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<center><strong>Ta ar la anois.</strong></center>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-66644447723451276192010-02-08T04:44:00.001Z2010-02-08T04:44:57.522Zhttp://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/17768February 7th An PhoblachtGenius escape from Long Kesh.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-68261035093017326602010-02-06T21:26:00.002Z2010-02-06T21:27:30.887ZINLA Decommissions Weapons. http://www.u.tv/News/INLA-ends-campaign/dd5c3121-31f5-4634-8a07-88a81ef4e4c3Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-53499644820584586912010-02-06T21:20:00.001Z2010-02-06T21:20:57.274Z style="border: 0px;" alt="Click to join ira2"/> Click to join ira2Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-36022523320011672722009-12-14T03:17:00.000Z2009-12-14T03:19:25.622ZDecember 14th, 1831 - A process server and 12 policemen are killed by tithe protesters at Carrickshock, Co. KilkennyLink: 1830-1833 Burrishoole Parish Tithe WarBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-26849375682156487352009-09-07T05:17:00.000+01:002009-09-07T05:19:17.759+01:00Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-17834924485374219602009-08-22T05:22:00.002+01:002009-09-07T05:23:49.093+01:00Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-82320991782805657882009-05-27T04:27:00.000+01:002009-05-22T04:27:58.271+01:00Hungerstriker Michael Fitgerald "Michael Fitzgerald was secretary of the local branch of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union. He joined the Volunteers in Fermoy in March, 1914 and at the time of his arrest he was O/C First Battalion, Second Cork Brigade. He had previously been imprisoned after his successful capture of Araglen police barrack on April 20, 1919, when he was arrested at Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-32376387927269144712009-05-24T04:21:00.000+01:002009-05-24T04:21:00.318+01:00INLA Volunteer Patsy O'HaraPatsy O'Hara was born on July 11, 1957 in Derry city. He was to follow in his brothers' footsteps by joining the Republican movement. His brother, Tony, was also a prisoner in the H-blocks during his Patsy's hungerstrike. Also, the eldest son in the family, Sean Seamus was imprisoned in Long Kesh for a period of four and a half years for Republican activities.Mrs. Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-60691508653188575702009-05-22T04:20:00.000+01:002009-05-22T04:21:12.566+01:00**continuedMy Brother Bobbyby: Bernadette SandsAn Phoblacht/Republican NewsMay 9th, 1981MISCHIEFBobby was seven then, As he grew older he was always up to some mischief. Bernie recalls: "We were on holiday in Waterford, and he was mad on fishing. He must have been only about nine or ten at the time. We were down at the quay where all these fishermen were with their tackle, and he was standing Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-15240326342808328052009-05-06T06:12:00.001+01:002009-05-06T06:12:14.773+01:00God bless you Bobby SandsRest in PeaceMy Brother Bobbyby Bernadette SandsAn Phoblacht/Republican NewsMay 9th, 1981As the health of twenty-seven year old H-Block hunger striker Bobby Sands steadily deteriorated through the last days of his life, the distraught features of his mother, Rosaleen, aged 57, and his twenty six year old sister Marcella, appeared increasingly regularly on television Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-30364182509190042222009-04-21T03:54:00.000+01:002009-04-21T03:54:00.467+01:00The Battle of ClontarfSource: Irish Heritage GroupThe Battle of Clontarf took place outside the town of Dublin on Good Friday (probably April 23rd by following the calender), 1014.The combatants were led on one side by Brian Boru, then high-king of Ireland, and on the other by the Vikings of Dublin, supported by some of the Leinster Irish and also by Vikings of England, Scotland, the Isle of manBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-74702132439590767092009-04-16T03:54:00.000+01:002009-04-16T03:54:00.724+01:00An PhoblachtRepublican News April 18, 1981TIME IS RUNNING OUTTIME IS RUNNING OUTA Long Kesh prison doctor has informed the family of IRA hunger-striker and Westminster MP, Bobby Sands that his life span should now be measured in days rather than weeks.The nationwide euphoria, naturally felt at Sands' truly historic electoral victory in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, must be urgently transformed intoBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-66037188709588958642009-03-02T00:35:00.001Z2009-03-02T00:35:34.651ZMarch 1st marks the 28th anniversary of the day Volunteer Bobby Sands began his hungerstrike.Stars of Freedom by Bobby SandsThe stars of freedom light the skies,Uncrowned queens of yesteryear,They were born 'mid shades of royal hue',From mystic wombs they did appear.Silver gems that pierce the dark.Heavenly virgins in disguise,That stir the heart with love and flame,And light great flames in all Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-60962996122857530772009-02-09T04:40:00.002Z2009-02-09T04:42:25.479ZAgain from the Wild GeeseOn February 7, 1877, John O'Mahony, founder of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, died in New York. O'Mahony was a member of the Young Ireland party in the 1840s; he escaped to France after the failed rising in 1848. In Paris, he met James Stephens before moving on to New York in 1853. On March 17, 1858, O'Mahony founded the Fenian Brotherhood in New York, as Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-63759707225559708102009-01-15T22:22:00.000Z2009-01-15T22:23:19.738ZHistorical Summary Account - The Funeral of '48 Rebel TB MacManusTerence Bellew MacManus was born to a traditional Fermanagh family who immigrated from Ireland to Liverpool. He would return to Ireland in 1843 to join the Repeal Association and the Young Irelander Party. During the Young Irelanders' short uprising in 1848, MacManus joined Smith O'Brien and John Blake Dillon at Ballingarry, CountyBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-88505194137974590942008-12-18T01:35:00.001Z2008-12-18T01:35:00.376ZFrom: The Wild GeeseCÉADAOIN -- On Dec. 17, 1803, rebel leader Michael Dwyer, whose guerrilla attacks had maddened British colonial authorities since 1798, surrendered. Dwyer was born in County Wicklow and he participated in the 1798 Rising; however, unlike most of the leaders and soldiers in that Rising, he did not either leave the country or return to his normal life, nor was he captured. DwyerBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-84541507801611981922008-12-10T04:02:00.002Z2008-12-10T04:08:49.201ZDecember 1980: Ongoing Hungerstrike.The Hungerstrike began on 29th of October 1980 and continued into the month of December. Seven Republican prisoners began a hungerstrike to protest the ending of special category status. One of their key demands was that they should be allowed to wear their own clothes rather than prison uniforms. The Republican prisoners viewed themselves as 'prisoners of Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-55765483357570767452008-11-24T01:37:00.000Z2008-11-24T01:37:01.065ZContemporary sources regarding the tragedy of the Manchester MartyrsWilliam Phillip Allen spoke in his own defence:"No man in this court regrets that death of Sergeant Brett more than I do, and I positively say, in the presence of the Almighty and ever-living God, that I am innocent, aye, as innocent as any man in this court. I don't say this for the sake of mercy; I want no mercy - I'll have no Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-24770314516262269342008-11-23T00:36:00.001Z2008-11-23T00:36:00.461ZManchester Tragedy - 23 Nov 1867On the 11th of September Colonel Thomas Kelley along with his fellow Fenian, Captain Timothy Deasy were arrested in Manchester by the city police for loitering. They were soon identified as leaders of the Fenian movement in Dublin and remanded for trial a week later. On the way from the police barracks to Bellvue Prison, the van (a black Maria horse drawing Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-81800385315331646982008-11-21T02:04:00.002Z2008-11-21T02:46:35.562ZSunday, 21 November 1920Michael Collins' Revenge on the Cairo GangIn response to the IRA successes against the Tans, the British Gov't had formed secret paramilitary death squads to "help" the RIC, Black and Tans and Auxiliaries. In the latter part of 1920, British Intelligence in Dublin, including what was known as the 'Cairo Gang' - 18 senior British Intelligence officers, had collected Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-36391226312453963862008-11-18T00:38:00.001Z2008-11-18T00:38:00.998ZToday in Irish History:1873 - A three-day conference began in Dublin to establish the "Home Rule League". It was to be the predecessor of Isaac Butt's Home Government Association.1922 - The court martial of Erskine Childers begins1926 - George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept his Nobel Prize money of £7,000. He said: "I can forgive Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-25840260263920456852008-11-16T00:43:00.000Z2008-11-16T00:43:00.385ZNovember 17th, 1922After the expiration of the amnesty offer on the 15th, the Irish Free State begins execution of Anti-Surrender Republicans that will end in the deaths of 75 men.Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,It's the flag we republicans claim,It can never belong to free staters,For you've brought on it nothing but shame.Why not leave it to those who are willing,To uphold it in war Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-45346012010512560672008-11-15T00:48:00.000Z2008-11-15T00:48:01.087ZI was bored (aka avoiding completing the notes for work tomorrow), so I figured I'd have a go at this little survey.Ten movies you'd watch over and over:Blazing Saddles, Dogma, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Animal House, History of the World: Part I, Taxi Driver, Snatch, Dazed & Confused, Office Space and Empire Records.Nine people you enjoy the company of:My mother, my grandfather, Hoppe, Sara,Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-75547661167924346912008-11-14T03:46:00.002Z2008-11-14T04:11:02.870ZHistorical Summary Account - The Funeral of '48 Rebel TB MacManusTerence Bellew MacManus was born to a traditional Fermanagh family who immigrated from Ireland to Liverpool. He would return to Ireland in 1843 to join the Repeal Association and the Young Irelander Party. During the Young Irelanders' short uprising in 1848, MacManus joined Smith O'Brien and John Blake Dillon at Ballingarry, Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-12040828311324192592008-11-10T02:07:00.000Z2008-11-10T02:07:01.487ZPadraic Pearse*from the Wild GeesePerhaps on Nov. 10, 1879, at 27 Great Brunswick St., Dublin, as the mother and father gazed down at their newborn son, they had a vision of what his future held. That may explain why they named him Patrick Henry Pearse. Their son would grow to be the very embodiment of the words of the American patriot Patrick Henry, whose name he bore, who uttered in the Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-91759781373241413392008-11-08T06:13:00.004Z2008-11-08T06:17:28.543ZTheHungerSite.ORG GO HERE DAILY.Your time feeds people in need. Just a click, no spam, no junk, just help.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-79313030005184752412008-11-07T12:01:00.000Z2008-11-07T12:01:00.437ZNovember 6th, 1649 Death of Owen Roe O'Neill Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, anglicised as Owen Roe O'Neill, left Ireland as one of the "Flight of the Earls" in the 17th century. During his time away from his homeland, he fought in the service of the Spanish in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years War the French. Colonel O'Neill led a garrison of Spanish soldiers against the French at the siege of ArrasBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-45653265791638277392008-11-07T02:51:00.000Z2008-11-07T02:52:17.936Z'I met with Napper Tandy and he took me by the handSaying, how is old Ireland? And how does she stand?She's the most distressful country that ever yet was seen;They are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green! -- From the lyrics of "The Wearing of the Green"Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-46812531614939928132008-11-06T03:54:00.000Z2008-11-06T03:54:00.104ZNapper Tandy*From the Wild GeeseOn November 9, 1791, James Napper Tandy convened the first meeting of the Dublin United Irishmen. Tandy had been a member of the Volunteers, who helped force the formation of Grattan's parliament in 1782. Earlier in 1791, Tandy had assisted Theobald Wolfe Tone and Thomas Russell in the formation of the United Irishmen and became the secretary for the Dublin branchBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-81140727960225276492008-11-03T00:02:00.000Z2008-11-03T01:32:31.088ZThe Connaught Rangers and the Death of James Daley2 November 1920From The Wild GeeseOn Nov. 2, 1920, James Daley was killed by a British firing squad in India. Daley had been one of the leaders of the so-called "India Mutiny," but had not been among its instigators. The mutiny began May 28, 1920, led by Joseph Hawes at Wellington barracks in Jullundar, India when 350 Irish members of the famous Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-5620080232722347772008-11-02T18:43:00.001Z2008-11-02T18:43:10.640ZProvisional Sinn Fein accept Leinster House - 2 Nov 1986Sixteen years ago, on 2nd November 1986, a group led by Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness voted to recognise the legitimacy of the Leinster House. Abstentionism ended for Provisional Sinn Fein. Those who stood with the ideals of Sinn Fein sided with Daithi O Conaill and Ruairi O Bradaigh and walked out of the 1986 Ard Fheis. About 100 major Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-29807241882661491332008-10-25T00:01:00.002+01:002008-10-25T00:01:05.976+01:00Terence MacSwiney - True PatriotTerence MacSwiney was born in Cork City in 1879. He was educated in accounting at the Royal University and was a voracious reader as a youth. Later he would receive a philosophy degree from RU.At 22, he and other founded the Cork Celtic Literary Society. Carrying on his interest in all things literary, he and his friend Daniel Corkery published and wrote several Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-568875306463389422008-10-22T12:00:00.000+01:002008-10-22T12:00:00.933+01:00 Wednesday 22 October 1975'Guildford Four'Patrick Armstrong, Gerard Conlon, Paul Hill, and Carole Richardson (who became known as the 'Guildford Four') were found guilty at the Old Bailey in London of causing explosions in London in October 1974. The four were sentenced to life imprisonment. [Following an appeal the four were released on 19 October 1989. The court of appeal decided that the 'Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-2236824217931825512008-10-21T15:26:00.002+01:002008-10-22T05:29:42.720+01:00Movie: Hunger. From Bobby Sands Trust site.Movie runs a little less than three minutes. It's at least worth a watch.VideoBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-35955178700958412022008-10-20T02:29:00.000+01:002008-10-20T02:30:51.941+01:00"Recent" IRA ActivityText of 'real' Irish Republican Army (rIRA) Statement, 20 October 2002Statement issued by jailed members of the rIRA in Portlaoise prison calling on the Army Council of the organisation to "stand down""On Friday, September 27, in a written communication to the Army leadership, the (Real) IRA unit in Portlaoise prison took the unprecedented step of calling the Army Council to Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-64704990107129271482008-04-22T02:01:00.001+01:002008-04-19T02:05:33.562+01:00The Battle of ClontarfSource: Irish Heritage GroupThe Battle of Clontarf took place outside the town of Dublin on Good Friday (probably April 23rd by following the calender), 1014.The combatants were led on one side by Brian Boru, then high-king of Ireland, and on the other by the Vikings of Dublin, supported by some of the Leinster Irish and also by Vikings of England, Scotland, the Isle of manBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-16008726239176497072008-04-18T23:04:00.006+01:002008-04-19T02:01:36.437+01:00An PhoblachtRepublican News April 18, 1981TIME IS RUNNING OUTTIME IS RUNNING OUTA Long Kesh prison doctor has informed the family of IRA hunger-striker and Westminster MP, Bobby Sands that his life span should now be measured in days rather than weeks.The nationwide euphoria, naturally felt at Sands' truly historic electoral victory in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, must be urgently transformed intoBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1116658563156129852005-05-21T07:55:00.001+01:002005-05-21T07:56:03.156+01:00Hungerstriker: Raymond McCreeshIn 1957, Raymond McCreesh was born in Camlough, South Armagh as the seventh of eight children to a adamantly nationalist family. He involved himself in the Republican movement in his adolescence, joining Na Fianna Eireann at 16. Not long after that, he joined the 1st Battalion of the IRA.McCreesh was employed as a milkman and learned the streets and countryside of Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1116658523210204672005-05-21T07:55:00.000+01:002005-05-21T07:55:23.216+01:00INLA Volunteer Patsy O'HaraPatsy O'Hara was born on July 11, 1957 in Derry city. He was to follow in his brothers' footsteps by joining the Republican movement. His brother, Tony, was also a prisoner in the H-blocks during his Patsy's hungerstrike. Also, the eldest son in the family, Sean Seamus was imprisoned in Long Kesh for a period of four and a half years for Republican activities.Mrs. Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1115906434737859072005-05-12T14:57:00.000+01:002005-05-12T15:00:34.746+01:00Today in Irish History:Francis Hughes dies in the H-BlocksBorn on the 28th of February, 1956, to a large Catholic family, Francis Hughes grew up in the town of Tamlaghtduff, Bellaghy in South Derry along with his cousins and fellow Volunteers, Benedict and Thomas McElwee. All three of these men were to serve long stints in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh; two of them were to never come out alive.When Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1115701229246134632005-05-10T05:59:00.000+01:002005-05-10T06:00:29.250+01:00I have a virus that seems to have locked up most of my RAM and prevents me from sending information over the internet. I haven't been able to post from my own computer, excuse the pause.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1115359068358055822005-05-06T06:37:00.000+01:002005-05-06T06:57:48.510+01:00**continued from yesterdayMy Brother Bobbyby: Bernadette SandsAn Phoblacht/Republican NewsMay 9th, 1981MISCHIEFBobby was seven then, As he grew older he was always up to some mischief. Bernie recalls: "We were on holiday in Waterford, and he was mad on fishing. He must have been only about nine or ten at the time. We were down at the quay where all these fishermen were with their tackle, and he Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1115266571406696002005-05-05T04:54:00.000+01:002005-05-05T05:56:22.270+01:00God bless you Bobby SandsRest in PeaceMy Brother Bobbyby Bernadette SandsAn Phoblacht/Republican NewsMay 9th, 1981As the health of twenty-seven year old H-Block hunger striker Bobby Sands steadily deteriorated through the last days of his life, the distraught features of his mother, Rosaleen, aged 57, and his twenty six year old sister Marcella, appeared increasingly regularly on television Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1114713357472376722005-04-29T00:23:00.000+01:002005-04-29T07:14:22.006+01:00Today in Irish History - April 29th1916 - Pearse orders surrender of the Easter Rising rebels on this date. Approximately 64 rebels have been killed, 132 crown forces, and 230 civilians. 2,500 people have been wounded; the centre of Dublin has been devastated by the shelling1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor Oscar winner for My Left Foot, is born1970 - Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney, both Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1114457156346082092005-04-26T00:22:00.000+01:002005-04-25T20:28:03.730+01:00PearseCom.comEaster Rising Events: April 26th, 1916Liberty Hall Shelled As soon as it was light enough, the Helga moved up the Liffey and moored just opposite the Customs House. At the stroke of eight o'clock it opened up its guns on Liberty Hall. Although the first shell missed, hitting the cast iron loopline bridge the second and subsequent shells destroyed the building. The only occupant, the Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1113493462029616242005-04-15T02:32:00.000+01:002005-04-15T13:30:33.733+01:00Today In Irish History1840 - Repeal (of Union) Association founded. 1848 - On Abbey Street in Dublin, the tricolor national flag of Ireland is presented to the public for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher and the Young Ireland Party1912 - The Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage with the loss of 1,513 souls, many of them Irish; 732 survive1941 - Free State fire brigades are sent to aid Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1113181898543144232005-04-11T02:08:00.000+01:002005-04-11T02:11:53.310+01:00Poll VictoryBy Peter ArnlisAn Phoblacht/Republican News18 April 1981To election workers for H-Block hungerstriker Bobby Sands, the high poll of 86.8%, recorded on polling day Thursday 9th April in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster by-election, was the first favourable sign indicating at least that the boycott advocated by some executive members of the SDLP had been ignored by the Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1112717431685620242005-04-07T00:52:00.000+01:002005-04-07T03:31:42.256+01:00Today in Irish HistoryApril 7th1801 - The trial of United Irishman, Napper Tandy, begins1922 - Special Powers Act is introduced in Northern Ireland1926 - Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose1941 - A Luftwaffe bomb kills 13 people in Belfast. Ultimately, the city is devastated by air raids; 700 people are killed and 400 seriously injured in what becomes known as Belfast's Blitz. The British Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1112717650059711772005-04-05T17:10:00.000+01:002005-04-06T02:19:36.203+01:00Tri-colour banned in 6 Counties - 1954Today is the anniversary of the banning of displaying the tricolour in public in the Six Counties. In 1954, it was decided to ban the flag of the Irish Republic. Today, amidst all issues of paramilitary flag waving and the crackdown backlashing on it, I believe it is important to recognise the difference.The flag of the Irish Republic, the Tricolour is a Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1112165567341148322005-03-30T07:51:00.000+01:002005-03-30T07:52:47.343+01:00BBC: On This Day - 30 March 1979Car bomb kills Airey NeaveShadow Northern Ireland Secretary Airey Neave has been killed by a car bomb as he left the House of Commons car park.The bomb, said to be highly sophisticated, exploded as Mr Neave began driving up the exit ramp shortly before 1500GMT.Emergency services were on the scene in minutes.The 63-year-old Conservative MP, known for his tough line Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1111508242386489802005-03-22T16:10:00.000Z2005-03-22T16:17:22.386ZToday, 24 years ago, Patsy O'Hara and Raymond McCreesh joined Bobby Sands and Francis Hughes on hungerstrike.Chronology from CAIN - 1981 Patsy Bio from IRSMRay Bio from LarkspiritBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1110841472170782552005-03-15T02:47:00.000Z2005-03-14T23:05:42.703ZToday in Irish History - March 15th1672 - The first declaration of indulgence suspending penal laws issued by Charles II1852 - Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory, playwright, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, is born in Roxborough, Co. Galway1974 - Two members of the Irish Republican Army were killed when a bomb they were planting exploded prematurely in Dungannon, County Tyrone.1975 - Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1110153326825690882005-03-07T03:17:00.000Z2005-03-06T23:55:26.826ZMarch 8th, 1903 - Charles Gavan Duffy, last of the Young Ireland leaders, is buried in Dublin: Glasnevin Cemetery.Excerpt from Ireland Her Own by TA Jackson:Duffy's Tenant's Right LeagueCharles Gavan Duffy, the only Young Ireland leader left at liberty in Ireland after the turmoils of '48, attempted to organise a constitutional agitation to secure the "three F's" (fixity of tenure, fair rent and Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1109664310269994142005-03-01T08:02:00.000Z2005-03-01T08:05:10.273ZMarch 1st marks the 24th anniversary of the day Volunteer Bobby Sands began his hungerstrike.Stars of Freedom by Bobby SandsThe stars of freedom light the skies,Uncrowned queens of yesteryear,They were born 'mid shades of royal hue',From mystic wombs they did appear.Silver gems that pierce the dark.Heavenly virgins in disguise,That stir the heart with love and flame,And light great flames in all Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1109552633956175872005-02-28T00:55:00.001Z2005-02-28T01:42:31.423ZBirth of Sean MacDiarmada - February 28, 1884Lament for Sean MacDermottBy Seamus O'Sullivan THEY have slain you, Sean MacDermott; never more these eyes will greetThe eyes beloved by women, and the smile that true men loved;Never more I’ll hear the stick-tap, and the gay and limping feet,They have slain you, Sean the Gentle, Sean the valiant, Sean the proved.Have you scorn for us who linger here Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1109148356080873982005-02-23T08:45:00.000Z2005-02-23T08:45:56.083ZFourteenth Century IrelandPart TwoA Gaelic resurgence was in full swing, as the most significant gain for the native Irish chiefs was not necessarily territory, but liberty. In Leinster the chieftains had freedom of action as the royal government inadequately filled the gap left by the former lords of Leinster, a role later filled by the increasing power of the earls of Ormond and Kildare. In Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1109038817388063842005-02-22T02:18:00.000Z2005-02-22T02:20:17.396ZToday in Irish history:February 23, 1317 - Bruce's army marches south and reaches Castleknock, within sight of Dublin. The mayor of Dublin has imprisoned the Earl of Ulster, who is suspected of being sympathetic to Bruce. (source)Fourteenth Century IrelandPart OneFollowing the initial invasion of the Cambro-Normans in the late twelfth century the installation of foreign-born lords and earls in Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1108526551047167212005-02-16T03:44:00.000Z2005-02-16T05:06:36.276ZLack of creative initiative for me. So here is a 1981 reprint.February 21st, 1981An Phoblacht/Republican NewsEx Hunger-Strikers Back On Blanket(Image of article)Two months after the ending of the last HBlock hunger-strike on Thursday 18th December, six out of the seven hunger-strikers, who have recovered from the more serious effects of their fast for political status, have gone back on the Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1108251469958591362005-02-12T23:35:00.000Z2005-02-12T23:37:49.960ZIrelandsOwn.netFrank Stagg dies on hungerstrike - 12 Feb 1976Frank Stagg, from Hollymount, Co Mayo, came rightly by his devotion to the cause of Ireland. His father was an active Republican, serving with distinction in both the War of Independence and the Civil War. Stagg himself was arrested in 1973, and under the British Conspiracy Laws, was convicted of conspiracy to commit arson.Continue Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1108014346920433202005-02-10T05:29:00.000Z2005-02-10T05:45:46.920ZI've really been enjoying the posts over at Broom of Anger lately. The latest post is very good, and very true.
Also, Aontacht, a site for Republican unity is up and running very well. A skeleton of the site has been posted up with a manifesto and a purpose statement. The discussion forum has over 120 members with more joining each day. Check into it if you are up for intelligent discussionBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1107745311233579182005-02-08T06:35:00.000Z2005-02-08T03:56:20.460ZAttempt on the British War Cabinet, 1991
The IRA made an attempt to take out the entire British War Cabinet in February 7th, 1991. With a salvo of improvised mortar bombs fired from a lorry, the Provisional IRA nearly took out the most important and high profile members of the British government in a single attack. This attacks' potential directly matches that of the Brighton bombing nearly 7 Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1107744837380142842005-02-07T02:53:00.000Z2005-02-07T02:53:57.380ZOnce again: This time 23 years ago:
On Friday, February 6th, 1981, the IRA, after promises to hinder British ship movement off the Irish coast, bombed and sank a British coal boat: the Nellie M. The thousand pound merchant vessel was located in Lough Foyle, between the coasts of Co. Derry and Donegal.
A dozen armed IRA Volunteers arrived at the docks in the fishing village of Moville and Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1107673554236763442005-02-06T07:05:00.000Z2005-02-06T07:05:54.236ZThe Countess
Part 2
The Countess had been acquainted with James Connolly since 1911, when she and the Scottish socialist participated in protests against the English King. They again crossed paths during the 1913 lockout, when she opened her home to the protest's leaders.
In late 1915, she joined Connolly's Irish Citizen Army and was given the position of lieutenant. This struck a negative Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1107488115281244852005-02-04T03:30:00.000Z2005-02-04T03:35:15.280ZCelebrating the Countess' Birthday! The Countess
Constance Gore-Booth was born into an Ascendancy family on Feb. 4, 1868 at Buckingham Gate in London. Her father, Sir Henry Gore-Booth was a philanthropist and a traveler with an estate in Co. Sligo. The Gore-Booths were known as fair and understanding landlords. It was probably being raised in the atmosphere of fairness concerning the welfare Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1107142453334395892005-01-31T03:28:00.000Z2005-01-31T03:34:13.333ZApologies for the delay in the Bloody Sunday spot on this site. Here are numerous links to information regarding the events, the commemorations and other supplementary information.
CAIN Chronology of 1972's events
Provisional Sinn Fein press release -2005
CAIN List of Dead and Injured
Bloody Sunday Trust
Bloody Sunday Inquiry Site
Remembering Bloody Sunday - Larkspirit
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1106881663083964582005-01-28T02:31:00.000Z2005-01-28T03:24:43.696ZHelena Moloney
Helena Moloney was born in 1884 in Dublin. At the age of 19, she joined Inghinidhe na hÉireann and later became the editor of their magazine, Bean na hÉireann. Influenced by her idol, Maud Gonne, Helena gave her all for Republicanism and took a socialist stance.
In 1907, after convincing James Connolly to return to Ireland, she helped him organise many Dublin workers into tradeBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1106713967124558882005-01-26T04:15:00.000Z2005-01-26T04:32:47.126ZJohn Millington Synge's Playboy of the Western World - 1907
January 26, 1907 marked the first production of JM Synge's controversial play. At the famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin, the play went on thru protest and rioting. The language was so strong and obscene and suggestive at times that the relatively conservative crowd was shocked. On top of that, the way in which Irish peasants were Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1106446675791053882005-01-23T02:00:00.000Z2005-01-23T02:17:55.790ZSchool work is keeping me busy. So here's some short history things.
Today in Irish history
1803: Arthur Guinness, founder of the brewery, dies.
1881: William O'Brien, founder of the United Irish League, is born.
1971: There were riots in the Shankill Road area of Belfast.
1976: The Irish Republican Army truce was officially brought to an end
1986: Westminster by-elections. Sinn Fein drops Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1106358173216271592005-01-22T01:41:00.000Z2005-01-22T01:42:53.216ZI blame the slowness of the site yesterday on the Aontacht manifesto.
Damn you Aontacht.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105936902293280822005-01-17T04:18:00.000Z2005-01-17T06:07:12.166ZToday in Irish History:
1860 - Douglas Hyde, founder of the Gaelic League is born in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
1964 - Campaign for Social Justice (CSJ) is founded. It sets the pace for the eventual Civil Rights movement.
1971: Official Sinn Fein announces an end to absentionism in Leinster House, Stormont and Westminster
1972: 7 nationalist internees escape from HMS Maidstone docked in BelfastBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105732347634176452005-01-15T00:50:00.000Z2005-01-14T19:53:14.850ZHistorical Summary Account - The Funeral of '48 Rebel TB MacManus
Terence Bellew MacManus was born to a traditional Fermanagh family who immigrated from Ireland to Liverpool. He would return to Ireland in 1843 to join the Repeal Association and the Young Irelander Party. During the Young Irelanders' short uprising in 1848, MacManus joined Smith O'Brien and John Blake Dillon at Ballingarry, Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105669542152545232005-01-14T02:12:00.000Z2005-01-14T02:25:42.153ZAnother Prominent Nationalist Escapes Assassination Attempt Bernadette under fire by Peter Arnlis An Phoblacht/Republican News January 24th, 1981 PART FOUR
About fifteen minutes later a helicopter landed and took off (now lifting Bernadette and Michael to Misgrave Hospital in Belfast), and though the place was now completely sealed off by the Brits and the RUC it was not until the 10:30am news Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105585074699091022005-01-13T02:41:00.000Z2005-01-13T03:06:23.193ZAnother Prominent Nationalist Escapes Assassination Attempt
Bernadette under fire
by Peter Arnlis
An Phoblacht/Republican News
January 24th, 1981
PART THREE
SMASHING
That the Brits heard the shots at all (from automatic pistols) means that they must have been close to bernadette's house one of her closest neighbours, Michael's cousin, Gerry McAliskey, heard no shooting. And if they were Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105494898198003732005-01-12T01:43:00.000Z2005-01-12T01:54:58.196ZAnother Prominent Nationalist Escapes Assassination Attempt
Bernadette under fire
by Peter Arnlis
An Phoblacht/Republican News
January 24th, 1981
PART TWO
DIRECTIONS
Late on Thursday night, Bernadette returned home from an H Block meeting of Tyrone delegates in Coalisland. Other travellers on the road that night were stopped at a UDR checkpoint around 1 a.m. at Washing Bay, about Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105423851311601732005-01-11T06:00:00.000Z2005-01-11T06:10:51.310Z*Continuation of the Bernadette McAliskey shooting article tomorrow
Today in Irish history
1921 - Brits make policy in Ireland that allows any person found with ammunition, explosives or firearms to be executed.
1970 - IRA split made public, Provisional and Official wings recognised.
1988 - Hume/Adams meeting. A precursor to the current "peace process"
1994 - The Free State announced Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105326737172457632005-01-10T02:56:00.000Z2005-01-10T03:26:57.936ZAnother Prominent Nationalist Escapes Assassination Attempt
Bernadette under fire
by Peter Arnlis
An Phoblacht/Republican News
January 24th, 1981
Three members of the loyalist Ulster Defence Association, which is legal in the North, have been charged with attempting to murder prominent nationalist Bernadette McAliskey, aged 34, and her husband Michael, aged 35, at their isolated cottage Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1105063855786154632005-01-07T01:51:00.000Z2005-01-07T03:46:54.663ZOpening Up New Fronts
AP/RN
Front Page Story
January 17th, 1981
Whilst it is premature to assume that the protests in H Block and Armagh Jail have been resolved, and whilst extreme vigilance is still required, it will do no harm to consider the fronts republicans will have to pour their energies into, and the fronts they will have to open up in the freedom struggle when the present prison Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1104805938061227082005-01-04T02:32:00.000Z2005-01-04T02:32:18.060ZJan 4, 1969 Burntollet Bridge
Summary of Main Events
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/pdmarch/sum.htm
The People's Democracy decided to go ahead with a four-day march from Belfast to Derry, starting on 1 January. The march would be the acid test of the government's intentions. Either the government would face up to the extreme right of its own Unionist Party and protect the march from the 'Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1104666806542522522005-01-02T11:40:00.000Z2005-01-02T11:53:26.543ZToday in recent history
I think it needs to be pointed out, in light of the recent campaign of economic firebomb attacks, that the Provos too, late in their history, began the same type of campaign.
On January 1st 1994, the Provisional IRA began a series of economic firebombings in Northern Ireland. Amongst the early targets was the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. Minimal damage was caused to Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1104248676581656222004-12-28T15:30:00.000Z2004-12-28T15:44:36.580ZFormation of the Provisional IRA
Today, December 28th, is the 35th anniversary of the split of the Provos from the IRA. The members of the Belfast Brigade held that the Army Council was not protecting the Catholic communities from the onslaught of ongoing UVF attacks. This stemmed from the August 1969 attacks by loyalists on Catholic housing estates, as well as a growing sense of helplessness Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1103808690784400852004-12-23T13:29:00.000Z2004-12-23T13:33:38.846ZIRBB
The IRBB (Irish Republican Bulletin Board) seems to be back up an running after a few glitches in the past couple of months. Glad to have it back. I was scaring myself with the volume of productive work I was doing without that board.
I recommend you check it out if you aren't already a member.
More posts after Christmas. It's been a busy few weeks.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1103598162376434522004-12-21T03:01:00.000Z2004-12-21T03:02:42.376ZToday in Irish History
1796 - A French fleet under General Hoche with Wolfe Tone, 43 vessels and 14,500 men sails from Brest in December and is scattered by storms; 36 ships arrive at Bantry Bay but do not attempt a landing and return to France, thus preventing what might have been an Irish/French victory over the English
1919 - Dáil Éireann meets for the first time and elects Eamon de Valera asBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1103254365200658092004-12-17T03:25:00.000Z2004-12-17T03:32:45.200Z
Anyone hungry for a big helping of TREACHERY?
Open wide.
There's plenty for everyone.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1102816476054046702004-12-12T01:52:00.000Z2004-12-12T01:54:36.053ZFINALS WEEK
The most dreaded period of the semester for a college student is upon me.
Don't expect very much here until about Thursday. That is, unless all of you are interested in reading about Ancient Greek Drama? An essay on Medea's theme, or the soothsayer of Oedipus Rex?
I imagine those coming to read about Irish history would be peeved to be bombarded with literary blather, so I'll spare Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1102646808215506652004-12-10T02:40:00.000Z2004-12-10T02:46:48.216Z*This is from Irelands Own history section. Written by a lad named Máirtín. It's a good read. Hope you enjoy it as well
December 12th, 1957
The Border Campaign: (1957-1962)
The IRA’s 1939 bombing campaign in England had been a failure. A split in the organization in July 1946 (resulting in the foundation of Clann na Poblachta) weakened the IRA further. Despite these setbacks the GHQ of the IRABrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1102372334483444862004-12-07T03:26:00.000Z2004-12-06T22:35:01.113ZAustin Stack
A rarely praised but extremely praiseworthy Republican(1879-1929)
Austin Stack was born on December 7th, 1879 in the town of Tralee, Co. Kerry. As a young man, he participated in Kerry GAA sports and events, and got acquainted with the Republican underground in his area. He became active with the Irish Volunteers around his town and his reputation as a determined man spread.
His Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1102291004166301162004-12-05T23:56:00.000Z2004-12-05T23:56:44.166ZComputer-less
Sorry
Be back in a few days.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1101859882886610762004-12-01T01:09:00.000Z2004-12-01T00:11:22.916Z*since I lack the time and facilities to do this myself at the moment, here is the next best alternative:
RebelCork.comThe Kilmichael Ambush All the positions were occupied at 9 a.m. The Column had no food. There was only one house nearby and although these decent people sent down all their own food and a large bucket of tea, there was not enough for all. The men's clothes had been drenched by Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1101613654284114072004-11-28T03:46:00.000Z2004-11-28T03:47:34.283ZMy computer is not working correctly, and I don't think I can get thru a post without it screwing up. So I will have to work on the Kilmichael post another time. Sorry all.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1101541831518206352004-11-27T07:47:00.000Z2004-11-27T07:50:31.516Z*I plan on having something original for tomorrow on the Ambush at Kilmichael, 28 Nov 1920, but for now. Here is the song lyrics.
The Boys of Kilmichael
Oh forget not the boys of Kilmichael
Those brave boys both gallant and true
They fought with Tom Barry's bold column
And conquered the red, white and blue
Whilst we honour in song and in story
The memory of Pearse and McBride
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1101357768803762732004-11-25T04:39:00.000Z2004-11-25T04:42:48.803ZContemporary sources regarding the tragedy of the Manchester Martyrs
William Phillip Allen spoke in his own defence:
"No man in this court regrets that death of Sergeant Brett more than I do, and I positively say, in the presence of the Almighty and ever-living God, that I am innocent, aye, as innocent as any man in this court. I don't say this for the sake of mercy; I want no mercy - I'll have Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1101267228875301202004-11-24T03:32:00.000Z2004-11-24T03:33:48.876Z**here's a reprint of an older piece I wrote, because it is time appropriate.
Manchester Tragedy - 23 Nov 1867
On the 11th of September Colonel Thomas Kelley along with his fellow Fenian, Captain Timothy Deasy were arrested in Manchester by the city police for loitering. They were soon identified as leaders of the Fenian movement in Dublin and remanded for trial a week later. On the way from Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1077254053881048992004-11-22T03:51:00.000Z2004-11-22T02:28:46.073ZThe Horror of the Tans
Bloody Sunday - November 21st, 1920
On hearing news of Michael Collins early morning attacks on the backbone of Dublin Castle intelligence, representatives of the Tipperary and Dublin football teams met to discuss their match. They understood the risk of reprisal attacks by the Black and Tans and also that Croke would be a likely target. With this in mind, the football Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1080881180915640962004-11-20T05:29:00.000Z2004-11-20T04:09:42.836Z*Part 2
History of the Irish Citizen Army
by RM Fox
Introduction
The Starry Plough
Other men - and there are many - might be spoken of, but I will name only two. One is Councillor William Partridge, who in the dark days of 1913 displayed lion-hearted courage in the industrial struggle. He stood against victimisation, corruption, violence - all the powers which endeavoured to quell his spirit.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1100830598137857802004-11-19T02:08:00.000Z2004-11-19T02:16:38.136ZToday in Irish history: November 19, 1913, Irish Citizen Army is founded.
History of the Irish Citizen Army
by RM Fox
Introduction
The Starry Plough
This history of a pioneer Labour force made up of workers - men and women - in Dublin, is a fragment of history, torn from the life of our times.
All the time I have felt the deepening conviction that the real strength of these men and women Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1100756800462508242004-11-18T05:36:00.000Z2004-11-18T05:46:40.463ZSorry for the lack of extensive articles lately. Here's some brief history
Today in Irish History:
1873 - A three-day conference began in Dublin to establish the "Home Rule League". It was to be the predecessor of Isaac Butt's Home Government Association.
1922 - The court martial of Erskine Childers begins
1926 - George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept his Nobel Prize money of £7,000. He saidBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1100643651263533972004-11-17T01:16:00.000Z2004-11-16T22:26:32.386ZNovember 17th, 1922
After the expiration of the amnesty offer on the 15th, the Irish Free State begins execution of Anti-Surrender Republicans that will end in the deaths of 75 men.
Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,
It's the flag we republicans claim,
It can never belong to free staters,
For you've brought on it nothing but shame.
Why not leave it to those who are willing,
ToBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1100054138177712142004-11-10T02:15:00.000Z2004-11-10T02:35:38.176ZEnniskillen Atrocity - 8 Nov 1987
Just before 11am on the day of the Remembrance Day parade in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, a large Provisional IRA bomb exploded in the town centre, killing 11 people and injuring more then 60. This blunder was another stepping stone to the Provisional abandonment of the armed struggle; as Gerry Adams claimed another atrocity would undermine the value and Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1099949433480634792004-11-09T00:04:00.000Z2004-11-09T02:47:05.293ZPassing on down the long line of blogs...
I got this partially off of Broom of Anger and followed the Broom's link to SheilaOMalley.com to collect the rest. I was bored (aka avoiding abnormal psychology course work), so I figured I'd have a go at it. Tomorrow I will do the Remembrance Day piece (I PROMISE!), since tonight isn't looking productive.
Ten movies you'd watch over and over:
Full Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164546.post-1099882265098870732004-11-08T02:35:00.000Z2004-11-08T02:51:05.096ZNovember 8th, 1998 - Provos promise decommissioning
Provisional Sinn Fein pledges to approach the Provisional IRA about decommissioning weapons. In hopes of making themselves elibigble for a partitionist legislature, Adams and Company were willing, and have, sacrificed the defence of the nationalist people.
Pressure was increased after the press played up a minor decommissioning event by the Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452444042315365783noreply@blogger.com