John Anthony Brennan's Blog – January 2019 Archive (2)

Geneva Barracks: Death Camp in Waterford

In 1782, the ruling Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland were given countrywide self-rule by the British Parliament, greatly increasing the powers of the Irish Parliament, situated at College Green in Dublin. One of the first items addressed by the new parliament was the Trade Agreement that restricted what…

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Added by John Anthony Brennan on January 9, 2019 at 8:30pm — 6 Comments

The Croppies

There once was a particularly dark time in Ireland when the length of a man's hair determined his fate. If his hair was shorn close to the scalp as opposed to the longer hairstyles of most of Europe at that time, he ran the risk of arrest,…

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Added by John Anthony Brennan on January 5, 2019 at 6:30pm — No Comments

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