The 1916 proclamation, the manifesto of the 1916 rebels, states “The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all the children of the nation equally, and oblivious [...]
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Dublin in 1974….
Posted in 20th Century on December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
with permission of willmcq This footage is a drive through Dublin city centre in 1974. The most striking difference is the streetscape which has been transformed in the last 40 odd years. As far as I can make out the first building that has survived intact pops up at 1-15 – the Ulster Bank on [...]
Dublin in photos: the difference a century makes.
Posted in 19th century, 20th Century, British Army, Civil war, Dublin, Dublin history, IRA, ireland, Irish history on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 1961 the Evening Standard Newspaper celebrated its centential with a special supplement looking at Dublin over the previous hundred years (1861 – 1961). This supplment contained these fascinating early photos of Dublin before and after Independence in 1921. The change in Dublin’s streetscape is dramatic, illustrating what the city was like when it had [...]
William and Daniel Cormack: from Execution to International Fame
Posted in 19th century, 20th Century, tagged Cormack, john Ellis, Kitty Cormack, Loughmore, Nenagh Gaol, William Cormack on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In March 1858, two brothers mounted the scaffold in Nenagh Jail in North Tipperary for the murder of John Ellis. One of the brothers, 19 year old Daniel Cormack pleaded “Lord have mercy on me, for you know, Jesus, that I neither had hand, act nor part in that for which I am about to [...]
5 Great Film Clips from Irish History
Posted in 20th Century, Bloody Sunday, British Army, Dublin history, fenians, IRA, ireland, Irish history, War of Independence, tagged Irish history on May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Imagine how our understanding of the Norman invasion of Ireland might change if we had footage of Strongbow entering Dublin in 1170 or what we might think of Brian Boru if we had footage of his burial at Armagh in 1014. These comparisons highlight the role that film footage will play as we construct the [...]
Who’s the missing martyr?
Posted in 20th Century, Archaeology, Christianity, Dublin history, Irish history, tour, tagged Phibsboro on March 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I have been meaning to put this up since I wrote an article about St Peters church Phibsboro. Situated across the road from St Peter’s Catholic Church is a small neat Baptist church. Constructed in 1903 it was once one of the two main Baptist churches in Dublin, the other being in Rathmines. It was [...]
Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Posted in 19th century, 20th Century, British Army, Irish history on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Grangegorman military cemetery is almost completely unknown in Dublin. Situated close to McKee Barracks on Blackhorse Avenue, its anonymity is more to do with those buried there than its location. The issue of Irishmen serving in the British Army has been highly controversial since 1916. This cemetery was forgotten after independence in a country forged [...]
Broadstone Station – A forgotten history of Dublin.
Posted in 18th century, 19th century, 20th Century, Dublin, historical tours, Irish history, tagged Blacqueire Bridge, Broadstone, Canals, Fosters Aqueduct, Midlands and Great Western, Phibsboro on February 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
In the 19th century Broadstone was one of the most well known areas of Dublin, however very few people even know where it is today. From 1817 this area was home to one of the major transport hubs in 19th century Dublin, containing a major railway station and a canal harbour. This area rose and [...]
5 Controversial Dublin Monuments
Posted in 18th century, 19th century, 20th Century, Civil war, Dublin, IRA, ireland, Irish history, War of Independence, tagged Arthur Griffith, Lord Nelson, Michael Collins, millenium Clock, Nelsons Pillar, Sean Russell, Time in the Slime, William Of Orange on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
5.The Time in the Slime (the river Liffey) Back in the late 1990’s when Ireland’s economy started to grow for the first time in centuries the government, instead of building schools and hospitals, decided Dublin needed a clock in the river Liffey that counted down to the millennium. Officially called “The Millennium Clock”, it was [...]
Top 5 Celebrity Jailbirds in Irish history
Posted in 19th century, 20th Century, emigration, historical tours, Irish history, Podcast, Top 5, tagged Allen, Catalpa, Fremantle, Jim Larkin, John Boyle O Reilly, John Devoy, Larkin, Manchester Martyrs, Mother Jones, O Brien, Oscar Wilde on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Never mind X factor or any of that rubbish, here’s 5 people (or groups of people) who are actually worth talking about….. Although not all are recognisable today these were all celebrity jailbirds in their day. 1. Oscar Wilde While celebrated today for his skill with the pen, Oscar Wilde at the time of his [...]
“for dusting the flies off the peelers on hot summer days”
Posted in 20th Century, Irish history, War of Independence, tagged IRA, Sean Treacy on June 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“for dusting the flies off the peelers on hot summer days” was The Irish Republican Sean Treacy’s, reply to a question, asking him why he had a machine gun, as recalled in the Irish Press in 1939. Treacy was killed in Dublin in 1920. I found this article filed away in an old copy of [...]
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