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AN 18TH CENTURY IRISH ‘ROUGH IN THE DIAMOND’.

ON THIS DATE (21ST SEPTEMBER) 195 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF AN RIC MAN WHO RESIGNED HIS POSITION IN OPPOSITION TO ‘REPRESSIVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE IRISH’. On the 21st September 1827 – 195 years ago on this date – Michael … 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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