Tag Archives: William O’Brien

THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN AND THEIR PROMISES.

ON THIS DATE (2ND OCTOBER) 12 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF A 105-YEAR-OLD IRISH REBEL. Dan Keating (pictured) was born in 1902 and died on the 2nd October, 2007 – 12 years ago on this date. He worked within the … Continue reading

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‘WE ARE FOR EVERY TENANT TO BECOME OWNER OF HIS/HER HOLDING BY PAYING A FAIR RENT’

ON THIS DATE (29TH MAY) 297 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF A LEINSTER HOUSE MAN! ‘Kildare House’, pictured, left (now known as ‘Leinster House’, and used as an administrative building by Free State political regimes), was built between 1745 and … Continue reading

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AGRARIAN AGITATION AND EVICTED TENANTS – IRELAND 19TH CENTURY.

“WE ASK FOR NO MERCY AND WE WILL MAKE NO COMPROMISE” – TERENCE MacSWINEY. An edited version of this speech was published in ‘The United Irishman’ newspaper in October 1954. This is the speech in full ; on the 13th … Continue reading

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