Tag Archives: Michael Fagan

“WHENEVER YOU FIND YOURSELF ON THE SIDE OF THE MAJORITY IT IS TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT.”

ON THIS DATE (30TH NOVEMBER) 122 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF THE IRISH ‘GALLEY SLAVE / GOLDEN CHAINS’ AUTHOR : OSCAR WILDE. On the 16th October, 1854, a boy was born to a middle-class family who lived at Westland Row, … Continue reading

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‘POACHER -TURNED-GAMEKEEPER’ EXECUTED BY THE IRA, DECEMBER 1922.

ON THIS DATE (20TH DECEMBER) 95 YEARS AGO : POACHER-TURNED-GAMEKEEPER SHOT DEAD BY IRA. ‘Seamus Dwyer was christened James and took the Irish form of his name in later life. He was the younger of twin boys ; he and … Continue reading

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SKYSCRAPERS IN LISBURN AND THE GERMANS!

ON THIS DATE (30TH NOVEMBER) 133 YEARS AGO : ‘INVINCIBLE’ COURT CASE BEGINS AT THE OLD BAILEY, LONDON. Pat O’Donnell (pictured, left) was a member of the ‘The Invincibles’ (‘Irish National Invincibles’), a 19th-century organisation which opposed, in arms, British … Continue reading

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