Category Archives: Ireland

Ireland’s Wars: Liscarroll

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

If the war was going poorly for the Confederates in Ulster and Leinster, and was locked in an apparent stalemate in Connacht, it at least appeared to be going a great deal better in Munster. Initial setbacks for the rebels … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: Dail Electoral Reform

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Its constitutional convention time again, as “ccven” gears up for the first of two meetings to discuss the issue of Dail electoral reform. Seeing as how the convention will be taking two meetings to discuss this topic, I figured I … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The War In Galway

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

We’ve looked at Leinster, Ulster and Munster in the course of the first year of the Confederate Wars. But we haven’t really looked across the Shannon to Connacht. The reasons are many. Connacht was no stranger to the general tumult … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Glenmaquin

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Phelim O’Neill still seemed to be the leader of the rebellion, in the absence of any other stand-put candidate. He was the chief conspirator of the initial uprising still standing, and he controlled significant military forces. But those forces were … Continue reading →

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Football Round-Up (LOI Week Nine, EPL Week 36)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Unfortunately, I was not able to attend Limerick’s last two games, the latest of which ended just a short while ago, so my opinions are limited. Against Derry, it was always going to be a tough task, and by all … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1642 Siege Of Limerick

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The Confederate War, throughout its duration but especially in its early phases, would be a regional conflict, a fight where campaigns would be fought in provinces quite removed from one another, with armies and goals of a very different nature … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Remembrance: Nine Tenants To Follow

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Wednesday was the 97th anniversary of the beginning of the Easter Rising. For better or worse, the Easter Rising has become the focal point of our revolutionary past and remembrance of the same. Most seem to place the start of … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Monro’s Arrival And Kilrush

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

The Irish had fallen back from the failed assault on Drogheda, and while they continued to control very large swaths of territory in Ireland (the amount does bear repeating, over 80% of Irish territory was not in English control by … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: Same Sex Marriage

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

This one is a little different to the last few issues the constitutional convention has discussed, in that it is actually an important issue that deserves some constitutional discussion. This is going to be a short and sweet post, because … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Bloodshed Of 1641

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

The plot of the 23rd of October had gone off, with great success in the north, and the shockwave that it caused would reach all over Ireland. It would take a few months for it turn into a recognisable war, … Continue reading →

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