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Heritage Partner Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Seán Mac Diarmada
Seán Mac Diarmada (Sean MacDermott) is yet another one of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders who has remained in the historical shadow of other prominent leaders who have enjoyed iconic status in the history books. He has been described by some as one of the greatest of the…
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Heritage Partner Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising: Eámonn Ceannt
Éamonn Ceannt is a little-known leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Born in Ballymoe in County Galway, he was one of nine children. His father was an RIC Officer…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 25 - January 31
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The Incorrigible Irishman Who was Hanged by a Comma
We are fast approaching the 100th anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising in Ireland. How do you mark such an event? Do you trace your finger along the bullet hole marks in the pillars outside of the GPO in Dublin? For this is where…
Added by Lonnie on January 23, 2015 at 6:30am — 4 Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: January 11 - January 17
| National Army Museum An officer from an Irish regiment of the Spanish army, 1808. The uniform coat would have been sky-blue. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On January 11, 1775, Louis De Lacy,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 4 - January 10
| Courtesy of the New York Public Library A drawing of the British siege lines at Charleston in 1780. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On January 4,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 28 - January 3
| WGT photo by Joe Gannon Carriganuss Castle, an O'Sullivan castle just outside of Glengariff |
CÉADAOIN -- On December 31, 1602, Dónall O'Sullivan Beare and his clan…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 21 - December 27
| Linen Hall Library A 17th century portrait of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. |
CÉADAOIN -- On December 24, 1601,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 14 - December 20
MÁIRT -- On Dec. 16, 1971, soldier and politician General Richard Mulcahy (left) died in Dublin. Mulcahy was born in Waterford. After being educated in the Christian Brothers schools, Richard went to work for the postal service, like his father before him. He was a member of the Gaelic League and joined the Irish…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 7 - December 13
| The executioner of King Louis XVI shows the head of the King of France to the crowd. The king -- and Tipperary native William Bulkely -- were only two of the thousands of victims of the French Revolution's "Reign of Terror."… |
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'Women of the Irish Revolution'
"Women of the Irish Revolution"
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“Ireland at the end of the…
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'A Terrible Beauty': A Gift for the History Lover in Your Life
Some of the Wild Geese will already be aware of this film having seen it on one of our recent U.S. screening tour dates, but for those who aren't you might be interested in this unique docudrama about the 1916 Easter Rising. You can view the trailer and some behind the scenes footage at…
Added by Colin Farrell on December 1, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments
Heritage Partner The Diary of an Emigrant and Dissenter
Book Review
"Against the Wind", by J.A. O'Brien
Reviewer: Michael Halpenny
The full title of this book is "Against the Wind: Memoir of a Dissident Dubliner." However, this is not the diary of someone strenuously opposed to the Good Friday Agreement,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 16 - November 22
| Library of Congress Gen. Michael Kelly Lawler |
DOMHNAIGH-- On Nov. 16, 1814, Michael Kelly Lawler,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 9 - November 15
| National Library of Ireland James Napper Tandy |
DOMNAIGH -- On November 9, 1791, James Napper Tandy convened the first meeting of the Dublin…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 2 - November 8
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Isaac Butt: Founder of the Home Rule Party
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 12 - October 18
Tom Davis from an illustration in Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, c. 1903. |
MÁIRT -- On Oct. 14, 1814, Thomas Osborne Davis, the poet laureate of the…
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Limerick Scholar Rebuts Those Who Dismiss The Rising's Heroes
New York -- University of Limerick Professor Ruan O'Donnell drew more than 40 to O'Lunney's Times Square Pub on Thursday, October 2nd to issue a resounding rebuttal -- some would argue refutation -- of the recent critics of the 1,700 who went out on Easter Monday 1916. Directly challenging former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and Senator David Norris,…
Added by The Wild Geese on October 8, 2014 at 7:00am — 6 Comments
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