbandments of the Royal Irish Constabulary took place so that by 2nd April 1922 the force formally ceased to exist (although the actual process was not
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The town clock was erected by landlord John Robert Boyd in 1858 at the top of the Market Square, giving the locals a time to set their pocket watches by for almost 100 years. The Londonderry Sentinel from 18th December 1857 informs us of the construction of this clock, as well a general description of
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