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Omagh 1854: The Trillick Railway Outrage
There have been other post-truth moments. In 1854, John Maguire staked everything to set the record straight
Sep 18 • 
Lisa Maguire
Griffintown 1863: Tutelage
Two lost little boys and the man I sold short
Jul 19 • 
Lisa Maguire
Omagh 2019: Homecoming
Visits to thin places
Feb 19 • 
Lisa Maguire
Moving Day
A family's history in addresses
Feb 12 • 
Lisa Maguire
Outremont 1940: The Great Chain of Memory
What is living memory?
Jan 27 • 
Lisa Maguire
Montreal 1916: Conor Maguire's War
Not with this wind blowing, and this tide
Nov 8, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Montreal 1894: Cast Metal Type
A story of two brothers
Oct 24, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Saint-Henri 1961: House Calls
Visits to a vanished world
Sep 15, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Montreal 1878: Boyne's Red Shore
Who is entitled to public spaces?
Aug 29, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Longue-Pointe 1921: Pure Dreams of Solitary Birds
Sometimes the locked doors in the house of your family history can lead to glorious hidden gardens.
Jun 1, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Griffintown 1861: Molten Metal
A life retold from a single sentence
May 8, 2024 • 
Lisa Maguire
Montreal 1865: A Grocer from Omagh
John Maguire's lost immigrant dream
Jun 25, 2023 • 
Lisa Maguire
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