From 1921 - three members of this extended family were shot by the IRA for their anti-republican activity, which led to some public unease in the areas where they lived.
Then paperwork came to light which exposed the actions of the three men and pinpointed their political allegiance, and named others who felt as they did...
From 1922 - Michael Collins confirmed to Churchill in Westminster that he would capture the IRA Volunteers that had killed a British Army Lieutenant in Ireland and bring them to justice, but...
...and speaking of Mr Churchill, the poor man had other Irish-related issues on his plate : his own people wanted him to militarily invade the Free State!
This imprisoned IRA man had the opportunity to escape from British custody, and had the means to do so, but decided to stay where he was. It was a bad call - he barely lived long enough to regret it...
It being St Valentine's Day on Wednesday, 14th February 2024 (...yeah, that's right, lads - forget it at your peril..!) we're putting together 18 pieces about Irish men and women that had real desire, attraction and love...for their country, that is, and we write about how they expressed those emotions.
So there ya have it - breakfast in bed, and a fair bit of reading (four sample pieces above) to be gettin' on with, on Wednesday, 14th February 2024. Just make sure you don't get yer toast crumbs on the page.
Or else...!
Thanks for reading - see yis on Wednesday 14th!
Sharon and the team.