Monthly Archives: September 2021

ON THIS DATE (29TH SEPTEMBER) 93 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF JOHN DEVOY. ‘The most dangerous enemy of this country that Ireland has produced since Wolfe Tone..’ – ‘The London Times’ newspaper, describing John Devoy (pictured), and it was a … Continue reading

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ON THIS DATE (22ND SEPTEMBER) 101 YEARS AGO : BRITISH MAGISTRATE SHOT, NOT “BURIED ALIVE AND DROWNED”. On Wednesday, 22nd September in 1920 – 101 years ago on this date – a British ‘law maker/enforcer’ in Ireland, British Army Captain … Continue reading

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ONE EXAMPLE OF BRITISH PROPAGANDA ; 1920-1989.

A BRITISH PROPAGANDA LIE THAT LASTED FROM 1920 TO AT LEAST 1989. Ireland 1920 : a British ‘law enforcement agent’ approached a group of Irish republicans who were better armed than he was. Words and actions followed, the culmination of … Continue reading

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15TH SEPTEMBER 1922 : A BUSY DAY FOR THE STATERS!

ON THIS DATE (15TH SEPTEMBER) 156 YEARS AGO : FENIAN NEWSPAPER CLOSED DOWN. The Fenian Brotherhood was founded in Dublin on Saint Patrick’s Day in 1858 and, by 1863, had grown to such an extent that its leadership were in … Continue reading

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ON HIS WAY TO HIS MOTHERS FUNERAL, ABDUCTED AND KILLED BY THE STATERS.

ON THIS DATE (8TH SEPTEMBER) 209 YEARS AGO : AN IRISH THORN IN THE BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM IS BORN. John Martin, Irish revolutionary, transportee and politician, was born at Loughborne, near Newry, in County Down, on the 8th September, 1812 … Continue reading

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ADDING TO THE DOWNHILL SLIDE…

POLITICAL POISON AMALGAMATES IN IRELAND. On Wednesday, 8th September next, we’ll be posting a seven-part blog post which will include a few paragraphs on fascism in Ireland, from the 1930’s to this year. Due to the savage manner of how … Continue reading

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THE MAN DIES, BUT HIS MEMORY LIVES.

ON THIS DATE (1ST SEPTEMBER) 218 YEARS AGO : TWO ‘DISSIDENTS’ EXECUTED BY THE BRITISH. On the 1st of September, 1803 – 218 years ago, on this date – two Irishmen were executed by the British for the part they … Continue reading

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