Saturday, 13 November 2021 12:21
JOHN MacBRIDE..1916 IRISH PATRIOT
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TRIBUTE TO 1916 PATRIOT JOHN MacBRIDE Born 1868 Died 1916 [executed] John MacBride was born at The…
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Thursday, 11 November 2021 00:16
SEÁN MacBRIDE
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Proud To Be Irish and An Unheralded Famous Son Of Ireland Commemorating Ireland's former chief of Staff of Óglaigh na hÉireann,Seán MacBride. LifeTime ERA: Born 1904...Died 1988 Paris Born to Two Famous Irish People and 1974 Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Seán MacBride was born…
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Saturday, 08 May 2021 19:04
Charles Carrigan of Scotland
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Scotsman Who Died On His Birthday Fighting For Irish Freedom At GPO Charles Carrigan 1882 - 1916... Was An Ancestral Son Of Ireland Member of The Irish Republican Brotherhood In…
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Tuesday, 10 October 2017 20:56
Thomas McDonagh (Tipperary): Irish Heritage Hall of Fame Inductee
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Easter Rising 1916 Tipperary Patriot Of Cloughjordan Fame The famous Tipperary born martyr was a man of exceptional intellect and with a great passion for literature. Thomas MacDonagh was always a busy man and seldom spent an idle hour on the wayside. He charmed those in his company with banter…
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Thomas Ashe; Kerryman;Lost Leader Of Ireland; Irish Martyr And A Man Of Many Talents PROUD TO BE IRISH: A famous Irish song commemorates an eighteen year youth who laid down his life for Ireland in 1920. The youth was Kevin Barry and the song is…
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Friday, 03 July 2015 12:54
Joseph Mary Plunkett (Dublin): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Joseph Mary Plunkett 1887- 1916 Executed For Participation In 1916 Easter Rising AT G.P.O. Dublin He was just twenty nine when he faced a firing squad at Kilmainhain Jail on the 4th May 1916 and he was granted permission to marry his sweetheart, Grace Gifford, on the eve…
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Friday, 03 July 2015 11:56
James Napper Tandy (Dublin): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Controversial United Irishman But Committed To Ireland's Liberty An Irishman of the 18th century revered in song, James Napper Tandy was born in Dublin in 1740. A prominent personality of Dublin City politics during the 1780s and 1790s, James was never silent on Ireland's occupation by England. He was…
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Friday, 03 July 2015 09:49
John Devoy (Kildare): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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19th Century Kildare Fenian From Kildare Masterminded Daring Escapes Of Fenian Colleagues John Devoy 1842 - 1929 Banished Into Exile And Ordered To Never Return To Ireland Driven out of his own country because he sought to make his native land a free and peaceful nation, John Devoy undertook never…
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Saturday, 03 May 2014 23:44
General Liam Lynch (Limerick): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Liam Lynch: One Of Ireland's Most Feared Army Generals God pray for me, all this is a pity. It should never have happened. I am glad I am going from it all, Poor Ireland, Poor Ireland. These words were slowly ushered by dying Irish rebel, General Liam Lynch, as he…
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013 15:23
Theobald Wolfe Tone (Dublin): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Theobald Wolfe Tone - Co-Founder Of Society Of United Irishmen In Belfast In 1791 Wolfe Tone’s name is commemorated in streets, clubs and associations throughout Ireland and this preservation of his memory is a legacy to the great deeds of this Famous Son of Ireland. Dublin born Tone was an…
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013 15:13
Thomas Russell (Cork): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Thomas Russell - British Army Officer Hanged & Beheaded Fighting For Ireland's Cause In 1803 In 1783 Thomas Russell had a choice to make on his future career. He could follow his father into the Irish Anglican Church or choose an army career like his brothers. He chose the army and was posted to…
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Monday, 30 December 2013 23:52
Patrick Nally (Mayo): Irish Heritage Hall Of Fame Inductee
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Patrick Nally - In Prison When Gaelic Athletic Association Was Founded The stadium stands at Croke Park commemorated a proud and famous trio of Irishmen, Michael Cusack of Co. Clare, Michael Hogan of Co. Tipperary and Pat Nally. Nally was born at Balla, Co. Mayo on March 17th (St, Patricks…
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