The Fenian Rising of 1867 nó Éirí Amach na bhFíníní was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The Fenians were a transatlantic association consisting of the IRB, founded in Dublin by James Stephens in 1858, and the Fenian Brotherhood, founded in the United States by John O’Mahony and […]
ON THIS DAY: 4TH MARCH is shared by 3 famous people connected with Irish freedom, whose birthdays occurred on this day.
Tithe Wars nó as Gaeilge Cogadh na nDeachúna
‘Master Butcher’ and a ‘psychopath’
The Shankill Butchers were a group of 11 loyalists, many of whom were members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, which operated out of drinking dens in the Shankill Road area of Belfast hence the name. They abducted Catholics; tortured, maimed and mutilated their bodies before eventually killing them with butchers knives, axes and hatchets. Their […]
Kincora Boys’ Home was a boys’ home in Belfast
The Statute of Kilkenny were a set of laws made by the English Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lionel of Antwerp. They were passed at a meeting of the Irish parliament held at Kilkenny. It was to ensure that the English colonisers here did not adopt Irish customs and that the Irish must adopt English ones. […]
The Israelis, I’m afraid, do not always make life easy for their friends.
There’s a general and measurable shift in attitudes toward the sanctity of life.
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, otherwise known as Whitefriar Street Church on Aungier Street.
For all the left talk about “privilege”, their attitudes on core issues are increasingly those of the privileged, not the deprived.
We may be proud of Eriugena who held back the darkness. Especially at a time when darkness may be falling once more.