Author: yreape

Delia Murphy’s father, Jack was lucky in the Klondike gold rush, north western Canada. During his time abroad he was said to have married Ann Fanning of Tipperary. Jack was raised in Hollymount, County Mayo where they returned and bought land. Delia was born in February 1902. According to various reports she made friends with travellers who camped on the land. She loved their singing and was said to have learnt some songs from them. She attended the local school, followed by a convent school in Tuam and University College Galway. A contempary was believed to have been William Butler Yates. The political situation at the time was seemingly that the Irish were being displaced after losing the war for independence.

Delia met her Gaelic husband Thomas J Kiernan in Galway. She married at 22, he was 26 or so. Neither family attended the wedding. They were involved in the Irish free state but Thomas reportedly got a move to London. She began singing at parties whilst in London, and subsequently music halls. She made some recordings. Three songs most associated with her are The Spinning Wheel, Three lovely lassies and The Blackbird.

Thomas worked away, reportedly being sent to Bonn and Ottawa. Reportedly Delia returned to Ireland in 1951. She was said to have featured regularly on BBC radio. She later went to live in Canada where she made her first cd, The Queen of Connemara. After Thomas’s death in 1967 she moved back to Ireland, to Dublin. The songs she accumulated and sang over the years included a version of The Boston Burglar, the story of a man who supposedly broke into the union bank and stole an insignificant amount of money as a protest against colonial exploitation. The cd entitled Delia Murphy has Irish songs from times gone by and is a collector’s item.

According to a report, research in the United States identified individuals recovered from covid who are now immune. Results were those who suffered mild acute symptoms had longer lasting immunity according to the report. According to various reports, corona virus symptoms can vary from mild to severe, and covid can leave chronic symptoms such as bronchitis.

Reports are that democrats wish to include votes from illegal/ not yet legal immigrants though in many if not all other nations being a citizen is a prerequisite to the right to vote. Joe Biden’s thought to be colonial roots indicate a probable pro British delegate. According to a report his plans include collaberating with the eu and taxation and opposition to trade with China are on the agenda. A Biden administration, according to the report is likely to lean in Ireland a lot, especially in its engagements with the eu.

According to a report, planning permission has been granted for a factory farm in Mayo with a capacity for 40,000 chickens. Locals object due to the possible environmental impact. Animals in factory farms lack an acceptable quality of life. Antibiotics are often given indiscriminately but are ineffective against viruses and not suitable replacements for adequate diet, suitable living conditions and fresh air.

TD minister Patsy O’Brien has left fine gael after being suspended in March according to a report. Could this be connected to the Connemara oireachtas dinner? Mr O’Brien will continue to serve on Mayo county council as an independent member.

Reportedly the eu’s traffic light system grades countries green, amber or red according to their covid infection rate. Free movement is advocated for travellers from green zones. National governments are expected to restrict travellers from orange and red regions accordingly. According to a report, Eamon Ryan discussed the issue before an oireachtas committee, thought to be yesterday.

Reportedly patients in the United States can now access their medical records online. According to the report nearly all are in favour of a patient’s right to access their own notes. Said might include procedure and progress notes, patient’s history, examinations, imaging, laboratory and pathology reports plus discharge summaries. Might include a copy of pre-operation consent forms for patient to read at leisure.

Reportedly today is the last possible day to apply for a further education grant for the academic year 2020/21. The susi online application system closes tomorrow.

The Mantoux test is used in Ireland and perhaps elsewhere, reportedly to test immunity to tuberculosis, in order to determine whether a tb vaccine is warranted. An amount of the tuberculosis bacteria is injected into the skin to determine the reaction. A sensitive skin reaction indicates that a tb vaccine may be warrented. Ireland’s seemingly many subclinical cases of corona virus disease, hundreds, leads to the question, If an individual has developed immunity to a disease would a test for the disease show positive?

According to reports, during British rule in Ireland on the morning of the 21 November 1920, republicans under Michael Collins assassinated key figures in British administration, believed to be mi5. The network seemingly had links with Palestine and Cairo where they were previously stationed during the first world war. Collins was minister for finance and believed to be head of intelligence. Ten army officers died that day, mainly intelligence officers, though reportedly some associated police.

Later that day reportedly Dublin played Gaelic football against Tipperary at Croke Park in front of a crowd of 5000. Despite a reported unease, life carried on. According to reports a convoy of British soldiers drove into the stadium from the north west whilst the black and tans entered from the south. Shots were fired from the black and tans, and lasted about ninety seconds according to a witness. Resulted in the crowd running to the other side of the stadium. Reportedly the army fired fifty rounds of fire from machine guns. Among the dead was a young woman, two boys aged 10 and 11, and the football player Michael Hogan.

Reportedly the Dublin castle based British administration said the incident was unauthorised and the intention was to search all men on the way out of the stadium, but shots were fired only ten minutes into the game. Two military tribunals reportedly took place. One found shooting into the crowd unforgiveable, believed it to be unauthorised and blamed the police. No details of the other.