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2 unusual facts about Kinard


Irish Rebellion of 1641

Hugh Óg MacMahon and Conor Maguire were to seize Dublin Castle, while Phelim O'Neill and Rory O'Moore were to take Derry and other northern towns.

Toby Caulfeild, 3rd Baron Caulfeild

After being kept fifteen weeks a prisoner in Charlemont, Caulfeild was moved to O'Neill's castle at Kinard; and on entering the castle was shot dead by Edmund Boy O'Hugh, foster-brother to O'Neill, 1 March 1642.


Oh, Sleeper

In an interview, vocalist Micah Kinard stated that the band's name was derived from the Epistle to the Ephesians on passage 5:14; which reads: "Therefore it says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.'" (English Standard Version)

XS: The Opera Opus

Musicians: Rhys Chatham (conductor) with Pamela Fleming, Steven Haynes, Ben Neill, James O'Connor, David Wonsey, Karen Haglof, Robert Poss, Mitch Salmon, Bill Brovold, Tim Schellenbaum, Conrad Kinard, J.P., Peggy Ackerman, Jane Lawrence Smith, Elly Spiegel.


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