Disqus - Latest Comments for mikedoylehttp://disqus.com/by/mikedoyle/enMon, 29 Jan 2018 00:21:04 -0000Re: British man doubts “No Irish” signs ever existed | IrishCentral.comhttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/british-doubts-no-irish-no-blacks-no-dogs-signs-existed#comment-3731304846<p>When my family left the west of Ireland in the 1930s and landed in London looking for somewhere to stay they were met by signs for rooms to let in newsagent's windows saying "no dogs or Irish'. What a welcome! Maybe it's why I now live in Australia where 40% of us are said to have Irish blood.</p>Mike DoyleMon, 29 Jan 2018 00:21:04 -0000Re: The history and origins of traditional Irish musichttp://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/The-history-and-origins-of-traditional-Irish-music.html#comment-3445458264<p>I was disappointed to see no mention of The Chieftains, to my mind one Ireland's greatest practitioners of traditional Irish music.</p>Mike DoyleMon, 31 Jul 2017 19:31:33 -0000