Did the killings help Ireland win? T. Ryle Dwyer weighs the cost in The Squad and lets you decide. Read my review.
#books #bookreview #MichaelCollins #IrishHistory #histbookchat
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/the-squad-book-review/
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U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA, 1983)
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 is an iconic anthem that captures the turmoil and horror of the Northern Ireland conflict. This extraordinary performance, filmed live at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in 1983, remains a powerful statement against sectarian violence. The song's striking military drumbeat and melodic harmonies continue to resonate, making it a staple in U2's repertoire.
🎵 L Y R I C S 🎵:
I can't believe the news today
I can't close my eyes and make it go away.
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long, how long?
'Cos tonight
We can be as one, tonight.
Broken bottles under children's feet
Bodies strewn across the dead-end street.
But I won't heed the battle call
It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Oh, let's go.
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost, but tell me who has won?
The trenches dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters
Torn apart.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long, how long?
'Cos tonight
We can be as one, tonight.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away.
I'll wipe your tears away.
I'll wipe your tears away.
I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
And it's true we are immune
When fact is fiction and TV reality.
And today the millions cry
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die.
The real battle just begun
To claim the victory Jesus won
On...
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday.
Album Artist: U2
Album(s): War
Written by: U2
Music genre(s): Post-punk
Released: 21 March 1983
Decade for first release: #1980s
#u2 #war #sundaybloodysunday #postpunk #1980s #remastered #ireland #irishhistory #redrocks #youtubefree #googlefree #metafree #SongOfTheHour #SOTH #songoftheday #SOTD #MeinSongDesTages #MSDT #SongOfTheNight #SOTN #nowplaying #MusicChannel #musicVideo #music
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/733443/ The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie #author #Books #column #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #IrishLife #IrishPopCulture #IrishHistory #NewBooks #NewRelease #Opinion #PopCulchie #RipIe #stories #voices
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Fantastic article explaining in clear terms what exactly the Orange Order is and what it meant and means for Ireland historically and culturally. Irish leftists (or really anyone interested in Irish history) should read it
https://rebelnews.ie/2026/10/05/orange-order-the-birth-of-a-counter-revolutionary-force/
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He built an army from nothing and forced an empire to the table. This book shows how.
#books #bookreview #histbookchat #MichaelCollins #IrishHistory
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Can two rivals build a nation together? Collins and de Valera tried, and it cost them both.
#books #bookreview #IrishHistory #Biography
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He built an army from nothing and forced an empire to the table. This book shows how.
#books #bookreview #histbookchat #MichaelCollins #IrishHistory
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#IrishHistory Podcast: The Golden Age of Irish Smuggling
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An extraordinary documentary on TG4 - none of the usual fluffy filling and talking heads, but instead sound journalistic practice, in a film asking why the questions about Britain's role in Northern Ireland's conflicts remain suppressed and unanswered. Ag Lorg na Firinne on TG4. Only problem is, disgracefully, *still* no subtitles in Irish https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/categories/top-documentaries/?series=Ar%20Lorg%20na%20Fírinne&genre=Faisneis
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/673737/ The Burning in Dromcollogher: 100 years on from Limerick cinema fire that claimed 48 lives #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #centenary #commemoration #DromcollogherCinemaFire #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #IrishHistory #LatestNews #LatestNews #Limerick #MainNews #MainNews #News #none #TheBurning #TopStories #TopStories
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https://www.europesays.com/people/197463/ Inside the gruesome history of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish castle —where people were tortured and ‘hung down the murder-hole’ #BlackrockCastle #castle #CountyWaterford #FacebookFounder #Ireland #IrishHistory #IrishTimes #MarkZuckerberg #MurderHole #PriscillaChan #StrancallyCastle #WilliamHowitt
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This week in 1920, iconic actress Maureen O'Hara was born in Ranelagh, #Dublin. Renowned for her roles in Golden Age classics like The Quiet Man alongside John Wayne, she earned international acclaim while remaining proudly devoted to her Irish heritage. Discover her fascinating life and screen legacy on Vicipéid!
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/640082/ It’s raining men: Why exclude this Irish meteorologist from her own story? #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Calling353 #DDay #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #IrishIdentity #IrishHistory #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #MaureenFlavinSweeney #News #pressure #TopStories #TopStories #WorldWarTwo
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1/2: 🎙️ Have you listened yet? Catch the full conversation on SoutheastRadio.ie/podcasts
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Proleek Dolmen, a 10-minute walk across a golf course near Dundalk, is a Stone Age tomb dating to 2000-3000 BC with a capstone that weighs 40 tons. It's one stop on a road trip to and around Carlingford Lough that also passes Norman-era King John's Castle and a round tower in Kells.
Full itinerary: https://travel.sidewalksafari.com/carlingford-lough-road-trip/
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/607585/ Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park is reopening for public tours #1916 #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #gunpowder #Headlines #IE #Ireland #IrishHistory #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #OPW #PieceOfHistory #TopStories #TopStories
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Published August 2, 1836: "Married Wednesday last, by the Rev. J. Alexander, MR. SAMUEL HOOD, of Lisnatony, aged 92 years, to MRS. HAMILTON, of same place, aged 89 years, their joint ages making 180 years, after a courtship of 50 years standing, and their offspring, by their former marriages, consisting of children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren, amounts to 202."
SORRY, I'M AN IDIOT. I missed that the bride was a Hamilton.
#History #IrishHistory
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Hitler’s Irish Relatives: The Strange True Story | #IrishHistory Podcast https://shows.acast.com/irishhistory/episodes/hitlers-irish-relations-the-strange-true-story
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My Article on Irish Harp
Click here to read - https://webgurjari.com/2026/07/14/the-harp/
#harp #musicalinstruments #celticmusic #irishhistory #mustread #ArticlePublished #JustKnowledge #InformativeContent #knowledgesharing #gujarati #ancientmusicalinstruments #learnsomethingnew #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #writer #musicblogs #generalknowkledge #historical #Gujjus
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Living on the Wrong Side of #History: My Family Secrets | #IrishHistory Podcast https://shows.acast.com/irishhistory/episodes/living-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-my-family-secrets
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This week in 1842, the pioneering astronomer and writer Agnes Mary Clerke was born in Skibbereen, #Cork. She achieved widespread international acclaim for her brilliant books on astronomical history. Discover her incredible scientific legacy and major contributions to astrophysics today on Vicipéid!
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke
🔗 EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke
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On This Day in 1857, the brilliant physicist and mathematician Sir Joseph Larmor was born in County #Antrim. He made groundbreaking contributions to electromagnetism and was the first to predict time dilation. Explore his pioneering scientific legacy on Vicipéid today.
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Larmor
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Drimnagh Castle, a 45-minute Dublin bus ride from Grand Canal Dock, is the only castle in Ireland with a still-flooded moat. Malahide Castle stayed with one family, the Talbots, for over 800 years. And Blarney Castle has a poison garden that is explicitly not childproofed, so watch your kids near the wolfsbane.
25 castles, ranked with fast facts: https://travel.sidewalksafari.com/best-castles-in-ireland/
Which fact surprised you most?
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On this day in 1690, Neal O'Neille of Antrim died from wounds received at the Battle of the Boyne. The Journals show his gravestone at the Old French Church, Waterford: tinyurl.com/onei1690
Find out more about Neil O'Neill in the Dictionary of Irish Biography: doi.org/10.3318/dib.006935.v2
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #History #IrishHistory #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Antrim #Waterford
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On this day in 1828, Daniel O'Connell won the historic by-election in County #Clare. His landmark victory as a Catholic forced a constitutional crisis, directly leading to the Catholic Relief Act 1829 and major civil rights across #Ireland. Read his story on Vicipéid.
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B3nall_%C3%93_Conaill
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This is shameful!
"Survivors fighting Bessborough apartment plans prepared to chain themselves to diggers
Cork City Council has granted permission for 140 apartments, a decision that is currently being appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála, with a decision due by July 9"
https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41870565.html
#Bessborough #mastodaoine #CorkCity #cork #MotherAndBabyHome #survivor #ChildAbuse #Ireland #900babies #IrishHistory #MagdaleneLaundries
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On this day in 1974, Ireland’s first public gay rights march took place in #Dublin, as activists protested criminalisation. This milestone sparked the modern Irish #Pride movement, now a major annual celebration of diversity and equality. Discover the history of Bród Átha Cliath on Vicipéid!
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bród_Átha_Cliath
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Born in #Belfast on this day in 1824, physicist William Thomson, later Lord Kelvin, revolutionized science. He formulated the laws of thermodynamics and developed the absolute temperature scale. Explore his incredible breakthroughs in physics, maritime engineering, and transatlantic telegraphy on Vicipéid.
🔗 GA: https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson
🔗 EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Kelvin
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The Slouch Hat Question
Yesterday I was reading a book about Irish history – I’m reading quite a lot these days – and was intrigued by the headgear worn by members of the Citizens Army during the 1916 Easter Rising:
This type of broad-brimmed hat seems to have been quite then thing among volunteers of the time:
Described as a ‘Boer Hat as worn by the American Army’ (?) this is usually called a ‘Slouch Hat’ and is also associated with the Australian Army and other Commonwealth forces.
I can understand the utility of the broad brim in hotter climes though not perhaps in Ireland…
The main question that struck me, though, is why it is so often worn with the brim folded up on one side?
See if you can guess. I reveal the answer below.
The answer is very simple. The brim is turned up on the left hand side during rifle drill, so that when the order is given to ‘shoulder arms’ and the soldier’s rifle is raised from ‘order arms’ it will not hit and possibly dislodge the hat.
In the days when soldiers were equipped with long rifles, arms would always be shouldered on the left to make it easier and quicker to transfer to a shooting position with the right hand operating the trigger. Hence the brim is folded up on the left hand side.
Simples!
Follow @telescoper #1916EasterRising #History #IrishHistory #SlouchHat