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Ireland’s Wars: The Advance Into Tipperary

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 by NFB

The border of the Munster Republic had been breached at either end: at Limerick City in the west, with forces under Eoin Duffy and Michael Brennan expelling the IRA and now moving into the countryside to finish them off, and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Williamite Advance

Posted on Apr 15, 2015 by NFB

In the summer of 1690, the Jacobites were on the run nearly everywhere in Ireland. The loss at the Boyne and the subsequent flight of James II from the country had been twin blows that the Jacobite war effort tottered … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Clonmel

Posted on Apr 16, 2014 by NFB

Kilkenny had fallen, and the Parliamentarians were rampant. Cromwell had been victorious nearly everywhere, and had the Royalist establishment in Ireland on its knees. His New Model Army had reformed into a more single cohesive force that had no match … Continue reading →

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