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Review: The Man Who Wanted To Fly

Posted on Jul 26, 2019 by NFB

The Man Who Wanted To Fly Trailer Like a lot of Irish people of my age, I am just a single generation away from the countryside. My mother and her family are/were from rural North Clare a place that, in … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Restoration Coups

Posted on Aug 20, 2014 by NFB

So ends the bloody business of the day. -Homer Richard Cromwell had a short honeymoon period upon taking up the office of Lord Protector, with his brother Henry remaining in his position of power in Ireland as well, seemingly a … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Fall Of Galway

Posted on Jul 16, 2014 by NFB

The fall of Limerick was a death knell for the Royalists in Ireland, but the war was not over yet. The former Confederates and Royalists still maintained a military and a basic civic structure, but it was now confined almost … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ireton’s New Plan And The Fall Of Athlone

Posted on Jun 18, 2014 by NFB

1651 came, the weather cleared, but nothing happened. Everyone must have known that another Parliamentarian assault on the Shannon defensive line, led by Henry Ireton, was an inevitability, to make up for his failed effort the first time around. But … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Charlemont

Posted on May 14, 2014 by NFB

This is actually my 50th entry at what can generally be called the “Eleven Years War” (it’s the best catch all title really). I started out on it on April 3rd last year and am still plugging away now. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Scarrifholis

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 by NFB

Having spent the last few entries discussing matters in the south and south-east of Ireland, it’s time to head back north. The Parliamentarian conquest of Ulster had been quick, efficient and brutal. The disparate opposing forces, ranging from remnants of … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Fall Of Ulster And O’Neill

Posted on Mar 5, 2014 by NFB

While Cromwell and the majority of the New Model Army was busy trying to subjugate the south-east of the country, and doing a pretty good job of it by the middle of October, the rest of the Parliamentarian force was … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1649 Siege Of Londonderry

Posted on Jan 22, 2014 by NFB

The late Spring and early Summer of 1649 were dominated by a series of sieges in Ireland, as the newly defined Parliamentarian and Royalist factions came to blows with each other in a much more substantial way than they had … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Early Departures In 1649

Posted on Jan 15, 2014 by NFB

James Butler had re-appeared in Ireland at the end of 1648, with the Confederation split and the Parliamentarian star in the ascendant throughout the rest of Great Britain. For the moment, large scale combat actions, due in no small part … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Parliament On The Rise, Royalists In Retreat

Posted on Nov 13, 2013 by NFB

1647 dawned in Ireland. The island had seen five years and two months of warfare, with bitter defeat mixed with glorious triumph. The coming months would see little all out warfare, a sort of calm before the greater storm in … Continue reading →

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