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TROUBLED BY ‘CHANGELINGS’ IN IRELAND.

ON THIS DATE (15TH MARCH) 171 YEARS AGO : IRELAND WITNESSES THE BIRTH OF ‘THE RISING OF THE MOON’. On the 9th March, 1907, a play entitled ‘The Rising of the Moon’, by Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory (‘Lady Gregory’, pictured) … Continue reading

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RIC “RAN OUT OF AMMUNITION” OR ‘RAN FOR THE HILLS’?

ON THIS DATE (9TH MARCH) 68 YEARS AGO : IRISH REPUBLICAN ICON BORN. Bobby Sands (pictured, left) – born on this date (9th March) 68 years ago (1954). Bobby Sands was born on the 9th March 1954 – 68 years … Continue reading

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“TEN TIMES THEY ROSE, AND FOUGHT AGAIN.”

ON THIS DATE (17TH JUNE) 46 YEARS AGO : IRA BOMB WESTMINSTER. On Monday, 17th June 1974, the then IRA decided to make it’s presence felt, once again, in ‘the Belly of the Beast’ – a 20lb device exploded at … Continue reading

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“BURY ME IN FERMOY, WITH FITZGERALD”.

ON THIS DATE (10TH APRIL) 96 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF IRA GENERAL, LIAM LYNCH. ‘Liam Lynch was born in Barnagurraha, Co Limerick. He joined the Irish Volunteers after witnessing the arrests of the Kent family by British forces after … Continue reading

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30TH JANUARY 1972 – “THE BRITISH ARMY RAN AMOK THAT DAY…”

THE REAL IRA…. “We will not disband.” Although on a permanent cease-fire, the RIRA say they will not be disbanding and would dump rather than surrender any weapons. By Liz Walsh. From ‘Magill’ magazine, October 1998. The 32-County Sovereignty Committee … Continue reading

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