The Land League was founded by Michael Davitt and others
It was composed “early in 1910 or late in 1909”, words by Peadar Kearney
After serving 15 years in prison, the “Guildford Four” – Gerard Conlon, Patrick Armstrong, Carole Richardson and Paul Hill – are released for the wrongful conviction of the Guildford pub bombings in 1974. It is considered to be one of the biggest-ever miscarriages of justice in Britain. During the trial of the “Balcombe Street […]
King Ferdinand II of Aragon married Queen Isabella I of Castille on this day, October 19th, 1469. The marriage unified the two Kingdoms into one, creating the Kingdom of Spain, which exists to this day. As you can see in the map above, at the time of the the marriage, modern Spain was divided in […]
The author is a Northern Irish businessman, based in South County Dublin. In view of his location, the Editor has chosen to withhold his name for his own safety.
Colbert was the final man executed in Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May, 1916
The world is awash with disturbing news: war in Ukraine, war in Israel, Europe going down the tubes, RFK Jr running as an independent (how dare he?). While World War III could well be upon us, the most grievously underreported story — an event that essentially never was in US media — occurred in the […]
He was an Irish priest and scholar, and a key figure in the Gaelic revival of the late 19th century.
The Land War of the early 1880s was about to be renewed after evictions increased and outrages became widespread.
Poles have learned the hard way that there are no holidays from history.
Founded by Charles Gavin Duffy, Thomas Davis & John Blake Dillon
Margarethe Zelle, known to history as Mata Hari, was executed by firing squad by the French Government on this day, October 15th, 1917, after admitting to being a spy for the German Empire. She is one of history’s best known spies. An exotic dancer and courtesan, Zelle was born in the Netherlands in 1876. She […]