Monthly Archives: January 2023

THE DISEASE OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM.

Posted on January 25, 2023 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (25TH JANUARY) 146 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF A REBEL PRIEST. Patrick Canon Murphy was born at Whitehill, Kilmore, in County Wexford on the 25th January 1877 – 146 years ago on this date. He studied for … Continue reading →

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A BRITISH ‘LADY’ COMPLAINS ABOUT “THE TROUBLESOME IRISH…”

Posted on January 18, 2023 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (18TH JANUARY) 192 YEARS AGO : WESTMINSTER SLAPS DOWN ONE OF ITS IRISH ‘PET REBELS’. Daniel O’Connell (‘The Liberator’, pictured) never claimed to be an Irish republican despite involving himself in an issue which, then as now, … Continue reading →

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THE 18TH WILL SEE OUR 1ST FOR OUR 21ST IN ’23!

Posted on January 15, 2023 by 11sixtynine

Our first post of 2023, the 21st year of the ‘1169’ blog, will be landing on this page on Wednesday, 18th January next and, despite it being our 21st ‘birthday’, we’ll be sure to be sure to make it! As … Continue reading →

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STARTING-UP FOR 2023!

Posted on January 8, 2023 by 11sixtynine

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE JUST YET (!)… BUT – – on Wednesday, 18th January 2023, we’ll be… Phew! Crazy days since we last spoke to you on the blog, and they ain’t quite over yet – still recovering from Nollaig … Continue reading →

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