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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Socialism’ Category
Torture, Murder and Exclusion: Ireland’s first 10 years of Independence
Posted in 20th Century, Anglo Irish Treaty, Catholic Church, Christianity, Civil war, cumann na ngaedheal, Dublin, Dublin history, Economy, emigration, Feminism, fenians, Fianna Fail, IRA, IRB, ireland, Irish history, Monto, National Army, Socialism, The Free State, War of Independence, tagged Arthur Griffith, Constance Markevicz, Eamon de Valera, IRA, Kevin O Higgins, Liam Mellowes, Mary McSwiney, Michael Collins, Rory O Connor, Sinn Fein, WT Cosgrave on February 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
The Forgotten Emigrants – Irish American Radicals in the early 20th century.
Posted in 19th century, 20th Century, emigration, IRA, ireland, Irish America, Irish American, Irish history, Socialism, tagged Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, IWW, James Connolly, James Larkin, Liam Mellows, Motehr JOnes. eamon Devalera, Thomas J Hagerty on January 5, 2012 | 8 Comments »
One Sunday afternoon in 1907 in the Bronx, New York a group of Irish-Americans gathered to discuss politics. A mixture of recent immigrants and second generation Irish Americans they gathered at the Gurely-Flynn household. The Gurley-Flynn’s were in many ways what we might assume a stereotypical Irish American family to be in the early 20th [...]
Whats comin next?
I am currently working on an article about Irish Involvement in the Boer War (1899-1902) and episode 9 of the podcast which will focus on the battle of Clontarf (1014).
My current longterm project at the moment is an audiobook about the Black Death in Ireland focusing on the lives of 5 people from the time.
Category Cloud
10th century 14th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th Century Annals Archaeology Christianity Dublin Dublin history Early Christian Ireland early medieval Economy famine Gaelic Ireland historical tours IRA ireland Irish history Medieval Europe Medieval history Medieval Monasticism O Neills Podcast tour Uncategorized Vikings War of IndependenceWho’s Fin?
Fin, for his sins, completed a degree in Greek and Roman Civilisation and Archaeology. After this he took a Masters in Archaeology. Miraculously he still likes history and archaeology, despite the best intentions of the education system. He spent a few years being used by shady developers in what is often called the 'archaeology industry' in Ireland. Now, not surprisingly given his qualifications he is among the 500,000 unemployed in Ireland. He recently was disappointed when the Irish government decided against hiring him as a adviser on the fall of the Roman republic but this music http://www.myspace.com/racketsquad cheers him up no end......Tags
1641 rebellion Alice Kyteler annals of the four masters annals of Ulster Archaeology Armada Arthur Griffith Bog Bodies Brian Boru daniel houghton daytrip in Ireland early medieval Ireland eliza lynch film Flann Sinna g Gaelic Gaelic society Gladiator Introduction IRA ireland Irish history John Tyndall joseph kavanagh Kells Priory Kilkenny Kilkenny castle Life of Brian Medieval medieval life expectancy Michael Collins National Heritage week nine years war O Siochru Paganism Phibsboro Podcast Roman Empire Romans Sean Treacy Spanish Armada St Patrick The year of Slaughter violet gibson-
