Monthly Archives: August 2020

DUBLIN, 1913 : 146-DAY STRIKE BEGINS.

Posted on August 26, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (26TH AUGUST) 107 YEARS AGO : A 146-DAY LOCKOUT BEGINS IN DUBLIN. On the 26th August, 1913 – 107 years ago on this date – at about 9.40am, drivers and conductors on Dublin trams stepped-out of their … Continue reading →

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“BLOODY AND BRUTAL ANARCHY IN IRELAND..”

Posted on August 12, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (12TH AUGUST) 66 YEARS AGO ; SCOTLAND YARD MEN IN DUBLIN. ‘Commander Len Burt, Special Branch Chief of Scotland Yard, and an Inspector Gale, also of Scotland Yard, visited Dublin on August 12th last where they met … Continue reading →

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TOM MITCHELL CONTESTED TO RE-ESTABLISH THE ALL-IRELAND DÁIL.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (5TH AUGUST) 132 YEARS AGO : THE ONLY GOOD ‘LITTLE PHIL’ IS A DEAD ONE! “The only good Indian is a dead one” – ‘Supreme Commander’ of the U.S. Army, Major Philip Henry Sheridan (pictured) who, despite … Continue reading →

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