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Joe Gannon's Blog – April 2018 Archive (2)
Mayo's Tourmakeady Ambush: Shrouded By 'Fog of War'
Tuesday, May 3, 1921 was a beautiful, sunny day in the nearly treeless Partry Mountains above the town of Tourmakeady, County Mayo, but Tom Maguire was in no condition to enjoy the weather. Maguire, the C/O of the South Mayo Flying Column, from Cross, was lying on his back, bleeding from a…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on April 30, 2018 at 7:30pm — 10 Comments
Titanic Hero Hugh McElroy: 'Sand For Breakfast Tomorrow'
It was a little after 2 am on April 15, 1912. The deck of the R.M.S. Titanic was now tilted over 6 degrees toward the sinking bow. As 17-year-old Jack Thayer and 30-year-old Milton Long moved toward one of the last remaining lifeboats on the boat deck, they were moving downhill, toward the…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on April 5, 2018 at 10:00am — 11 Comments
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