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Meet the Leitrim woman who founded the Irish record industry

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Ellen O'Byrne's New York business played a key role in recording and distributing Irish music over a century ago

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Meet the Leitrim woman who founded the Irish record industry

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History

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Wreckers and levellers: evicting Ireland's poor during the Famine

How a public kiss in 1930s Ireland caused a global sensation

When Ireland said no to nuclear power in Co Wexford

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Under Clery's clock: the history and legacy of the Dublin store

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What makes a great horror movie so scary?

Nature

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