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Lough Key - Boyle - Roscommon - Ireland

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Lough Key (Irish: Loch Cé) is a lake in Ireland. It is in the northwest of County Roscommon, northeast of the town of Boyle. The lough's is believed to be named after a mythical figure named Cé.
The name Lough Key comes from the Irish Loch Cé. In Irish mythology, Cé was the druid of the god Nuada. He was wounded in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired and fled southward until he came to Carn Corrslebe, where he rested. He saw ahead of him a beautiful plain full of flowers. He sought to reach it, and when he did, he died. When his grave was dug there, a lake burst out of it, and flooded the whole plain. It was thus named Loch Cé after him.
The lake is in the northern part of the River Shannon drainage basin, and is fed by the Boyle River which flows from Lough Gara, through the town of Boyle, into Lough Key. From there it flows eastwards until it reaches the River Shannon just above Carrick-on-Shannon. Its area is 843.7 hectares (2,085 acres) and its average depth is 5.1 metres (17 ft). One can see a view of the lake from the N4 road as it ascends the Curlew Mountains after bypassing Boyle. The view is enhanced by a modern steel sculpture of an Irish chieftain mounted on horseback (see photograph).
The area around Lough Key and the nearby town of Boyle, in County Roscommon, have been inhabited for thousands of years.
The lake is several kilometres across and contains over thirty wooded islands including Castle Island, Trinity Island, Orchard Island, Stag Island, Bullock Island, and Drumman's Island. Castle Island has had a number of structures built on it over the centuries. The earliest record dates to 1184, in the Annals of Loch Cé, where a lighting strike is reported to have started a fire in The Rock of Loch-Cé, a very magnificent, kingly residence. Currently a folly castle built in the early 19th century by the King family stands on the island. Trinity and Church Islands each have the ruins of medieval priories standing on them. [ Archaeology digs from c.2005-2012 found that the 'folly' seems in fact to be a remnant of several previous historic structures.
The King family acquired the land around Lough Key in the 17th century Cromwellian Settlement, renaming the area from Moylurg to Rockingham. In 1809, Rockingham House – a mansion designed by English architect John Nash[5] – was built. The house remained the seat of the Stafford-King-Harman family until it was badly damaged in a fire in 1957. It was subsequently demolished in 1970, despite earlier pledges by the Irish government to restore this historically important building.
Immediately to the south of the lough is Lough Key Forest Park, a popular destination for recreational walkers. The park, opened in 1972,[7] covers 865 acres (350 ha) formerly part of the Rockingham estate. The Moylurg Tower, standing on the site of the old Rockingham house, now stands overlooking the lake to the north and lawns to the south. There are many amenities in the park including boat tours, boats for hire, water activities, camping and caravan park, an outdoor playground and shop. A 2007 development[8] added a number of new attractions including a forest canopy walkway and children's play areas, to cater to the 21st century visitor.[9]
Sir Cecil Stafford-King-Harman (1895–1987), second (and last) Baronet of Rockinghamensured that the land went back to the people of Ireland through the Irish Land Commission, who subdivided the pasture land into several farms of approximately 50 acres (20 ha) and granted these to local people. An extensive area around the then-derelict Rockingham house became the Forest Park and this was looked after by the Department of Forestry. It is currently in the care of Coillte, a semi-state body. The park contains the remains of five ring forts, giving evidence of the long habitation of this region.
The area surrounding the lake is significant in medieval Irish literature and legend. Starting around 1000 AD, the Annals of Boyle were compiled on Trinity Island, and from 1253 to 1590 the Annals of Lough Key continued from where the Boyle annals ended. Lough Key was also the site for the legend of Una Bháin. Famed harpist Turlough O'Carolan is buried at Kilronan, three miles (5 km) to the north of the lake.


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Ireland - October 2015

Boyle Arts Festival - OneVoiceIreland Crowdfunding Campaign

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I want to help feed our future generation with creativity and innovation.

To create more knowledge awareness on different coping mechanisms for everyday stressors.

To allow a place for active listening, empathy and feed seeds of inspiration and motivation

To help create a better future for our youth of today by allowing their voices to be heard and listened.

I have found the most talented youths here in my home town and I want to show the world how clued in youths actually are before being brainwashed into our systematic stigmatic society.

The purpose of our exsistence is to help one and other any way possible.

I am asking you for help here in our community - lifting others lifts your soul.

We know the world is not sold were simply doing what we are told....

I was asked once what i wanted to do in this life. i answered that i wanted to heal the world.

I was told I coudn't do that, that made me even more determined to try what others say can not be done for in the wise words of Arnold Schwarzenegger: At least when I do what naysayers tell me can't be done, I will know that I am the first to have done it and I will leave my mark to endure forever...

I live my life by paying it forward I hope you will help do the same.

This project started in March in Boyle, Co Roscommon, after I returned from 7 years working with underprivileged Aboriginal kids. I started by hanging out with the children and teenagers from Boyle - I found that they were having some major problems at school, especially with their homework. After helping them with this some of them went from 34% to 74%! This was because, as a dyslexic, I understood how to explain things to them in a simplified way.

Following this, I started encouraging them to create art - portraits, sketches, graffiti, sculpture, poetry, writing, songs, knitting - the results were amazing!

These kids have incredible talent that needs to be encouraged.

I now have over 25 of them working with me on a weekly basis and I want to encourage them all to enter their work into the Boyle Arts Festival in July/August.

To do this, and because I don't want to charge their parents anything, I'm asking for contibutions from the people of the town (and betond) to help cover the costs of the materials and the entrance fees.

Anything you can donate will help and you will be able to see the results of your contribution at the Festival! (We'll even video the work for those of you that can't make it to view on YouTube).

Maurice Harron

Maurice Harron is an Irish sculptor who created the seven C.S. Lewis inspired sculptures.

Growing up in Donegal, he studied at the Ulster College of Art and Design in Belfast before later returning to the College to teach. After a brief stint teaching in schools and colleges up and down the country he began working in paint and sculpture in 1983. Since 1998 he has worked largely in producing large scale works in bronze, stainless steel, aluminium, stone and fibreglass. He is most well known for Hands Across The Divide in Carlisle Square, Derry and the Gaelic Chieftain in County Roscommon.

Watch our short to hear more about Maurice’s inspiration behind the imaginative sculptures, to be unveiled tonight.

Linen Bleachers Sculpture by Maurice Harron Lurgan Main St.

I'm on Market /High Street Lurgan Co Armagh and i've just come across these rather large fabulous Linen Bleachers Sculptures. Named Linen Bleachers, in homage to Northern Ireland’s former linen industry. The sculptures depict a man and a woman holding a piece of linen between them. They are ready to spread out the linen on the bleachers green. They are connected for all time to each other by this metal piece of fabric, which would fall to the ground without both holding onto a piece of it. The visual message is clear: in order to work together, they each need each other’s co-operation. When you walk underneath the sculpture and look up, you can see an added element. There are around 20. aspirational community messages punched out of the metal. These are three of them.
“Togetherness. DB.”
“Equality and fairness. CR.”
“Fail alone or succeed together. CC.”
The 9ft tall sculptures, set in bronze and costing £62,500, were created by Maurice Harron who is from Derry and studied at the Ulster College of Art & Design.

Hermes Wooden Sculpture Turning Heads Holywood Rd

I'm over in East Belfast on the Holywood Road just down past Ashfield Girls School. I'm standing outside advertising agency ASG and Partners where an unusual wooden sculpture has been turning heads. Using only a chainsaw, talented local sculptor Owen Crawford has transformed an old tree stump into a wooden statue of Hermes messenger of the gods from Greek mythology. ( Owen managed to complete this work in only one day! )
Vicki Caddy, PR director for ASG stated in the Belfast Telegraph: Because we are a communications company we decided to use Hermes which was also used on our logo years ago.
The end result is stunning. We couldn't believe that it was completed by chainsaw.

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair

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Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1183.He was the last High King of Ireland before the Norman invasion .Ruaidrí was one of over twenty sons of King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair .He and his sister Mór were Tairrdelbach's only children from his third wife, Cailech Dé Ní hEidin of Aidhne.

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Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth. Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland , which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, in the northeast of the island. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.4 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland. The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. The island has lush vegetation, a product of its mild, but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. Thick woodlands covered...


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Ireland ( ( listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. It was covered by thick woodlands until the Middle Ages. As of 2013, the amount of land that is wooded in Ireland is about 11% of the total, compared with a European average of 35%. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland. The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in Continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant.
The earliest evidence of human presence in Ireland is dated at 10,500 BC (12,500 years ago). Gaelic Ireland had emerged by the 1st century AD. The island was Christianised from the 5th century onward. Following the 12th century Norman invasion, England claimed sovereignty. However, English rule did not extend over the whole island until the 16th–17th century Tudor conquest, which led to colonisation by settlers from Britain. In the 1690s, a system of Protestant English rule was designed to materially disadvantage the Catholic majority and Protestant dissenters, and was extended during the 18th century. With the Acts of Union in 1801, Ireland became a part of the United Kingdom. A war of independence in the early 20th century was followed by the partition of the island, creating the Irish Free State, which became increasingly sovereign over the following decades, and Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland saw much civil unrest from the late 1960s until the 1990s. This subsided following a political agreement in 1998. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community while the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland, as part of it, did the same.
Irish culture has had a significant influence on other cultures, especially in the fields of literature. Alongside mainstream Western culture, a strong indigenous culture exists, as expressed through Gaelic games, Irish music and the Irish language. The island's culture shares many features with that of Great Britain, including the English language, and sports such as association football, rugby, horse racing, and golf.

Grace O'Malley

Grace O'Malley (c. 1530 – c. 1603; also Gráinne O'Malley, Irish: Gráinne Ní Mháille) was Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan following in the footsteps of her father Eoghan Dubhdara Ó Máille. Upon his death, she inherited his large shipping and trading business (sometimes accused of being a piracy trade). The income from this business, the land inherited from her mother, and the property and holdings from her first husband, Dónal an Chogaidh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, allowed her to become very wealthy (reportedly owning as much as 1000 head of cattle and horses). In 1593, when her sons, Tibbot Burke and Murrough O'Flaherty, and her half-brother, Donal-na-Piopa, were taken captive by the English governor of Connacht, Sir Richard Bingham, O'Malley sailed to England to petition Elizabeth I for their release. She formally presented her request to Elizabeth at her court in Greenwich Palace.
Commonly known by her nickname Granuaile in Irish folklore, she is a well-known historical figure in 16th-century Irish history, and is sometimes known as The Sea Queen of Connacht. Biographies of her have been written primarily in the 20th and 21st centuries by the historian Anne Chambers. Her name was rendered in contemporary documents various ways including Grany O'Maly, Graney O'Mally or Grany Imallye, Granny Nye Male, Grany O'Mayle, Granie ny Maille, Granny ni Maille, Grany O'Mally, Grayn Ny Mayle, Grane ne Male, Grainy O'Maly, and Granee O'Maillie.


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Ireland ( (listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. It was covered by thick woodlands until the Middle Ages. As of 2013, the amount of land that is wooded in Ireland is about 11% of the total, compared with a European average of 35%. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland. The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in Continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant.
The earliest evidence of human presence in Ireland is dated at 10,500 BC (12,500 years ago). Gaelic Ireland had emerged by the 1st century AD. The island was Christianised from the 5th century onward. Following the 12th century Norman invasion, England claimed sovereignty. However, English rule did not extend over the whole island until the 16th–17th century Tudor conquest, which led to colonisation by settlers from Britain. In the 1690s, a system of Protestant English rule was designed to materially disadvantage the Catholic majority and Protestant dissenters, and was extended during the 18th century. With the Acts of Union in 1801, Ireland became a part of the United Kingdom. A war of independence in the early 20th century was followed by the partition of the island, creating the Irish Free State, which became increasingly sovereign over the following decades, and Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland saw much civil unrest from the late 1960s until the 1990s. This subsided following a political agreement in 1998. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community while the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland, as part of it, did the same.
Irish culture has had a significant influence on other cultures, especially in the fields of literature. Alongside mainstream Western culture, a strong indigenous culture exists, as expressed through Gaelic games, Irish music and the Irish language. The island's culture shares many features with that of Great Britain, including the English language, and sports such as association football, rugby, horse racing, and golf.

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00:04:22 1 Name
00:04:51 2 History
00:05:00 2.1 Prehistoric Ireland
00:08:20 2.1.1 Emergence of Celtic Ireland
00:13:25 2.2 Late antiquity and early medieval times
00:18:29 2.3 Norman and English invasions
00:23:27 2.4 The Kingdom of Ireland
00:28:18 2.5 Union with Great Britain
00:35:47 2.6 Partition
00:37:02 2.6.1 Independence
00:40:36 2.6.2 Northern Ireland
00:45:47 3 Politics
00:46:39 3.1 Republic of Ireland
00:48:01 3.2 Northern Ireland
00:49:20 3.3 All-island institutions
00:51:30 4 Economy
00:52:47 4.1 Tourism
00:54:44 4.2 Energy
00:58:36 5 Geography
01:03:01 5.1 Climate
01:05:31 6 Flora and fauna
01:11:06 6.1 Impact of agriculture
01:13:42 7 Demographics
01:17:11 7.1 Divisions and settlements
01:20:00 7.2 Migration
01:24:29 7.3 Languages
01:29:04 8 Culture
01:31:44 8.1 Arts
01:31:52 8.1.1 Literature
01:35:33 8.1.2 Music
01:38:44 8.1.3 Art
01:39:31 8.2 Science
01:43:40 8.3 Sports
01:45:30 8.3.1 Field sports
01:51:14 8.3.2 Other sports
01:55:00 8.3.3 Recreation
01:56:48 8.4 Food and drink
02:02:22 9 See also



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SUMMARY
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Ireland ( (listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. Much of Ireland was woodland until the end of the Middle Ages. Today, woodland makes up about 10% of the island, compared with a European average of over 33%, and most of it is non-native conifer plantations. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland. The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant.
The earliest evidence of human presence in Ireland is dated at 10,500 BC (12,500 years ago). Gaelic Ireland had emerged by the 1st century AD. The island was Christianised from the 5th century onward. Following the 12th century Norman invasion, England claimed sovereignty. However, English rule did not extend over the whole island until the 16th–17th century Tudor conquest, which led to colonisation by settlers from Britain. In the 1690s, a system of Protestant English rule was designed to materially disadvantage the Catholic majority and Protestant dissenters, and was extended during the 18th century. With the Acts of Union in 1801, Ireland became a part of the United Kingdom. A war of independence in the early 20th century was followed by the partition of the island, creating the Irish Free State, which became increasingly sovereign over the following decades, and Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland saw much civil unrest from the late 1960s until the 1990s. This subsided following a political agreement in 1998. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community while the United ...

Saint Patrick's Day

La fête de Saint-Patrick est célébrée par les Irlandais du monde entier, expatriés ou descendants des nombreux émigrants, et sa popularité s'étend aujourd'hui vers les non-Irlandais qui participent aux festivités et se réclament « Irlandais pour un jour ». Les célébrations font généralement appel à la couleur verte et à tout ce qui appartient à la culture irlandaise : la fête de Saint-Patrick telle que pratiquée aujourd'hui voit les participants, qu'ils soient chrétiens ou pas, porter au moins un vêtement avec du vert, assister à des « parades », consommer des plats et des boissons irlandaises, en particulier des boissons alcoolisées (bières et stout irlandais, comme la Murphys, Smithwick's, Harp ou Guinness, ou des whiskeys, des cidres irlandais, des Irish coffee).. Chaque année, les hommes d'Irlande mettent une feuille de trèfle à la boutonnière pour se souvenir de Saint-Patrick. Bien que souvent utilisé comme symbole, notamment par l'équipe irlandaise de rugby, le trèfle à trois feuilles n'est pas l'emblème officiel du pays : c'est la harpe celtique.

C'est la ville de New York qui abrite la plus grande parade pour la Saint-Patrick, avec plus de deux millions de spectateurs sur la Cinquième Avenue, devant les tours du sanctuaire dédié à Saint-Patrick, construit au XIXe siècle dans le style flamboyant. Les premières manifestations de la Saint-Patrick à New York remontent à 1762, quand les soldats irlandais défilèrent dans la ville le 17 mars. Le jour de la Saint-Patrick, la colonie irlandaise de San Francisco organise un grand défilé dans les rues. La statue de l'évêque évangélisateur de l'Irlande est ainsi promenée sur un char décoré aux couleurs nationales.

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- Socrates



SUMMARY
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Ireland ( (listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. It was covered by thick woodlands until the Middle Ages. As of 2013, the amount of land that is wooded in Ireland is about 11% of the total, compared with a European average of 35%. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland. The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in Continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant.
The earliest evidence of human presence in Ireland is dated at 10,500 BC (12,500 years ago). Gaelic Ireland had emerged by the 1st century AD. The island was Christianised from the 5th century onward. Following the 12th century Norman invasion, England claimed sovereignty. However, English rule did not extend over the whole island until the 16th–17th century Tudor conquest, which led to colonisation by settlers from Britain. In the 1690s, a system of Protestant English rule was designed to materially disadvantage the Catholic majority and Protestant dissenters, and was extended during the 18th century. With the Acts of Union in 1801, Ireland became a part of the United Kingdom. A war of independence in the early 20th century was followed by the partition of the island, creating the Irish Free State, which became increasingly sovereign over the following decades, and Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland saw much civil unrest from the late 1960s until the 1990s. This subsided following a political agreement in 1998. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community while the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland, as part of it, did the same.
Irish culture has had a significant influence on other cultures, especially in the fields of literature. Alongside mainstream Western culture, a strong indigenous culture exists, as expressed through Gaelic games, Irish music and the Irish language. The island's culture shares many features with that of Great Britain, including the English language, and sports such as association football, rugby, horse racing, and golf.

The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton

The Prime Minister is my father's friend. The Foreign Minister married my sister. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is my first cousin. Because of these intimate relationships with the leading political figures in the land, Fisher knows too much about the private politics behind the public politics of the day. A heavy burden for him to carry in these eight stories.

Chapter 1. THE FACE IN THE TARGET - 00:00
Chapter 2. THE VANISHING PRINCE - 42:32
Chapter 3. THE SOUL OF THE SCHOOLBOY - 1:25:00
Chapter 4. THE BOTTOMLESS WELL - 1:55:54
Chapter 5. THE FAD OF THE FISHERMAN - 2:32:10
Chapter 6. THE HOLE IN THE WALL - 3:13:08
Chapter 7. THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE - 4:06:39
Chapter 8. THE VENGEANCE OF THE STATUE - 5:01:53

The Man Who Knew Too Much [1/2] Video / Audiobook By Gilbert K. Chesterton

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH By Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet and a novelist. He wrote 80 books and 200 short stories in addition to his other work. He is perhaps best remembered for his 'Father Brown' stories. 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' has some similarities to the Father Brown stories: Horne Fisher the eponymous hero is connected and indeed related to many of the high-ranking politicians of his age and thus 'knows too much' about the background of the mysteries in which he becsomes embroiled and which he unravels.
CONTENTS
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH:
I. THE FACE IN THE TARGET
II. THE VANISHING PRINCE
III. THE SOUL OF THE SCHOOLBOY
IV. THE BOTTOMLESS WELL
V. THE FAD OF THE FISHERMAN
VI. THE HOLE IN THE WALL
VII. THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE


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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Audiobook by James Joyce | Audio book with subtitles

This is James Joyce's first novel, the semi-autobiographical story of a young Irish boy who struggles with family, country, and religion to become an artist and a man. (Summary by Peter Bobbe)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James JOYCE
Genre(s): Published 1900 onward

Chapters:
0:26 | Chapter 1. Part 1.
41:22 | Chapter 1. Part 2
1:06:59 | Chapter 1. Part 3
1:49:15 | Chapter 2. Part 1
2:18:52 | Chapter 2. Part 2
2:49:03 | Chapter 2. Part 3
3:23:43 | Chapter 3. Part 1
3:40:28 | Chapter 3. Part 2
4:23:57 | Chapter 3. Part 3
4:51:10 | Chapter 3. Part 4
5:18:30 | Chapter 4. Part 1
6:00:15 | Chapter 4. Part 2
6:22:35 | Chapter 5. Part 1
7:08:06 | Chapter 5. Part 2
7:53:49 | Chapter 5. Part 3
8:30:22 | Chapter 5. Part 4

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