There’s a fella called Liam Cahill who wrote a book on the Limerick Soviet.
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A great defender of roodle Ireland the same guy, has it in for a certain breed of cattle though
He did a great job with Waterford last year
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Not welcome here. One of the two he shot at boher was from Mrs cchas family
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Shot two lads in the back in Abbeyfeale. Local IRA tried to ambush him soon after and killed an RIC man in the crossfire who had been passing them helpful information. The Tan was moved on a few days after
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On Easter Sunday night 1916 a group of Irish volunteers from Laois carried out their orders given to them from Patrick Pearse using the code word “Ballyfin” to demolish railway lines in Laois.
At Colt wood outside Portlaoise volunteers cut telegraph lines and remove 10 yards of railway lines to delay the movement of British reinforcements from Kilkenny and Waterford traveling to Dublin.The group started their work at around 7 o clock and remained in Colt wood for most of the night before returning to the Brady farm at Lalors mills for the rest of the evening.
During their work the first shots of the Rising were fired at this site by the Laois volunteers.
Between 8:00 and 9:30 another group from Laois carried out similar work on the railway near Maganey outside Athy.
There’s a new one up the last few days, it’s hotting up, this one details the Knocklong train ambush and the situation in Tipperary during summer of 1919, Thurles natives at the time playing the starring role
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If you are interested there’s a very good witness statement from a Leahy who was a leader in Tipp at the time. Goes into great detail.
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I wasn’t aware of this
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I thought there was an article posted up about it on here a couple of years back…the Swedes have always been a friend to Ireland
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An interesting piece today on the truce
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1112/1176216-double-edged-truce-the-summer-of-1921
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My grandfather often told me the story what happened to the Loughnanes, it was still felt very deeply 60/70 years later in the area, word of mouth history is absorbing, my grandmother told me about people dying in the famine in the high commons part of the burren, eventually eating grass on the side off the road
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Finally decided to take a trip to Glasnevin today. Well worth it. I’d consider myself a history buff, but I learnt quite a lot of new information on the tour. O’Connell’s crypt and round tower cost the equivalent of €15m in today’s money. No doubt The Liberator would argue he was worth every penny.
The contrast in adoration for Dev and Collins graves is rather stark too I must say (pics 3 and 4). The only thing that was missing from the tour was the re-enactment of Pearse’s graveside oration at O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral. They used to do it up til the Chinese Flu started. In fairness to them they’re only back open 10 days so I’d imagine they’ll sort it in the coming months.
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The placement of the new visitor centre has given Collin’s grave a much more prominent position. Another one in the eye for Dev I suppose. Its a lovely tour. I’d like them to do something to mark Shane Mac Thomais, or perhaps its already been done.
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Thanks