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Category Archives: Revolutionary Remembrance
Revolutionary Remembrance: Nine Tenants To Follow
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Revolutionary Remembrance
Tagged easter rising, history, revolutionary remembrance, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: In The Name Of The Republic
I vividly remember, back when I was in my early days of college, a conversation with a supervising lecturer, when I was rambling on about an essay I wanted to write, what it would find and how I was going … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reviews, Revolutionary Remembrance, TV/Movies
Tagged 1916, ashlings the best, civil war, cork, in the name of the republic, ira, kitty o'shea, martin corry, michael collins, o'halpin, the big fella, tv3, woi
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Revolutionary Remembrance: The Volunteer War
The anniversary of the founding of the Ulster Volunteer Force passed most of Ireland by without much notice. As previously stated here, the almost deliberate ignoring of the Protestant side of the Irish revolution, even when much of what followed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged 1913, centenary, home rule, ireland, irish volunteers, revolution, ulster volunteers, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: “Óglaigh na hÉireann”
When one hears the words “Óglaigh na hÉireann”, one can be forgiven for immediately thinking of the suppression defined terrorist organizations that have come to be associated with it. Those three words have a torturous history, stretching as far back … Continue reading
Revolutionary Remembrance: “My Civil War” And “A Lost Son”
(Note: The two hyperlinks in this article will expire a few weeks after publication). Over the last few weeks, RTE has aired two documentaries about the Irish Civil War. The first was My Civil War, a look at the descendents … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Reviews, Revolutionary Remembrance, TV/Movies, War
Tagged a lost son, civil war, documentary, eddie hobbs, ireland, macneill, mcdowell, remembrance, reviews, rte, tv, war, war of independence
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Revolutionary Remembrance: The Poppy
Ah, the poppy. Now there is a unique symbol of war remembrance. A simple red flower taken from the fields of France and Belgium that became overgrown so quickly in the aftermath of World War One, covering over the mud, … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Politics, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged bnp, dail, debate, easter rising, frank feighan, ireland, james mcclean, lilly, munster fusiliers, poppy, poppy fascists, revolutionary remembrance, war, world war one
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Revolutionary Remembrance: Ulster Day
Today is the centenary of “Ulster Day”. I’ve talked before, briefly in the context of the Third Home Rule Bill going through Parliament in 1912, about the start of a coordinated Unionist opposition to the plans of Irish Nationalists. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Politics, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged covenant, history, home rule, ireland, liberals], naionalists, politics, revolutionary remembrance, ulster day, unionists, unionsts, war
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Rebels: Voices From The Easter Rising (Fearghal McGarry)
McGarry, author of an excellent biography of Eoin O’Duffy, has brought together a wide variety of recollections and memories from those who lived through the early years of the Irish revolutionary period, culminating in the Easter Rising of 1916 and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Politics, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged easter rising, fearghal mcgarry, gpo, history, hobson, ica, ipp, irish volunteers, pearse, rebels: voices from the easter rising, redmond, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: O’Higgins, O’Connor And Plaques
Something very related to this infrequent series of mine came up in the last week, as the Taoiseach unveiled a small plaque dedicated to Kevin O’Higgins near the site where he was assassinated in 1927. The unveiling caused some discussion, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Politics, Revolutionary Remembrance
Tagged anti-Treaty, civil war, history, ireland, kevin o'higgins, liveline, politics, pro-Treaty, rory o'connor, war
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