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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, December 20, 2023

IRELAND, 1922 - THE 'CID' AND THE GHOST OF THE 'CDF'.

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ON THIS DATE (20TH DECEMBER) 101 YEARS AGO : REPUBLICAN GAMEKEEPER-TURNED-FREE STATE POACHER SHOT DEAD BY IRA. 'Seamus Dwyer was christ...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

"THIS IS WHERE YOU GET OFF...!"

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We're working on another 17-part post for Wednesday, 20th December 2023, and I'm told - despite the Christmas distractions - it...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

IRELAND, 1920's - 'ABOUT 115,550 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, TRAINED AND DRILLED...'

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SECOND DAY OF THE 'BORDER CAMPAIGN' OPERATION BEGINS : 13TH DECEMBER 1956. IRA Volunteers, pictured around the time of the Border...
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