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Today in Irish History – January 30, 1972, Bloody Sunday in Derry
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. By John Dorney. See also Four Bloody Sundays. In January 1972, a march was called by Northern Ireland Civil Rights ...
Today in Irish History, 24 December 1922, Roundup at Midnight Mass
A short seasonal tale of the Irish Civil War in Kerry. By John Dorney. Curragheen,CountyKerry, Christmas Eve, 1922. Twenty two guerrillas of the IRA came down from their winter dugouts in the hills ...
Today in Irish History, 6 December 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty is Signed
On December 6, 1921, a Treaty was signed between Irish and British negotiators that determined the shape of 20th century Ireland. This is an adapted extract from The Story of the Irish Civil War, by John ...
Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920.
November 21, 1920. A day of bloodshed in Dublin marked the escalation of the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney. See also Four Bloody Sundays. The Purge James Cahill was a young ...
Today in Irish History, October 8, 1843, The Repeal Meeting at Clontarf is Banned
John Dorney remembers the day that Daniel O’Connell’s agitation for Repeal of the Union between Britain and Ireland was halted in its tracks. On the night of Saturday, October 7, 1843, a proclamation ...
Today in Irish History – 11 September, 1649, Cromwell Storms Drogheda
John Dorney remembers the sack of Drogheda and the massacre of the Royalist garrison by the New Model Army in 1649. On Monday, September the 10th 1649, Oliver Cromwell, encamped outside of Drogheda, with an ...
Today In Irish History – 25 June, 1917 – The Opening Of The Irish Convention
Today marks the anniversary of an event that is largely forgotten in Irish history. It’s forgotten, mostly because it was a failure or, if not a failure, certainly not a success. Failure of course is not ...