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PRESSURED TO ACCEPT THE TREATY OF SURRENDER.

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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‘FUGITIVES’ ON THE RUN FROM BRITISH INJUSTICE.

ON THIS DATE (28TH NOVEMBER) 98 YEARS AGO : BLACK AND TANS REMOVE THEIR MURDER VICTIMS’ BODIES TO BURN THEM. The 28th November in 1920 – 98 years ago on this date – was a Sunday, and it was on … Continue reading

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