The Battle of the Bogside in 1969
Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns…
Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns…
Bloody Sunday occurred in Dublin on 21 November 1920 and would mark a turning point for the War of Independence leaving 31 people dead in…
On 1 July 1916, the Battle of the Somme began with the expectation of bringing the First World War to an end. It became a…
The 1916 Uprising occurred on Easter Monday in Ireland lasting 6 days with over 12,000 British troops surrounding Dublin and the Irish republican leaders surrendering…
As Ireland struggled with the dire effects of the Great Famine, supporters of Daniel O Connell had started to become disappointed by his failure to achieve…
From 1756 to 1763 Europe became embroiled in what was to be called “The Seven Years War”. During this conflict, Great Britain in alliance with…
In 1691 the Jacobite holdings were for the most part in Connaught with garrisons at Sligo, Athlone and Limerick. The river Shannon provided them with a…
A major part of this growing city’s history, the Siege of Derry began when King James II of England, a converted Roman Catholic, had his…
The Williamite War in Ireland was between the newly recently crowned King William lll of the House of Orange and King James ll of the House of…
As the reign of James ll progressed, the Protestants of the Three Kingdoms of England, Ireland and Scotland feared that the three countries would once…
In Armagh, the Irish confederate forces, under Felim O’ Neill, held the strategic and modern fortress of Charlemont. The Cromwellian invasion of Ireland was underway and…
Galway was a fiercely defended Catholic city and as Cromwell’s Armies strengthened their hold over the province of Connaught. It was to become the last…
By 1650 the army of Oliver Cromwell captured the north, east and most of the south of Ireland. The Catholic Confederate forces, with their English…
With the fall of Charlemont and Meelick to Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and his men moved towards Limerick which the last fortified bastion of the…
With a New Model Army Oliver Cromwell was a force not to mess with. They were battle-hardened, disciplined and efficient. They were English Calvinists who were…
The long march of O’Sullivan Beare was a daring mission to flee invading English forces to seek refugee from Irish clans in the north of…
The Battle of Kinsale is one of Ireland’s most famous battles and begun in September 1601 when a large Spanish fleet landed at the harbour of…
Following the defeat of the English at the battle of the Yellow Ford in 1598, many of the southern Gaelic clans began to come out…
The Yellow Ford ( Béal an Átha Bui) is on the river Callan and close to the river Blackwater about 2 miles from Armagh city….
Feagh MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one,…
The 9 Years War became an historical turning point for the Irish as it has seen the destruction of old Gaelic rule to be replaced…
Red Hugh O’Donnell (Aodh Rua ÓDomhnaill) was the son and successor to Hugh MacManus O’Donnell, An ÓDomhnaill, Rí Thír Chonaill, that is, The O’Donnell King of Tyrconnell, a…
Built in the early 14th century Ballymote castle stands in the market town of Ballymote in County Sligo, in the province of Connacht. The castle…
In 1588, the Spanish Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. While the Armada’s defeat…