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Kevin Barry was 18 years old when he was caught by British troops during the Irish War of Independence and hanged. This is the story of the Black and Tans in 1920. They were officially called the Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve. It was a terrible time in our Irish history.

Maud Gonne McBride on Red Cross duty during the Irish Civil War. Date: 4 July 1922 NLI Ref.: HOG197

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A nice piece this, an eyewitness account from Captain A.A Dickson of the Sherwood Foresters. It, and other accounts like it, are available in ‘True World War I Stories’ published by Rob…

A folk song about Kevin Barry, a hero of Irish independence. He was just 18 when he was captured and executed by the British.

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We are fast approaching the 100th anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising in Ireland. How do you mark such an event? Do you trace your finger along the bullet hole marks in the pillars outside of the…

Limerick historian documented Dublin in ruins after the Easter rebellion in collection of captivating photographs.

ON All Saints Eve 1914, Sir Roger Casement arrived in Berlin. He had travelled from America, via Kristiania (now Oslo) and has been variously described as an ambassador, emissary and representative of the Revolutionary Directory of Clan na Gael in New York.

Joseph Mary Plunkett [21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916] was an Irish nationalist, poet, journalist, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Plunkett was one of the original members of the IRB Military Committee that was responsible for planning the Easter Rising, and it was largely his plan that was followed. Shortly before the rising was to begin, Plunkett was hospitalised following a turn for the worse in his health. He had an operation on his neck glands days before Easter and had to…

Local residents' memories of rationing in Stoneybatter Dublin 7 Ireland during World War Two. They talk of The Emergency during WW2. Also learn about The Glimmer man, bomb shelters, bombs in the Strand and Phoenix Park in Dublin by German planes.