ON THIS DATE (23RD OCTOBER) 258 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF AN ANTI-REPUBLICAN 'MANGLER'.
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An award-nominated Irish Republican blog on Irish history and Irish politics - from all 32 Counties !
We've almost pieced together a 16-part post for Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, one of which will be mentioning a rather well-got young Toff in Dublin, in the 18th Century who, wanting to main… Read More
On the 12th September, 1919, a number of Irish organisations were 'outlawed' by Westminster.Dáil Éireann, Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, Cumann na… Read More
Ireland, 1900's - these pro-Irish organisations were 'allowed' by Westminster (through gritted teeth!) to exist in Ireland, but they were closely monitored by the British political and milit… Read More
ON THIS DATE (9TH OCTOBER) 55 YEARS AGO : UNHINGED 'POLICING REPORT' DEEMED PRESENTABLE.British 'Baron' Brigadier Henry Cecil John Hunt CBE DSO ETC (!)(pictured - full title/name -'Henry Cec… Read More
Sweet 16!...that's what we'll have ready for Wednesday, 9th October 2024, in our blog post : sixteen pieces, articles, instances, occurrences and/or other such stuff (!), all to do with our… Read More
ON THIS DATE (25TH SEPTEMBER) 107 YEARS AGO : IRISH HUNGER-STRIKER MURDERED BY FORCE-FEEDING.
"You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea...you cannot confine it in the strongest priso… Read More
DUBLIN, EARLY 2000's - AN OFFICIAL REPORT AND A FRIGHTENING STATISTIC...
('16 FOR [4] 25'!)
'This funeral procession in Dublin, in the 1900's, which was organised by a republican-gamekeeper… Read More
ON THIS DATE (18TH SEPTEMBER) 173 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF AN IRISH HEROINE.'Anne Devlin was born in County Wicklow around the end of the 1770s into a nationalist family. In 1800, Anne met Rober… Read More
IRELAND, 1900's - VOLUNTEERS HANDPICKED AS ASSASSINS.
The IRA leadership were aware that not all Volunteers would be capable of doing what they were about to be asked, and made it clear that… Read More
ON THIS DATE 101 YEARS AGO : FIRST DAY OF A LON-ANNOUNCED (AND IMAGINED) 'NEW NATION'!
A LESS-THAN-USELESS FAILED INSTITUTION.(No, not Leinster House - that it is the above goes without say… Read More
Ireland, 1920's - this man was a top operator in Ireland for Westminster in their military campaign against the Irish rebels but, like his political and military bosses, he was fond of takin… Read More
ON THIS DATE (4TH SEPTEMBER) 54 YEARS AGO : AMERICA, ARROGANCE AND ALLENDE."I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people… Read More
Kerry, 1920's - this IRA Volunteer changed sides and shouldered a weapon for the enemy he had been fighting against. He was sent to a different townland in his own county to do battle agains… Read More
CORK, 1920 - "BACK OFF" ADVICE GIVEN, BUT APPARENTLY IGNORED...
"The pro-British sergeant at Inchigeelagh barracks, Daniel Maunsell (pictured), was considered to be the greatest threat to t… Read More
County Clare, 1920's - was the meeting in a pub between the IRA representative and the 'Special Branch' man an arranged rendezvous or was it by chance?Was the 'Branchman' lured there by the… Read More
WHY DOESN'T THE CENSUS ADDRESS ETHNICITY?
By Niina Hepojoki.From 'Magill' Magazine, March 2002.It has been suggested that James Joyce was one of the first artists ever to imagine a world wi… Read More
Galway, 1920's - living the good life as 'landlords' in Ireland, residing in a mansion, socialising in all the right places with all the right people (!) and chit-chatting about the more th… Read More
"OUR OWN TURF FOR OUR OWN PEOPLE."Cathal Brugha described Fr. Michael O'Flanagan as "the staunchest priest who ever lived in Ireland." This 'turbulent priest' died, aged 66, on this date (7t… Read More
After the 21st (birthday party, that is....no, not mine, silly! But you WILL be forgiven for thinking so...!), we're back on the 7th with 13.Ya wha', Shar...?Did ya not get that?!No, I'm n… Read More
SIX WEEKS OF 'SERVICE' FOR ONE, EIGHT MONTHS FOR 'THE FIEND'.
On Saturday, 24th July, 1920, 45 Black and Tan recruits arrived in Limerick city from Baile Mhic Gormáin (Gormanston)… Read More
Ireland, 1920's - an IRA ambush on an RIC patrol results in the death of one of the RIC members (an ex-'Royal Marine') who had only joined the RIC weeks earlier.Two ex-British Army soldiers… Read More
In June, 1920, a Lieutenant Colonel, a Mr Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth, 34, (pictured), was sent from London to Ireland, to deal with "the troublesome Irish", as he had been seconded by his p… Read More
REVENGE WAS HIS MOTIVE, AVENGE WAS THEIR OBJECTIVE...
Ireland, 1920's - this British Army man was promoted in rank and sent to Ireland 'to put manners on the Irish'.And maybe he thought he… Read More
ON THIS DATE (10TH JULY) 97 YEARS AGO : FREE STATE MINISTER FOR 'JUSTICE' EXECUTED BY THE IRA.Kevin Christopher O'Higgins (Caoimhghín Críostóir Ó hUigín, p… Read More
In the 1920's, this man fought tooth-and-nail for the implementation of an Irish republican agenda in a 32-County Ireland, and fought viciously, on a full time basis, for six years, to achie… Read More
ON THIS DATE (3RD JULY) 133 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF THE IRISH 'MRS HITLER'!'Bridget Dowling (pictured) was born in Dublin on this date in 1891 ; she is noteworthy in history because she married… Read More
There is a lot of talk recently about the State Army and the possibility/probability that it has thugs within its ranks ("...68 members of the (State) Defence Forces have been convicted… Read More
ON THIS DATE (26TH JUNE) 102 YEARS AGO : FREE STATE GENERAL KIDNAPPED ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR.On the 26th June, 1922, Leo Henderson and a group of 'Irregulars/Dissidents' left the then repub… Read More
Ah sure, look it......we're not anymore bigheaded now than we were before we clocked-up over 1,500,000 hits.YA WHA'???You hadn't noticed, you say... "so what?", ya declare, with a shrug of y… Read More
Go Raibh Maith Agat/Thank You!A couple of days ago, we 'aged' - to over 1,500,000 hits on this blog - and counting...!We espouse, support and believe in traditional Irish Republicanism on th… Read More
'AN OLD AND UNFAIR CRITICISM...'From 'The United Irishman' newspaper, April 1955.
At the inaugural meeting of Fianna Fáil in May 1926, Mr de Valera said he had been planning a policy… Read More
Ireland, 1921 - this US citizen was in Ireland to visit his brother. A Crown Force patrol was heading his way but he had the sense to make himself scarce, as he knew what they were capable o… Read More
ON THIS DATE (5TH JUNE) ELEVEN YEARS AGO - DEATH OF A STAUNCH IRISH REPUBLICAN."A national security threat, a dedicated revolutionary, undeterred by threat or personal risk.." - FBI descrip… Read More
In the 1920's, leaflets and posters started appearing in this Irish town calling for the Black and Tans to get out of Ireland.
The Tans, and their colleagues in the RIC and the British Army… Read More
"FOR THE CROWN GIVES FAIR QUARTER..."
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The United Irishmen's rebellion in Ireland in 1798 was well supported throughout the country and the English were, as in every conflict they s… Read More
BROKEN IRELAND...Broken, damaged, twisted - but still salvageable!
...as was the life of this man who, in the early 1920's, having 'served King and Country' in three different British Army… Read More
EXCLUSIVE !! WE NAME THE LOSERS IN THE 7TH JUNE 2024 COUNCIL AND EUROPEAN ELECTIONS.....YOU!There are thousands of candidates that would like you to vote for them on the 7th June 2024 to ens… Read More
Meself and the team are working on a 20-piece blog post for Wednesday, 22nd May 2024, but sure we'll probably have another two or three items to add to it between this and then (...that's 'c… Read More
Mr Hugh McClean (21), a member of the Black and Tans, from Moray, in Scotland, was billeted in the Cork area and himself and one of his colleagues, a man named Cooke, were keep-fit fanatics… Read More
And we're back!...and we were right about the family gig that kept us out of action last Wednesday : it took the two days before it to properly finalise it, and three days after it to recove… Read More
On the 1st May 1916, in Cork - 108 years ago on this date - rebel weapons were voluntarily surrendered to British-appointed and approved representatives and those who surrendered them were… Read More
KEEPING YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND...
Easter Week, 1916, Ireland :Irish men and women had armed themselves and, once again, thrown down the gauntlet to Westminster. Gun-battles, ambushes, snip… Read More
In April, 1919, the issue of support for the RIC, the pro-British 'police force' in Ireland, was being discussed by the public and by their representatives in (the 32-County) Dáil… Read More
'Form an orderly queue there, please..
...and we'll be opening for business on Wednesday, 24th April 2024.....with a 15-part post!'
We're putting the finishing touches to the 15 for the… Read More
AT MIDNIGHT ON THE 17TH APRIL 75 YEARS AGO - UP THE REPUBLIC......UP THE YARD, THAT IS! Not that this (or this) couldn't happen in a proper 'Republic', just that instances like that happen… Read More
And here's another 'Proclamation' (of sorts!) for ya - on Wednesday, 17th April 2024, we'll be here with a 14-piece post covering, as usual, Irish history and Irish politics from a tradition… Read More
SPOOF, SPIN, AND IGNORANCE IN A PARTIAL EX-COLONY.There's a certain amount of spin and misdirection in the last few weeks in connection with the 26th anniversary of the signing of the 1998 S… Read More
Es genial estar de vuelta con los amigos!It's great to be back among friends!The weather's against me - the rain, chilly winds, gloomy skies - compared to the two weeks I had in Lanzarote wi… Read More
On the 13th March, 1920, about sixty Volunteers from the Listowel, Ballyduff and Ballybunion Companies of the IRA, County Kerry, ensured all roads leading into the town of Ballybunion, from… Read More
