Tag Archives: Edward Kearney

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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FOUND “IN ARMS” BY THE BRITISH IN THOMAS STREET, DUBLIN, AND EXECUTED.

ON THIS DATE (2ND SEPTEMBER) 97 YEARS AGO : FIFTH HUNGER-STRIKER IN SEVEN YEAR PERIOD DIES. Pictured ; the grave of 19-years-young Irish republican Joe Whitty, who died on hunger-strike on the 2nd September 1923 – 97 years ago on … Continue reading

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IRISH HERO DEFENDED IN COURT BY A TOUT.

BORN ON THIS DATE (4TH MARCH) THE SAME DATE THAT HE DIED, AND NAMED AFTER AN IRISH HERO WHO WAS BORN ON THAT SAME DATE 120 YEARS BEFORE HIM! Emmet Dalton (pictured, on the right, with Michael Collins), Irish rebel-turned-Free … Continue reading

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DOING JUSTICE TO EMMET’S CHARACTER.

ON THIS DATE (19TH SEPTEMBER) 215 YEARS AGO : ROBERT EMMET ON ‘TRIAL’. Robert Emmet was tried before a ‘Special Commission’ in Green Street Court House in Dublin on September 19th, 1803 – 215 years ago on this date. The … Continue reading

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BRITISH ARMY MAJOR BREAKS TRUCE, TAKES TWO IRISH NEGOTIATORS HOSTAGE.

THE PRICE OF PEACE…… Last month, 28 women who protested peacefully in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, against US President Ronald Reagan’s visit to Ireland received £1000 each arising from their action for wrongful arrest. Gene Kerrigan recalls the weekend when … Continue reading

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