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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Spanish Civil War
It has been a while since we discussed Irish involvement in conflicts outside of Irish soil, something which, owing to the Irish military diaspora and Irish named units of the British military, comprises a significant section of Irish military history … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged de valera, fianna fail, franco, history, ICF, ireland, irish military disapora, o'duffy, spain, spanish civil war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Kinsale
A note on dates: The English actually kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Campaigns And Winter March Of 1601
The Nine Years War had been a vicious conflict. But now, entering the final vortex, it would become even more devastating to Ireland, as massive armies from both sides came together and swept across the land. 1601 had dawned and … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: John Devereux’s Irish Legion
The 19th century was one of Irishmen fighting in armies outside of Ireland, most often in the service of Britain, as far afield as India and New Zealand, but also in other armies. We will spend more time than we … Continue reading
World Cup 2014: Matchday Twelve (Group B, A)
I couldn’t watch all four games of course. Guess which ones I only caught the highlights of! Netherlands 2 – 0 Chile Chile got off to the better start in this top of the table clash, their unique brand of … Continue reading
Posted in Football (All), Sport, World Cup 2014
Tagged australia, brazil, cameroon, chile, croatia, football, mexico, netherlands, spain, sport, world cup 2014
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World Cup 2014: Matchday Seven (Group B, A)
Australia 2 – 3 Netherlands I expected a Dutch walkover, but the Aussies put in a heroic performance in trying to keep their slim World Cup hopes alive. They needed to attack right from the off and did so, putting … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, cameroon, chile, croatia, football, netherlands, spain, sport, world cup 2014
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World Cup 2014: Matchday Two (Group A, B)
Mexico 1 – 0 Cameroon Played in difficult conditions, another frustrating game for the spectator. It was Mexico’s first half. With the exception of Eto’o’s effort that glanced off the post (one of his few contributions), it was Mexico that … Continue reading
Posted in Football (All), Sport, World Cup 2014
Tagged australia, cameroon, chile, football, mexico, netherlands, spain, sport, world cup 2014
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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Kinsale
A note on dates: The English actually kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Four Fronts From 1595 To 1597
As 1595 wound down and 1596 began, the Nine Years War continued in its haphazard manner, still yet to evolve into the all or nothing struggle it was later to be defined as. In truth, around this period, the Nine … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged blackwater, carrickfergus, chichester, clifford, clontibret, connacht, fiach mchugh, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, macdonnells, nine years war, red hugh, spain, thomas burgh, tyrconnell, tyrone, ulster, war, wickloe, wicklow, william russell
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Euro 2012: Rankings, Awards And The Last Word
As with the last World Cup, I’d like to offer a final review of Euro 2012, rankings the teams via my own system, before giving out my own awards and final thoughts. My ranking system see’s places 16-9 sorted by … Continue reading
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