Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Elizabeth Shane

Born: 1877
Died: 1951 (aged 74)
Bio: Gertrude Elizabeth Shane was an Irish poet born in Belfast and who lived much of her life in County Donegal. Among her best-known works is "Wee Hughie", a poem about a boy's first day at school.