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Dad playing one of his violins which lacks a coat of varnish In my most recent podcast, I referred to Cremona as a spiritual homeland for my Dad. No other town is more closely associated with the manufacture of violins. My Dad never visited Crem…

In the BRAND NEW EPISODE of The Nutty Chronicles I take a look at a few of the things that captured so much of my fathers attention. As I grow older I can look back at these things through the eyes of an adult. Things that one may be confused about…

Éamon de Valera (1882 - 1975) In Episode 6 of the podcast, Eamon de Valera features prominently. That's not surprising given his dominance of the irish political landcape during the 1932 - 59 which is the focus of this episode In all, Eam…

In 1948, my Father was struggling to find a way forward in an Ireland whose economy had been battered by the Great Depression, the Anglo Irish Trade War and the isolation associated with Ireland’s neutrality stance during World War II.The elec…

Eamon de Valera (14 Oct1882 - 29 Aug1975) Eamon de Valera was born in New York 138 years ago today. Despite his country of origin and unusual last name (by Irish standards), de Valera would dominate Irish politics for over 50 years. I refer to his …

The Nutty Chronicles is excited to anounce that Episode 6 becomes available tonight at Midnight EST for all subscribers! There's STILL a very brief window for you to subscribe and ensure that you'll have the new content immediately. If you go NOW t…

Tomorrow evening The Nutty Chronicles will release Epsisode 6 at midnight EST! To ensure you're ready please navigate to the homepae where you can subscribe with your favorite podcast medium. Two clicks and you're all set!

The highly aniticipated brand new episode of The Nutty Chronicles will be availible tomorrow night at midnight EST!  New content, new stories and a musical debut! This episode has it all! And subscribers will have it delivered to their podcast…

We're excited to announce that the anicipated new episode of The Nutty Chronicles wil be availible for all subscribers at midnight on Sunday EST! This episode there will be a musical exclusive in addition to all the stuff you've come to expect and …

The Nutty Chronicles is excited to announce that a NEW EPISODE will be available this weekend on Sunday October 11! Along with continuing to explore and uncover the history of my Irish family and their doings in Dublin there will also be a musical …