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BERNARDO O Higgins is known as the Liberator of Chile and the man who led the country to independence from Spain but, strangely, his father had been Spanish Governor of Chile and one of the most important Spanish officials in the New World.

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THE kids flop out of the blue inflatable dome one-by-one. Their faces are lit up with awe and excitement of what they’ve just witnessed. “That was amazing,” says one. “Is that guy an astronaut?” says another.

THE importance of grandparents was celebrated at Holy Family Senior and Junior schools recently. The school’s annual Grandparents’ Day, held as part of Catholic Schools Week, saw over 70 grandparents attend.

THREE Clare properties won gold medals at the Irish Accommodation Services Institute’s (IASI) National Accommodation Awards last Saturday night.

IT has been said that noted people are known by their surnames only but there are a special few whose Christian names suffice. In the world of sport the name Sam immediately comes to mind. Simply Sam. There is no need for Maguire or Cup everybody knows the Sam Maguire Cup and what it is for.

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  FROM his neat, pink house in Legard South, Paddy Casey can hear the waves thundering towards the shore in Spanish Point. As a young man, there wasn’t an inch of the beach that he didn’t know and for 16 years he utilised that knowledge to save at least 10 lives between 1944 and 1962. “I’m on the run in to 90,” he replied, when the question of his current year count was broached.About 10 years before Paddy became a lifeguard in Spanish Point, a local committee set about collecting money, with a view to buying basic lifesaving equipment. Paddy has, in his possession, a document put together by Jane Hurley, who details the tragedy which led to the establishment of a lifeguard station on the scenic West Clare beach. “The Indian summer of 1934 tempted many bathers into the calm waters of Spanish Point. Saturday, September 15 was a particularly pleasant day. A sister from the local Convent of …