Banagher (Ireland)

Type: City

Name: Banagher (Ireland)

Country: Ireland

Latitude: 53.189999

Longitude: -7.99

population: 1,586

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Elegy written in a city churchyard

‘The real-life Seamus McGowan had shared a room with Seán O’Casey (above) and was no stranger to bombs. But as his Starry-Plough-bedecked headstone records, he was somewhat luckier than the pedlar, dying peacefully in 1955.’ Photograph: Hulton Archive/ ... [Published Irish Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Francis Grose, Peddler, Banagher (Ireland), Blessington (Ireland), Seán O'Casey

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Seeking Information About Famous Writer

Well known travel writer Paul Clements was recently in contact with The Midland Tribune asking if we had any information on a famous writer that he's currently writing a book about.Richard Hayward wrote about his travels in the midlands many years ago ... [Published Midland Tribune - May 15 2013]

Entities: Richie Hayward, Ireland, The Midland Company

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Hochtief AG

4-all over two legs

Issue 100 of reported on the enabling works for Crossrail that were carried out at Christmas near Slough on the Great Western main line. On that occasion, principal contractor HOCHTIEF removed three brick arch bridges (two road bridges and one footbridge) ... [Published Rail Engineering News - May 07 2013]

Entities: Hochtief AG, Crossrail, Network Rail, Steel

Quotes

...Or, as his gravestone in Drumcondra Churchyard puts it, more poetically, he "whilst in cheerful conversation with his friends, expired without a sigh."

Elegy written in a city churchyard [Published Irish Times - May 16 2013]

He enjoyed the mountains of Ireland and loved the Slieve Blooms, writing about them engagingly: "There is magic in this region, whether it be the magic of the full blaze of summer's colour, the wistful wizardry of the subdued but unforgettable and endearing tints of autumn, the sterner browns and deeper greens of winter, or the fragile promise of delicate loveliness that comes in early spring, when every small mountain tree decks itself like a bride and wild birds begin to send their hopeful songs across the great solitude of the boglands. Get you to the Slieve Blooms at any season and see whether I have spoken truth."

Seeking Information About Famous Writer [Published Midland Tribune - May 15 2013]