Monthly Archives: December 2020

“A BUILDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER FOYLE..”

Posted on December 23, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (23RD DECEMBER) 36 YEARS AGO : RUC DISRUPT REPUBLICAN FUNERAL. IRA Volunteer Ciarán Fleming (pictured) – ‘On Sunday 2nd December 1984, IRA Volunteers Antoine Mac Giolla Bhríghde, from Magherafelt, County Derry and Ciarán Fleming, who had broken … Continue reading →

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A LIFE SPENT TO LIFT THE SAXON CURSE.

Posted on December 9, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (9TH DECEMBER) 47 YEARS AGO : ANOTHER FALSE TREATY ACCEPTED BY THE FREE STATERS. The ‘Sunningdale Agreement’ was an attempt in 1973 by Westminster at a ‘power-sharing’ arrangement between the British political establishment and Irish ‘civil-right’ nationalists … Continue reading →

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“SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY.”

Posted on December 2, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (2ND DECEMBER) 49 YEARS AGO : THREE IRA PRISONERS JOIN NINE OF THEIR COMRADES! Crumlin Road Jail, Belfast (pictured) – known for its good quality bed sheets… In November 1971, there were more than 700 IRA prisoners … Continue reading →

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