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Timeline WHEN Prince John came to Ireland in 1185 on of his ushers was a man named Nevill and in time, his descendents adopted Usher as the family name.

Wild Ways IS it any wonder our ancestors were upset by the wailing of banshees? Perhaps there really were such people or were they ghostly manifestations? Certainly, I have been privy to sighting a number of ghosts in my life, many of them verifiable.

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  Vicki Lynch is no longer merely Vicki Lynch. Since her ordination as a deacon last Saturday, to serve within the Drumcliffe parish and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe, the Coore-based mother-of-four is now Reverend Lynch.A native of Workington in Cumbria, Vicki moved to West Clare with her husband, Steve, and their family in 1995. She can’t pinpoint what drew them to the West of Ireland and, in fact, her decision to seek ordination was almost equally impulsive.“It’s difficult to explain but it really was that I woke up one morning and felt a call towards ordained ministry. And I didn’t even really know what that meant,” Vicki reflected.Getting the call 12 years ago was well and good but some practical issues had to be surmounted before Vicki could realistically answer it. Living in scenic, yet isolated, Coore and tending to her family, all of whom were home educated, would be enough for most people.“It’s not …

Rachel O’Dwyer tragically died 10 years ago but, despite the passage of time, her memory still lives on in her native Quilty and among her family and friends, who will pay special tribute to her on the feast of All Souls, as part of a national event.

A BUST of a renowned Irish diplomat with strong Clare connections was unveiled in the University of Limerick recently.

TWO West Clare sisters proved their decision to start their own business four years ago was the right one when they scooped a major national prize at the Beauty Industry Trade Event held in the RDS.

When they got to know that a hotel manager and his chef wife had bought one of the nearby up-market B&B properties, neighbours in Bunratty could have been forgiven for presuming that the couple planned to carry on with the established business.