Bobby Sands
Send us Fan Mail Bobby Sands rose to international prominence in 1981 when he embarked on a fatal hunger strike while imprisoned for activities related to the IRA’s armed campaign against the British ...
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Hunger Strike History Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Hunger Strike is an old Celtic tradition going back to the Brehon Laws. It was how you publicly displayed your desire for restitution for wrongs done against you. The first time it ...
7 Touko 202424min
Hunger Strike History Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Hunger Strike is an old Celtic tradition going back to the Brehon Laws. It was how you publicly displayed your desire for restitution for wrongs done against you. The first time it ...
7 Touko 202428min
An Gorta Mor/The Great Hunger part 2
Send us Fan Mail An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of 1845-1852. All over Ireland's landscape there are ruins and grave yards that bear testimony to this horrific period in the World's history. Mass gr...
26 Huhti 202438min
Penal laws and the resilient Irish
Send us Fan Mail Under the Penal Laws, the Irish Catholics could not hold commission in the army, enter a profession, or own a horse worth more than five pounds. Catholics could not possess weaponry a...
24 Huhti 202424min
The Celtic God Bilé and Beltane
Send us Fan Mail Beltane or Bealtaine is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on 1 May, or about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice...
21 Huhti 202414min
Williamite War and Jacobites
Send us Fan Mail The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between supporters of James II and his successor, William III, it resulted in a Williamite victory. It...
17 Huhti 202428min
