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When the new episode of The Nutty Chronicles is released October 11th, aside from another slice of Irish history, a member of the family will be debuting a cover of the hauntingly beautiful "Ashokan Farewell". That family members name is Rosa Nutty.…

The Nutty Chronicles is excitied to anounce that a new episode will be dropping this October11th!  Thats right! Fresh content, new music, Irish history and lots more that you've come to expect and enjoy will be availible and waiting for you th…

In the forthcoming episode of The Nutty Chronicles we'll be using the above photograph of my father, taken in Dublin, as the cover art. He's obviously a young adult. Fit and brimming with energy. The problem is I don't know EXACTLY when this was tak…

The Ruins of the Metropole Hotel 1916 A big thanks to Mick O'Farrell for identifying the precise location of the picture of my Dad, Fred Nutty and his cousin Behan below Fred Nutty (1925 - 2012) and his cousin John Behan I was barking up a simila…

Arthur Fields (1901 -1994) When I posted the picture of my father Fred Nutty (1925 - 2012) and his younger cousin John Behan, a couple of days back, I figured I'd see if I could ask some of Dublin's cultural and historical cognoscenti whether …

Amazon: The Nutty Chronicles   Hi Folks, Just a quick note to say that you can find The Nutty Chronicles on the newly launched Amazon Podcast page. So if you're a big user of Amazon you find the podcast at the link above directly under the i…

My Dad Fred Nutty with his younger cousin John Behan. Likely early 50s in Dublin Just a quick update on the next episode. I had planned to do a memoir episode which featured my Dad, Fred Nutty (1925 - 2012) and a time when I was closest to him. How…

When my Nana's brothers volunteered for the IRA's Carlow Brigade their activities within that group soon captured the attention of the Black and Tan's. This attention not only brought grief down upon themselves but also had consequences for the fam…

Episode Link => Pandemic's Grandchild Part I The 1916 Rising had left Dublin in ruins. All over Ireland, that brief spasm of violence had resulted in the formation of IRA units. In 1917 the Carlow Brigade of the IRA was formed. Their brief encom…

My Nana, Emily Behan Nutty writing to her sister Christina Behan Benson in Chicago about their Father being irate over her choice of husband. Irate might be a kind description Episode Link => Pandemic's Grandchild Part 2