Monthly Archives: August 2014

AUGUST 1923 , IRELAND : ELECTIONS, HUNGER-STRIKES AND ‘BIG HOUSE’ BURNINGS.

Posted on August 27, 2014 by 11sixtynine

By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The position of the Free State government had worsened steadily from the introduction of the ‘terrorist legislation’ of 1931 : within themselves they had not resolved the tensions created by the … Continue reading →

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THATCHER RETURNS TO DOWNING STREET. BUT NOT BY BUS…..!

Posted on August 20, 2014 by 11sixtynine

By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Once, scurrying through back streets , and foolishly on an unlighted bicycle, I all but bumped into a civic guard. His hand came down on the handlebars and he said sharply … Continue reading →

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WESTMINSTER KEEPS IRISH FILES SECRET FOR 53 YEARS.

Posted on August 13, 2014 by 11sixtynine

By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The Free State government and its propagandists made a mistake : they said too much and the government arrested too many, too soon. It was all very well for propagandists to … Continue reading →

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‘666’ NO LONGER THE MARK OF THE DEVIL……

Posted on August 6, 2014 by 11sixtynine

By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The ‘Red Scare’ of 1931 was nonsense, in relation to Irish life, but it was necessary to make a climate for new ‘terrorist’ legislation, and it was easy to make such … Continue reading →

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