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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of The Bogside

Posted on Mar 28, 2023 by NFB

In August of 1969 it can be said that the long-running conflict known as the Troubles truly began. That month events in Northern Ireland finally moved well beyond what the Belfast government and its security forces were in a position … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The O’Neill Era And The Civil Rights Movement

Posted on Mar 14, 2023 by NFB

Having spent a number of entries talking about Ireland’s place in grander international issues like UN missions or nuclear diplomacy, we must now return to much more localised issues, namely the growing instability in the North, and how this erupted … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Northern Offensive

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 by NFB

Behind every flashpoint in Ireland on the road to the Irish Civil War, every bit of violence taking place in isolated areas or the more eye-catching combat in urban centres, the situation in Northern Ireland still caught people’s attention. The … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: 1920 In Derry

Posted on Jan 7, 2020 by NFB

It has been a while since we have looked at the city of Derry (or Londonderry if it means all that much to you) in the context of Irish military history. In that respect, the city is mostly synonymous with … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Relief Of Londonderry

Posted on Feb 4, 2015 by NFB

As NFB has been away on a short holiday, this weeks’ Ireland’s Wars is a little shorter than normal, but is plenty important all the same. In mid-July of 1689, with Londonderry on the verge of starving, negotiations were opened … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1689 Siege Of Londonderry

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 by NFB

For an event with all of the historical power that this siege has, it is a remarkably unexceptional affair in military terms. The reasons for that are worth going into. Richard Hamilton, outside the walls and now in firm command … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Robert Lundy

Posted on Jan 21, 2015 by NFB

The Siege of Londonderry in 1689 is a pivotal enough event that I feel comfortable spending a bit of extra time on it, and part of that is the events in the immediate proceeding weeks before the siege had actually … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Apprentice Boys And Closing Gates

Posted on Jan 7, 2015 by NFB

The War of the Two Kings pivots around the city of Londonderry, which in 1689 was one of the main urban centres of Ulster, having grown substantially from the small settlement that it had been when it was first taken … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Rebellion Of Cahir O’Doherty

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 by NFB

Finally we move on from the Nine Years War and its immediate aftermath, but before advancing forward some years, we will discuss a brief rebellion, little more than a coda to the large scale fighting that preceded it, which broke … Continue reading →

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Football Round-Up (FAI Cup 1/4 Finals, EPL Week Four)

Posted on Sep 17, 2012 by NFB

A quiet week in the League of Ireland, as the FAI Cup quarter finals took centre stage. Some unexpected results in that competition. St Pats and Drogheda was, as might have been predicted, the hardest to call and they’ll go … Continue reading →

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