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Category Archives: History
Ireland’s Wars: The Phoney War And The Fall Of France
Having looked at the initial Irish reaction to the Second World War and the early activities of the IRA for the same, it is now time to take a closer look at the war itself. Ireland was not a belligerent … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1940, britain, fall of france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, norway, phoney war, second world war, war, ww2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Christmas Raid
The IRA’s initial efforts to launch a new offensive against Great Britain, and to play a part in the wider geopolitical confrontation in Europe, had proved a failure. Undone by one spectacular case of bombing the wrong target and by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, brennan, hayes, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, magazine fort, russell, war, world war two, ww2
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Ireland’s Wars: The 1939 Coventry Bombing And The End Of The S-Plan
The S-Plan had resulted in an enormous amount of successful detonations of bombs throughout Britain, and had certainly caught the attention of the British government. But, for the most part, the explosives had not done a large amount of damage, … Continue reading
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Tagged abwehr, britain, coventry, de valera, history, ira, ireland, russell, s-plan, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The S-Plan
The coming of the Second World War was, obviously, viewed as an enormous opportunity by the IRA. Their named enemy was now in what could only be described as an existential conflict with an enormously powerful foe, and the opportunity … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Emergency
The Irish experience of the Second World War is, in many ways, bound up with the word “Emergency”, to the point that it has become something of a recurring joke: I recall someone once writing that it equates the greatest … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, britain, de valera, emergency, fianna fail, germany, history, ira, ireland, neutrality, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Second World War Begins
It may seem like a strange thing to say, but it is important not to underestimate the vast scope of the Second World War. In terms of the number of people engaged, the number of people killed and injured, the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, britain, de valera, germany, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, irish military disapora, neutrality, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Brunete To The End Of The Spanish Civil War
Things were finely poised in Spain in the aftermath of the Battle of Jarama. The Nationalist efforts to capture Madrid had been defeated, but Franco retained enough strength that any kind of rapid Republican victory was impossible to foresee. Both … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, aragon, de valera, ebro, franco, history, international brigades, ireland, jarama, nationalists, republicans, ryan, spanish civil war, war, xv brigade
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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish In The International Brigades
In last week’s entry we took the time to examine the Irish experience of the Spanish Civil War first from the perceptive of those who fought for Franco’s Nationalists. The decision to go with O’Duffy’s Brigade first was at least … Continue reading
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Tagged british battalion, history, international brigades, ira, ireland, jarama, madrid, nathan, nationalists, republicans, ryan, spanish civil war, war, xv brigade
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Ireland’s Wars: O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade
The Spanish Civil War mirrored the many other examples throughout Europe and the rest of the world of the conflict between the left and right, and managed to draw many of the combatants of that conflict within its own borders. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged fascism, franco, history, ireland, irish brigade, jarama, madrid, nationalists, republicans, spanish civil war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Spanish Civil War
It has been a while since we discussed Irish involvement in conflicts outside of Irish soil, something which, owing to the Irish military diaspora and Irish named units of the British military, comprises a significant section of Irish military history … Continue reading
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Tagged de valera, fianna fail, franco, history, ICF, ireland, irish military disapora, o'duffy, spain, spanish civil war, war
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