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Ireland’s Wars: Ballinamuck

Posted on May 25, 2016 by NFB

Not counting a small amount of unnumbered supplementary entries I wrote out to fill in a few gaps, this is the 200th edition of Ireland’s Wars. We’ve come a long way, and still have Robert Emmet, Young Irelanders, Fenians, World … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Races Of Castlebar

Posted on May 18, 2016 by NFB

Despite his orders not to attempt any large scale military manoeuvres, Humbert did make some moves in-land following his initial success at securing Killala, brushing aside the minuscule amounts of yeomanry standing in his way in the Sligo region. But … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Year Of The French

Posted on May 11, 2016 by NFB

With the serious fighting finished, or so it seemed, Cornwallis set about the task of administering the aftermath. And there was much to do. One of his first acts was a general writ of pardon for low-level rebels in entire … Continue reading →

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