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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 24 - May 30
| National Library of Ireland A Catholic tied to the triangle flogged by Loyalist militia. This was a frequent occurrence in many Irish towns in the days leading to the '98… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 17 - May 23
| Gael-Linn photo Young men holding up the Anti-Conscription pledge,. The pledge reads: "Denying the right of the British Government to enforce compulsory service in this country, we pledge ourselves solemnly to one another to resist… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 10 - May 16
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 3 - May 9
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 26 - May 2
| Gustavus Conyngham, from an original lithograph by Arthur Szyk, courtesy of the Arthur Szyk Society You can find more of Mr. Szyk's historical lithographs … |
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This Week in Irish History - April 19 - April 25
LUAIN -- On April 20, 1772, William Lawless, revolutionary and officer in Napolean's Irish Legion…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 5 - April 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 5, 1818, Bernardo O'Higgins
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 29 - April 4
LUAIN -- On March 30, 1873, Richard Church (right), of County Cork, soldier, sometimes called the "liberator of Greece," died in Athens. Church was born in Cork in 1784. As a young man he ran off to join the British army. As ensign in the 13th (Somersetshire) Light Infantry he…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 22 - March 28
LUAIN -- On March 23, 1862, Irish-born Union General James Shields (left: pictured during the Mexican…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 15 - March 21
| Courtesy of the Carter House Archives The Carter cotton gin, at the Carter House in Franklin, TN, site of some of the most intense fighting on November 30, 1864.… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 8 - March 14
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 1 - March 7
| From Wikipedia Statue of Andrew Lewis, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 22 - February 28
| Belfast Central Library A drawing of Lord Randolph Churchill from the Illustrated London News. Churchill died at age 46. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 15 - February 21
| Courtesy of Warflag.com Flag of Berwick's regiment of the Irish… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 25 - January 31
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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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