360 Degree Tour of St Patrick's Cathedral Armagh
In the year 445, according to tradition, St Patrick built a stone church on a hill, then called Druimsailech [the ridge of sallows]. This was granted to him by the local chieftain, Daire. In 447 St Patrick ordained that Armagh should have pre-eminence over all the churches of Ireland, a position which it holds to this day. Little remains of the original building, except perhaps the bases of the tower piers, rebuilt in 1834. In 832 peace in Ireland was shattered by Viking invaders. The Cathedral was subjected to regular burnings and plunderings. In 1261 Primate OScanlan had to rebuild it, and this was the start of the building we now see. In 1428 accidental fire damaged the Cathedral. Primate John Swayne restored it.
In the sixteenth century the Cathedral suffered more burnings and damage. In 1729 the Dean and Chapter turned the south transept into the Bishops Court blocking up the arches between the Nave and the aisle. In 1765 Archbishop Richard Robinson fitted the Cathedral to make it possible to hold divine services. He did much for Armagh; being responsible for many of the fine buildings we see today, such as the Archbishops Palace, the Public Library, the Royal School and the Observatory. In 1834 Lewis Nockalls Cottingham, a famous English architect, was employed by Archbishop John Beresford to restore the building. The chief drawback to this restoration was that it disguised beyond recognition nearly all the distinctive traces of Primate OScanlans building. Later, further minor works of restoration included the reordering of the Chapter and Choir Stalls as well as the addition of a new Archbishops Throne [1887]. In 1903 a reredos of Corsham Stone, representing the Last Supper, was erected behind the Altar, and the easternmost bay of the Choir was fitted as a Lady
Chapel. In 1950 extensive repairs were carried out to the roof of the Nave and the North Transept.
During the 1970s and 1980s more interior restoration was undertaken due to an outbreak of dry rot in the Nave and Transepts. The most recent restoration which included major work to many of the windows was completed in 2005. A building of such age naturally requires constant attention and repair. This support has been and is given by the parishes of the Archdiocese, the Cathedral Board
and Congregation and the Friends of the Cathedral.
Tandragee Gate Lodge
Tandragee Gate Lodge, a former gamekeeper's cottage, is situated at the edge of Gosford Forest Park. Built in the early nineteenth century, this listed building, which has been tastefully restored, makes an ideal retreat.
Residents have free access to Gosford Forest Park which offers its visitors a rich variety of facilities for walking, cycling and horse-riding. Among the many interesting features of the park are the Arboretum, the Deer Enclosure and the Heritage Poultry and Rare Animal Breeds Collection.
Only 7 miles from the historic and charming Cathedral City of Armagh, the Lodge offers an ideal base for visiting many places of interest; the two Cathedrals of Saint Patrick, the burial place of Brian Boru, the Navan Fort, the Observatory, the Planetarium, the County Museum, the Robinson Library and the Mall with it's magnificent Georgian houses.
Gosford Park
In 2001, Robert Altman (MASH, The Long Goodbye) took the unexpected step into Agatha Christie territory with Gosford Park, a murder-mystery whodunit set in an English country house starring a host of British acting greats and with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It would become a huge success with audiences and critics alike. Set in 1932, the action unfolds during a weekend shooting party hosted by William McCordle (Michael Gambon), and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) at his estate, Gosford Park. Among the guests are friends, relatives, the actor and composer Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam), and an American film producer (Bob Balaban). When Sir William is found murdered in the library, everyone - and their servants - becomes a suspect. Also starring Charles Dance, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Maggie Smith, Emily Watson and many more. Altman produced another masterpiece deserving to be ranked alongside Nashville and Short Cuts as one his finest forays into ensemble drama.
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James Little (physician) | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:03 2 Ship's surgeon
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Dr. James Little (21 January 1837 – 23 December 1916) was an eminent Irish medical practitioner. After spending an early part of his career as a ship's surgeon, surviving a shipwreck, he became chief physician at the Adelaide Hospital in Dublin and Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Dublin.
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Irish Civil War | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:13 1 Background
00:01:22 1.1 The treaty and its consequences
00:03:48 1.2 Split in the Nationalist movement
00:08:48 1.3 Delay until the June election
00:11:29 2 Course of the war
00:11:38 2.1 Dublin fighting
00:12:45 3 Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson
00:13:56 4 Collins orders the assault on the Four Courts
00:16:32 4.1 The opposing forces
00:21:38 4.2 The Free State takes major towns
00:23:14 4.3 Guerrilla war
00:26:10 4.4 Atrocities and executions
00:29:43 4.5 End of the war
00:32:00 5 Aftermath of the ceasefire
00:34:21 6 Attacks on former Loyalists
00:37:50 7 Foreign support
00:39:07 8 Consequences
00:39:16 8.1 Casualties
00:40:55 8.2 Economic costs
00:42:33 8.3 Political results
00:46:18 8.4 Legacy
00:48:05 9 See also
00:48:18 10 Notes
00:48:26 10.1 Footnotes
00:48:34 11 Bibliography
00:50:39 12 External links
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The Irish Civil War (Irish: Cogadh Cathartha na hÉireann; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire.
The civil war was waged between two opposing groups, the pro-treaty Provisional Government and the anti-treaty IRA, over the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The forces of the Provisional Government (which became the Free State in December 1922) supported the Treaty, while the Republican opposition saw it as a betrayal of the Irish Republic (which had been proclaimed during the Easter Rising). Many of those who fought on both sides in the conflict had been members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the War of Independence.
The Civil War was won by the Free State forces, who benefitted from substantial quantities of weapons provided by the British Government. The conflict may have claimed more lives than the War of Independence that preceded it, and left Irish society divided and embittered for generations. Today, two of the main political parties in the Republic of Ireland, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, are direct descendants of the opposing sides of the war.
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Labour Party (Ireland) | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:41 1 History
00:01:50 1.1 Foundation
00:03:22 1.2 Early history
00:04:21 1.3 In the Irish Free State
00:06:01 1.4 The split with National Labour and the first coalition governments
00:07:46 1.5 Re-establishment in Northern Ireland
00:09:31 1.6 Under Brendan Corish, 1960–77
00:10:13 1.7 Late 1970s and 1980s: Coalition, internal feuding, electoral decline and regrowth
00:11:57 1.8 1990s: Growing political influence and involvement
00:14:07 1.9 Merger with Democratic Left
00:16:06 1.10 2007 general election and aftermath
00:18:16 1.11 2009 local and European elections
00:19:22 1.12 2011 Government and decline in support
00:22:17 1.12.1 Analysis of budgets
00:23:26 1.12.2 2016 general election
00:23:49 1.13 After 2016
00:24:50 2 Historical archives
00:25:22 3 General election results
00:25:31 4 Structure
00:27:33 4.1 Sections
00:27:58 5 Affiliates
00:28:53 6 Leadership
00:29:01 6.1 Party leader
00:29:14 6.2 Deputy leader
00:29:22 6.3 Seanad leader
00:29:30 7 Elected Representatives
00:29:40 7.1 TDs and Senators
00:30:04 7.2 Front Bench
00:30:13 7.3 Councillors
00:30:32 8 See also
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The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Larkin, James Connolly, and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trades Union Congress, it describes itself as a democratic socialist party in its constitution. Labour continues to be the political arm of the Irish trade union and labour movement and seeks to represent workers interests in the Dáil and on a local level.
Unlike the other main Irish political parties, Labour did not arise as a faction of the original Sinn Féin party (although it incorporated Democratic Left in 1999, a party that did trace its origins back to Sinn Féin). The party has served as a partner in coalition governments on seven occasions since its formation: six times in coalition either with Fine Gael alone or with Fine Gael and other smaller parties, and once with Fianna Fáil. This gives Labour a cumulative total of nineteen years served as part of a government, the second-longest total of any party in the Republic of Ireland after Fianna Fáil. The current party leader is Brendan Howlin. It is currently the fourth-largest party in Dáil Éireann, with seven seats.
In November 2018, Labour announced that they were considering running candidates again in Northern Ireland, in response to a potential merger between Fianna Fáil and the Social Democratic and Labour Party, with whom Labour have long had fraternal links. The last time Labour had contested elections in the region was in 1973, shortly after the SDLP's formation.The Labour Party is a member of the Progressive Alliance, Socialist International, and Party of European Socialists (PES).
University of British Columbia | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:05 1 History
00:02:13 1.1 Foundation and early years
00:06:03 1.2 Move to Point Grey
00:11:15 1.3 Postwar years
00:13:27 1.4 Recent history
00:14:42 2 Campuses
00:14:51 2.1 Vancouver
00:19:16 2.2 Okanagan
00:20:49 2.3 Libraries, archives and galleries
00:24:10 3 Governance and academics
00:25:26 3.1 Faculties and schools
00:27:21 3.1.1 Dual undergraduate degree with Sciences Po
00:28:27 3.2 Enrollment
00:29:16 3.3 Reputation
00:31:14 3.4 Research
00:34:37 3.5 Sustainability
00:40:12 3.5.1 Water Action Plan
00:41:23 3.5.2 Water conservation initiatives
00:43:10 3.5.3 Community efforts
00:43:57 3.6 Indigenous
00:45:07 4 Finances
00:45:58 4.1 Tuition
00:46:43 4.1.1 Undergraduate tuition
00:49:59 4.1.2 Graduate tuition
00:50:38 5 Student life
00:50:47 5.1 Student representation
00:52:31 5.2 Student facilities
00:55:26 5.3 Greek organizations
00:59:48 5.4 Residences
01:08:05 5.5 Athletics
01:10:41 5.5.1 Marching band
01:11:14 5.5.2 Fight song
01:11:45 5.6 Campus events
01:15:17 5.6.1 Rape chant controversy
01:16:09 5.6.2 Model United Nations
01:17:07 6 Notable people
01:22:04 7 See also
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The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university is ranked among the top 20 public universities worldwide and among the top three in Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.The Vancouver campus is situated about 10 km (6 mi) west of Downtown Vancouver. UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum materials. One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 9.9 million volumes among its 21 branches. The Okanagan campus, acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia.
As of 2017, eight Nobel laureates, 71 Rhodes scholars, 65 Olympians, ten fellows in both American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Royal Society, and 208 fellows to the Royal Society of Canada have been affiliated with UBC. Three Canadian prime ministers, including Canada's first female prime minister Kim Campbell and current prime minister Justin Trudeau have been educated at UBC.