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Following my piece about the tiny 17th century mass book I found in my dad’s study, I was contacted by reader Angela Fearneyhough in reference to…

Following my piece about the tiny 17th century mass book I found in my dad’s study, I was contacted by reader Angela Fearneyhough in reference to…

The rebellion traces its origins to 1675 and a trading dispute between the Algonquian-speaking Doeg Indians and the Potomac River planter and merchant Thomas Mathew. As relations worsened, Mathew and his neighbors killed several Indians as they were making away with livestock. The Doegs retaliated by killing one of Mathew’s herdsmen. Virginia militia pursued the Doegs to Maryland and attacked their cabin, along with the cabin of innocent Susquehannock hunters, who were taken completely by surprise. In the ensuing war the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannocks were forced from their town in south...

Multimedia Journalist Irish fiction continues to thrive and the year ahead offers a feast of novels and short story collections set for publication - we present a choice selection... Danielle McLaughlin - The Art of Falling (John Murray, February) A woman's marriage and career are threatened by an old indiscretion just as she receives the opportunity of a lifetime. Danielle's stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Irish Times and The Stinging Fly, amongst numerous other magazines and anthologies. She has won many awards for her short fiction, collected in Dinosaurs on Other Pl...