Monthly Archives: July 2012

A SURGEON WITH HIS HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE……

Posted on July 31, 2012 by 11sixtynine

A ‘SIR’ , A SURGEON AND AN IRISH REPUBLICAN GUN-RUNNER……. ‘…he readied his knife on a stone and drove it into the area between the anus and the scrotum..’ Tomorrow (Wednesday 1st August 2012) we will post a paragraph or … Continue reading →

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22 IRISH REPUBLICAN HUNGER STRIKERS TO BE COMMEMORATED IN BUNDORAN ON 25TH AUGUST 2012.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I borrowed a punt and sailed across the bay to the meeting at Jimmy Getins’ house. Black James Duirnin rode over and Big Nial Houston met … Continue reading →

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QUARRY EXECUTIONS , CLONDALKIN , DUBLIN , 1922.

Posted on July 18, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I called on Phil McCauley next ; he had seen me go by and was on the lookout for me. He had been in the village … Continue reading →

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IRELAND 1922 : THREE DEAD YOUTHS FOUND NEAR ‘MAGIC WELL’.

Posted on July 15, 2012 by 11sixtynine

ST. BRIGID’S WELL IN CLONDALKIN , DUBLIN – Whilst doing a wee bit of research for a piece we hope to publish here this coming Wednesday – concerning three young lads from the Northside of Dublin who were viciously dealth … Continue reading →

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STORMONT FLOUNDERS IN A BRITISH WAIVE…..

Posted on July 11, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Jack Boyle was a man of this townland and I had sat by every fireside in it. It was not a meeting I wanted just then … Continue reading →

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THE STATE OF THE (MISSING) NURSING HOMES…..

Posted on July 10, 2012 by 11sixtynine

ANY INTEREST IN THIS CONFLICT ? So you’re a doctor with a nice house in County Offaly which sits in a 150-acre ‘garden’ , you own a building in Lusk , County Dublin, which houses a supermarker and a doctors … Continue reading →

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HOW NOT TO FIX A RAFFLE……

Posted on July 4, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I let on I mentioned these things to them for fear any among them might have in mind other ways of stopping the bailiff. By now … Continue reading →

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PAT CANNON , IRA VOLUNTEER , TO BE REMEMBERED IN DUBLIN COMMEMORATION.

Posted on July 2, 2012 by 11sixtynine

VOLUNTEER PAT CANNON COMMEMORATION , 17TH JULY 2012 , DUBLIN. 1976 : 2.15pm , 17TH JULY….. Pat Cannon (left),Dublin, and Peter McElchar ,Donegal. …..- two IRA Volunteers on active service – Patrick Cannon from Dublin and Peter McElchar from Donegal- … Continue reading →

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