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Apr 29, 2024 · Glasnevin cemetery has calculated that 485 people were killed in the Easter Rising, while historians Eunan O’Halpin and Daithí Ó Corráin, in their book, The Dead of the Irish Revolution, estimate...
May 2, 2024 · The diary of a 17-year-old soldier from Co Armagh who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme highlights the horrors of the bloodiest battle of the First World War.
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Apr 29, 2024 · The Civil War lasted 11 months from 28 June 1922 to 24 May 1923. By Samantha Libreri. Eastern Correspondent. A new research project into the Irish Civil War found the number of people who...
3 days ago · In Medieval Ireland, the geographical divide was not just of lands and seas but also of power and heritage. We witnessed the coexistence of various kingdoms, dynasties, and clans, shaping the Irish identity from the early medieval period into the Middle Ages and stretching to the 15th century.
3 days ago · Bloody Sunday is a dark day in Ireland’s history. The event occurred on January 30, 1972, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and resulted in the death of 13 innocent civil rights marchers. The tragedy was inflicted by British soldiers and sparked national and global outrage, leading to further deaths and troubles in the region.
3 days ago · Brian Ó Cuív offered an overview of the political themes found in the Gaelic literature of the period, while J.G. Simms's chapter on the Irish in continental Europe included sections on 'the Jacobite court as a focus for migration', and on the role of the Irish brigades in Jacobite military planning.
2 days ago · The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648.