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Ireland’s Wars: Munster Rises For Hugh O’Neill

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

The victory at the Yellow Ford had radically altered the strategic situation in Ireland. In the aftermath, with the northern confederation separating and returning home while the Pale waited with baited breath for a possible attack on its borders, both … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The First Desmond Rebellion

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

In 1567, Henry Sidney, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, embarked on a tour of Munster and Connaught, seeking a lay of the land in order to have a better knowledge of his position in the country. What he found startled … Continue reading →

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Ireland And Iraq: When COIN Works And When It Cant

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

The Irish Civil War is a conflict that is widely ignored in military circles, outside of the Irish Army, which has always seemed strange to me. The Irish Civil War is that rarest of things: an example of a successful … Continue reading →

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Irish Battlefield Commemoration

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Down the road from me, the local pub has been trying to get permission to build a small hotel in the site next to it for quite a while. Such a development is hardly eye raising and the delay in getting said … Continue reading →

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