Great Meadow

Great Meadow was the small farm in the county of Monaghan that Moran bought at the end of the civil war. He raised his children there on his own after their mother died. He worked the farm for a meager existence. He cultivated the hay with the help of the family.

Civil Service

The civil service employs workers in government department positions. It is a secure position with great stability of employment and steady advancement. The majority of civil service positions are in Dublin.

Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland is approximately 83 percent of Ireland's population. It was separated from Northern Ireland after the Irish Civil War in 1921. It was known as the Irish Free State until 1937, Eire from 1937 to 1949, when it severed its links to the British Commonwealth and became a republic. It is made up of the traditional Irish provinces of Leinster, Munster...