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May 2019 Blog Posts (9)
Admin The Kilmallock Barracks Attack: Burning Down the House
Tomás Malone, aka Seán Forde, looked down at the gaping hole in the roof of the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks and hurled in another Mills bomb, hoping that this time he would see the roof explode in flames. They had thrown several gasoline-filled bottles into the gaping hole already from their…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 27, 2019 at 2:00am — 3 Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: May 26 - June 1
DOMHNAIGH-- On May 26, 1706, Col. Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare, died from wounds suffered at the…
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Potatoes -- The Stuff of Greatness
I’m writing this post from Dublin, where I’m finishing up another great visit to Ireland. You know what that means? I’ve had potatoes [nearly] for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in as many shapes and textures as one can imagine: fried potatoes for breakfast, chips to go with fish at lunch, and…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 19 - May 25
Added by The Wild Geese on May 18, 2019 at 5:00pm — No Comments
Castlebar Honors Native Son, Inventor Extraordinaire
Louis Philip Brennan was born on Main Street, Castlebar, County Mayo, on January 28, 1852, the 10th child of Thomas Brennan, a hardware merchant in the town.
After the death of at least five of his older siblings…
Added by Brían Hoban on May 15, 2019 at 6:00pm — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: May 12 - May 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On May 12, 1916, the British army executed Sean Mac Diarmada and James Connolly, the last of the Rising leaders they would kill in Dublin. The treatment accorded to Connolly, a hero among the poor of Ireland for his…
Added by The Wild Geese on May 12, 2019 at 9:30am — No Comments
Review: 'The Labour Hercules' by Jeffrey Leddin
THE LABOUR HERCULES: The Irish Citizen Army and Irish Republicanism 1913-1923
[Irish Academic Press ISBN: 9781788550741]
Jeffrey Leddin’s latest book charts the rise and activities of Irish Labour’s first urban working-class militia. The Irish…
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Admin This Week in the History of the Irish: May 5 - May 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On May 5, 1981, Bobby Sands
Added by Joe Gannon on May 4, 2019 at 7:00pm — No Comments
Admin Eugene Daly: Westmeath Piper Barely Survives Titanic's Sinking
It had been about a half hour since 29-year-old Eugene Daly had been startled awake from his bunk on the Titanic by the strange screeching noise. As he came up the stairway and emerged on the 3rd class well-deck near the bow, what he saw filled his heart with…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 3, 2019 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments
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