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Ireland’s Wars: Casement And Plunkett In Germany
Irish nationalist revolutionaries have consistently sought outside support in their endeavours, recognising that having a major European, or even world, power is a practical necessity when trying to fight an opponent with the size and reach of England, and later … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, 1916, casement, easter rising, first world war, germany, history, ireland, plunkett, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Some Last Words On The First World War
Having spent thirty entries on the First World War, offering an outline of the Irish experience of the conflict and a basic look at the course of the war in general, at least on the western, Salonika and Middle-Eastern fronts, … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The 69th On The Western Front
The last stage of the war, following the end of the Spring Offensive and the beginning of the Hundred Days, was, looking at it from a distance, a time of unrelenting Allied gains and success, as their combined armies seemed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1918, 69th regiment, aef, america, britain, fighting irish, first world war, france, germany, history, ireland, war, western front, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: To The Trenches
The Battle of the Marne, known also as the “miracle of the Marne”, took place between 6th and 10th September 1914. The battle is primarily known as a French and German one in popular remembrance, the clash of arms wherein … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, aisne, bef, connaught rangers, first world war, first ypres, French, germany, history, ireland, irish fusiliers, irish regiments, leinsters, marne, munsters, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Great Retreat
In the aftermath of Mons, and the larger “Battle of the Frontiers”, the Allied forces of Britain and France (and Belgium, technically) were in full retreat. Sir John French’s BEF had held the Germans up for the better part of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, connaught rangers, etreux, first world war, france, germany, great retreat, history, ireland, la cateau, mons, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: Ireland’s Forgotten War
The other day my attention was called to this BBC article, “Germany’s Forgotten War”, discussing German remembrance of the First World War, which the author notes as being less engaged than that of the British and other nations. The reasons … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Revolutionary Remembrance, War
Tagged centenary, first world war, germany, history, ireland, monuments, revolutionary remembrance, war
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