Monthly Archives: March 2021

PRESSURED TO ACCEPT THE TREATY OF SURRENDER.

Posted on March 31, 2021 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (31ST MARCH) 47 YEARS AGO : IRA POW IN ENGLISH JAIL JOINS THE HUNGER-STRIKE. Michael Gaughan (pictured), the eleventh Irish republican to die on hunger strike, was four months away from celebrating his 25th birthday. Immortalised in … Continue reading →

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SHOT ELEVEN TIMES BY THE STATERS AND DUMPED IN A DITCH.

Posted on March 24, 2021 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (24TH MARCH) 225 YEARS AGO : ‘INSURRECTION ACT’ IMPOSED IN IRELAND. Near the end of the 18th century in Ireland, so much ‘discomfort’ was being caused to the ‘landlord and polite society’-class in London by the rebellious … Continue reading →

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IN THE SERVICE OF IRISH REPUBLICANISM FOR 63 YEARS.

Posted on March 17, 2021 by 11sixtynine

ST. PATRICKS DAY 1858 AND THE IRISH STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. Joseph Denieffe (pictured), one of the founders of the ‘Irish Republican Brotherhood’. Born in Kilkenny City in 1833, Joseph Denieffe grew up to become a tailor by trade ; still … Continue reading →

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THE FAILURE OF THE ‘TWO-NATIONS THEORY’.

Posted on March 10, 2021 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (10TH MARCH) 243 YEARS AGO : ‘DARLING OF ERIN’ BAPTISED IN DUBLIN. Robert Emmet was born on the 4th March, 1778, a son of Dr Robert Emmet and Elizabeth Mason. His father served as state physician to … Continue reading →

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THE LATEST ‘MASTER IN THE BIG HOUSE’ AND IMPOSED TAXES.

Posted on March 3, 2021 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (3RD MARCH) 11 YEARS AGO : HUNGER-STRIKING GREEN ISLE FOODS WORKER TOLD BY STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO ‘GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY..’ Statement released on Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 – 11 years ago, on this date – by … Continue reading →

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