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Ireland’s Wars: The Rising In Connacht
The western most province in Ireland had somewhat of a part to play in the plans of the military committee, even if, with the benefit of hindsight, we can see that they were mostly fantasy. At times Pearse and the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, athenry, britain, connacht, easter rising, galway, history, ireland, marines, mellows, rebellion, volunteers, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: Stephen Jordan
This week, our lucky winner is Stephen Jordan, a member of the Irish Volunteers and the IRB, who served in Athenry during the Easter Rising, before later going on to be a Fianna Fail TD for the area. Jordan’s account … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged 1916, athenry, easter rising, history, ireland, mellows, revolutionary remembrance, ric, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Shrule And Edward Fitton In Connacht
We’ve covered Leinster, Ulster and Munster in this general period. What about Connacht? Connacht was the frontier for the English position in Ireland, with much of the territory under English control – centred mainly around the towns of Galway and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged athenry, burkes, clanricarde, connacht, fitton, history, ireland, mac william, man en earlas, munster, shrule, sidney, tudors, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Killing Fields Of Athenry
Edward Bruce was knocking the Anglo-Norman armies to pieces in the north in the mid 1310’s, but a battle in the west of the island may well have had the decisive impact on his aims to become the undisputed King … Continue reading