Stephen Finlay Archer

Today I want to share with you the recent review of my second The Irish Clans novel titled Entente. This word is defined as an informal alliance between states or factions. A) Midwest Book Review by Diane...

Happy New Year to one and all! Let’s plan on 2022 being the year when we can all get back to our life pursuits without fear of serious illness to ourselves, and to others because of us! At the outset of this new...

  In my week 26 blog about mummers I mentioned the fact that Samhain was celebrated at the end of the harvest on October 31st in the Celtic pagan calendar where the theme was life and rebirth. Some Irish...

    I hope you have been enjoying my Irish weekly blogs during this last half of 2021. I will continue to provide what I think are interesting facts and stories which are Irish to the Core. Today I...

  Last week I wrote about the Irish Wren Boys dressed in straw and their procession on Boxing Day in Dingle, County Kerry that dates from centuries ago. This is one important vestige of the ancient Mummers...

  The Irish are enthusiastic about all holidays and Christmas celebrations are particularly festive and exuberant. Kate Phelan uncovered local Irish Christmas traditions which you might find interesting....

We’ve all been through the wringer due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 with new strains popping up to further complicate our recovery. I thought it apropos to discuss the 1918 – 1920  ‘Spanish’ flu and its impact on...

Most of us will sit down with friends and relatives this week to give thanks for all the blessings we have received this year despite unprecedented challenges. I for one am very grateful to my family for their...

This week I am departing from an Irish history topic to discuss the wonderful reception I received last evening at the Heritage Palms Golf Club in Indio, California. There I discussed my literary journey and my...

Last week I discussed the story that Robert the Bruce gave Cormac MacCarthy a stone for his support at the Battle of Bannockburn against the English in 1314 which was later incorporated into the battlements of...