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And there are thousands with me, who will not eat the leek, but stand by the Republic, proclaimed in Easter Week..."

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

IRELAND, 1880's : THE ALPHABET OF RESISTANCE!

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ON THIS DATE (18TH OCTOBER) 232 YEARS AGO - 'REFORM DEMANDED FOR ALL'. On the 18th October 1791 - 232 years ago on this date - a gr...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

'TAKING THE SOUP' WITH THE MONEY-LENDERS...

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GETTING READY... ..FOR A NINE-PARTER ON THE 18TH! The British presence in Ireland gets its strength from the weakness of the Irish, by...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

A FREE STATE PRISON, A GRASS MAT AND A WIRE-CUTTERS...

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ON THIS DATE (27TH SEPTEMBER) 65 YEARS AGO : TWO IRISH REPUBLICAN LEADERS ESCAPE FROM FREE STATE CUSTODY. On Saturday, 27th September 1958...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

FROM 1958 : THREE STRIKES, ALL OUT...!

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The 'score' from this particular sporting occasion was 2 - 0, and it's an 'outing' that is still being talked about in ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

"THE HYPOCRISY AND LAWLESSNESS OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES..."

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ON THIS DATE (20TH SEPTEMBER) 220 YEARS AGO : 'DARLING OF ERIN' BUTCHERED BY WESTMINSTER. Robert Emmet was born on the 4th March,...
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