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Tom Barry: 'We May Have Great Men, But We’ll Never Have Better'
When it came to the grand plan of how the Irish, with their meager resources, could defeat the forces of the greatest empire on earth in the Irish War of Independence, Michael Collins was the great architect who drew up the “flying column” blue print. But no matter how great the architect, other men have to take that…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 31, 2016 at 10:00pm — 14 Comments
Winfield Scott: Defender of Irish Rights ... Once
Winfield Scott is well known as the hero of the Mexican War and as the over all commander of Federal forces during the beginning of the Civil War. Few have heard much about his experiences in the War of 1812, however. One…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 26, 2016 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
The Kilmeena Ambush, May 19, 1921: Seeds of Victory in a Defeat
In the early part of the Irish War of Independence there had not been any major ambushes of Crown forces in County Mayo, unlike several other counties, notably County Cork. However, in May 1921, the Irish Volunteers began to escalate their attacks there. First, on May…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 18, 2016 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments
Blessed William Tirry: Priest & Martyr
In the centuries after Christianity came to Ireland, when the only Christian Church was the Roman Catholic Church, it thrived there. In the Dark Ages it was monks from Ireland, "the island of saints and scholars," studying in Ireland and then moving out around Europe that helped preserve European civilization. But from…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 12, 2016 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment
Mary Brady: Angel of the Battlefield
There are perhaps no participants in war who see more of the agony and despair that it brings to humanity than the doctors and nurses who tend to its physically and mentally broken combatants. During the American Civil War, many women with no medical background took up the usually thankless and horrific job of tending to these…
Added by Joe Gannon on May 3, 2016 at 9:00pm — No Comments
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