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Ireland and the Great War: RTE series on Irish WWI vets

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill Nov 13, 2013. 1 Reply

          A collection of short films from RTE's archive on the Irish who fought in WWI.…Continue

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An Image of Union Donors to the 1863 Irish Relief Fund, Forty Years On

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From our good friend Damian Shiels' blog on the Irish in the American Civil war comes…Continue

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The Daughters of Count General Arthur Dillon

Posted on October 6, 2023 at 8:30pm 0 Comments

Arthur Dillon had quite an incredible, if short, life as an officer in the Irish Brigade of France and later victim of the "Reign of Terror.". He also…

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Semper Et Ubique Fidelis: The Dillons and the Irish Brigade of France

Posted on October 6, 2023 at 7:00pm 10 Comments

Oh wild was their rush and exultant their shout,

When the signal to charge from the bugle rang out,—

The fire of their hearts seemed to temper each blade.

They…

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Irish Rebel Maurice Meade: May You Live in Interesting Times

Posted on August 16, 2023 at 8:00pm 1 Comment

It was around mid-afternoon on February 3, 1921, as the Irish Volunteers of the Mid and East Limerick Brigades emerged onto the road near Dromkeen House in Co. Limerick. The firing at the Dromkeen Ambush had just ended, having only gone on for a few minutes, but the effect on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) men in the ambushed convoy had been…

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William Muldoon: The "Solid Man" Who Tamed John L. Sullivan

Posted on May 21, 2023 at 5:30pm 1 Comment

John L. Sullivan, heavyweight champion of the world, strode into the bar in the small town of Belfast in western New York state as if he owned it. He had done…

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Meath Artist John Mulvany: Painting the "Last Stand"

Posted on March 20, 2023 at 12:00pm 5 Comments

Walt Whitman removed his wide-brimmed hat and wiped his brow with his handkerchief. The summer of 1881 was hot and humid in New York City, with 22 days hitting 80̈° or more. The 62-year-old had come downtown to see a massive work of art. It was causing a sensation in the few places it had…

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'The Blacksmith' Hammers the Auxies at Clonfin, Longford

Posted on January 27, 2023 at 10:30pm 3 Comments

Irish Volunteer Paddy "Bug" Callaghan and his two comrades stared up the road to the east as the cool, crisp air of February 2, 1921, caused their breath to fog the air around them. The three members of the North Longford Battalion of the Irish Volunteers were tasked with the most critical job of…

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Dillon’s Cross Ambush and the Burning of Cork City

Posted on December 10, 2022 at 10:00pm 3 Comments

Volunteer Michael Kenny pulled up the collar of his mackintosh, tightened his scarf, and pulled down his cap against the cold breeze as he stood beside the Old Youghal Road near Dillon’s Cross in Cork City. As the clock neared…

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Corkmen Capture Mallow Barracks

Posted on September 25, 2022 at 6:00pm 2 Comments

Dick Willis walked up to the Sheehan's farmhouse in Mourneabbey, County Cork, on the pleasant late summer afternoon of Sunday, September 26, 1920. Dick, a member of the Mallow Company of the Cork No. 2 (North) Brigade, could see numerous brigade members from the newly formed brigade…

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"“Fontenoy” by Thomas Osborne Davis (Below: Irish Nationalists dedicate a monumentto the Irish participation in the Battle of Fontenoy on August 25th, 1907.) Thrice, at the huts of Fontenoy, the English column failed, And twice the…"
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"“Battle Eve of the Brigade” by Thomas Osborne Davis (Below: The Irish Brigade commander Charles O'Brien, 6th Viscount Clare,presenting a captured British colour to Louis XV and the Dauphin. The Battle of Fontenoy, 11…"
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"The regimental and colonel's colors of the Irish Brigade in Service of France"
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"In both these paintings portraying the Iriish Brigade at Fontenoy, the uniforms, and flags are incorrect. Both show the Brigade wearing green tunics instead of red, and carrying Harp flags, which they did not do. On top is, “Revenge! Remember…"
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Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 ⚔️ France vs England in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 ⚔️ France vs England in the War of the Austrian Succession. The Irish Brigade of France charges into the right flank of the British to decide the battle.
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Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 ⚔️ France vs England in the War of the Austrian Succession

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"Above: The Battle of Fontenoy 1828 - Horace Vernet. King Louis congratulating the Brigade after Fontenoy. Click on image to see a larger view."
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"The grave of Count General Arthur Dillon at Pére Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.Picture from Wikipedia Commons by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin"
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"Cremona by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Grenadiers of Austria are proper men and tall; The Grenadiers of Austria have scaled the city wall;    They have marched from far away    Ere the dawning of the day, And the morning saw them…"
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"THE IRISH BRIGADE. By Anonymous WHEN in sorrow and darkness they left their lov’d home, They won, far away, o’er the ocean’s salt foam, A bright wreath of laurels that never shall fade. A welcome they found from fair France and…"
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Irish Rebel Maurice Meade: May You Live in Interesting Times

It was around mid-afternoon on February 3, 1921, as the Irish Volunteers of the Mid and East Limerick Brigades emerged onto the road near Dromkeen House in Co. Limerick. The firing at the Dromkeen Ambush had just ended, having only gone on for a few minutes, but the effect on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) men in the ambushed convoy had been devastating.…See More
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At 10:19am on September 21, 2011, Gerry Regan said…
Joe, glad you found your way here. And again, happy birthday!
At 9:35pm on April 29, 2013,
Gaeilgeoir
Jane Sherry Gardner
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Nice photos, Joe!

At 11:29am on May 4, 2013, Ryan O'Rourke said…

Joe, where in Ireland do your people come from?

At 12:05pm on May 4, 2013, The Wild Geese said…

I have a McLaughlin line on my mother's side that we know was from Co. Cavan, but left way back in the 1830s. Gannon is a Mayo name, but we can only trace that side of the family back to a great-grandfather who was born in England, where they must of gone for work.

At 12:32pm on May 4, 2013, Ryan O'Rourke said…

I ask because we have good friends in Connemara here who are Gannons.  There is a significant pocket of them in Leitir Móir, which is where our friends are from.

At 4:46pm on July 11, 2013, michael hogan said…

Glad to be aboard, Joe. Here is the site for the Irish Soldiers of Mexico. We have over 3,000 visitors who share information about the San Patricios and the Irish Mexican connection. Lots of photos, historical conversations, videos and more. Hope you'll all pay us a visit.

http://www.facebook.com/IrishMex

 

At 3:02am on July 27, 2014, Denise McDunn said…

Thanks for friending, Joe :) 

At 2:26pm on September 10, 2015, Ivan Lennon said…

Drop me a line Joe   navilenn65@gmail.com  or call 585 288 0636

Thanks  for getting the word our re Burgery ambushes - Shades of GUESTS OF THE NATION  is it not?

Ivan Lennon

At 1:33pm on June 14, 2019, Martin J O'Malley said…

It appears that there is some controversy as to John Riley's burial site, possibly in Vera Cruz, Mexico.  However, the Mexican government donated a bronze statue to Major Riley of the Batalion San Patricios;  the statue is located in Clifden, County Galway.  I expect to be visiting Clifden in a few days and will check this out. Michael Higgins and Mary Robinson both visited Mexico City in the past few years, where Ireland has erected a sculptural monument to John Riley who is celebrated in Mexico. While in Galway two weeks ago, I inquired about Riley but no one seemed to know the history. Because of the Irish battalion, I have found statues of Saint Patrick in Mexican churches and basilicas, so at least in Mexico his legend lives on; and here in Ireland, it is recognized by officialdom.

At 2:05pm on June 14, 2019, Martin J O'Malley said…

It appears that there is some controversy as to John Riley's burial site, possibly in Vera Cruz, Mexico. However, the Mexican government donated a bronze statue to Major Riley of the Batalion San Patricios; the statue is located in Clifden, County Galway. I expect to be visiting Clifden in a few days and will check this out. Michael Higgins and Mary Robinson both visited Mexico City in the past few years, where Ireland has erected a sculptural monument to John Riley who is celebrated in Mexico. While in Galway two weeks ago, I inquired about Riley but no one seemed to know the history. Because of the Irish battalion, I have found statues of Saint Patrick in Mexican churches and basilicas, so at least in Mexico his legend lives on; and here in Ireland, it is recognized by officialdom.

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