Ireland, late 19th Century - this astute young girl witnessed the suffering around her, in her family and in her neighbourhood but she couldn't just accept it as her lot.
The astute young girl grew into a questioning teenager and, finally, into a "troublesome woman", which she remained for the rest of her life, working in the rebel movement alongside other "troublesome women..."
We'll be posting the details of that "troublesome woman" and her equally troublesome (!) colleagues on Wednesday, 3rd December 2025, along with about eighteen other pieces, all connected with Irish history and Irish politics, from today and yesterday - all 32 Counties!
And if yer not interested in troublesome Irish women (...but ya are, aren't ya..?!), then what about this -
Westminster, 1900's - "Two separate parliaments" for Ireland was brought up in a discussion that British politicians were having about Ireland. The Loyalists in Ireland 'boxed clever' and turned the conversation into one about three particular counties in Ireland which would more than likely scupper that plan...
...but if that doesn't whet yer appetite..well, there's somethin' major wrong with ya - sure who, with an interest in our history, wouldn't want to know which three Irish counties were deemed troublesome (see wha' I done there?!) by Irish people who supported a foreign political entity?!
However...if yer still hesitant about checking back with us on Wednesday, 3rd December 2025, then maybe this will entice ya -
"The West's Awake..." - awake, that was, to the scheme attempted, in the early 1900's by local politicians in the west of Ireland, to spike the freedom struggle and sow dissent within the Republican Movement. But when the facts and figures were revealed, the scheme collapsed...
...and if that doesn't do it for ya, we'll also be writing about bombs, bullets and bucks -
1920's, funding the fight - the call from the rebels for 'munition money' was sent out verbally and in leaflets around the country and it was gladly acceded to by a willing public who were being trashed by armed, foreign thugs...
So do, please, give us a shout on the 3rd - 'cause I'm one troublesome young wan ya don't wanna have to apologise to for yer absence..!
Thanks for the visit, for reading, and for puttin' up with me auld guff - appreciated.
Sharon and the team.
(...and we'll appreciate it all the more if ya DO call back on Wednesday the 3rd - but ya know ya will!)