Tag Archives: Lord Cornwallis

A DECENT(ISH) ‘LANDLORD’ FAMILY IN BAD COMPANY.

Posted on February 1, 2023 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (1ST FEBRUARY) 145 YEARS AGO : 1916 SIGNATORY BORN. On the 1st February 1878 – 145 years ago on this date – a child, Thomas, was born in Cloughjordan in Tipperary, into a household which would consist … Continue reading →

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IRELAND, 1920 : 3 RIC, 3 IRA, 2 JAMMED HANDGUNS.

Posted on August 24, 2022 by 11sixtynine

BUNDORAN HUNGER STRIKE COMMEMORATION, 2022. On Saturday 27th August 2022, the Bundoran/Ballyshannon H-Block Committee will be holding a rally in Bundoran, County Donegal, to commemorate the 41st Anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strike and in memory of the 22 Irish … Continue reading →

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THE BOURGEOIS CONSENSUS AND OUR OCCUPIED SIX COUNTIES.

Posted on August 23, 2017 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (23RD AUGUST) 219 YEARS AGO : FRENCH BATTLECRY ON IRISH SOIL. “UNION, LIBERTY, THE IRISH REPUBLIC!” – the words and ideals proclaimed in Ballina, County Mayo, on the 23rd August 1798 – 219 years ago on this … Continue reading →

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‘WE EXPLODED THE FABLE THAT IRELAND CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY FIGHT ENGLAND…’

Posted on February 1, 2017 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (1ST FEBRUARY) 139 YEARS AGO : 1916 SIGNATORY BORN. On the 1st February 1878 – 139 years ago on this date – a child, Thomas, was born in Cloughjordan in Tipperary, into a household which would consist … Continue reading →

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