Tag: History
“The Song of the Pike”-1848
An inspiration to a young Michael Collins, the following ballad first appeared in 1848 in the short-lived Fenian newspaper "The United Irishman" and not attributed to any single author, "Great faith I have in moral force Great trust in thought...
The Bicycle – A Friend to Ireland
As a National Cyclist (NatCyc) I am growing weary of the cyclist hate seen regularly on my twitter feed. The bicycle has been a friend to Ireland, in particular the rebel, for a long time, and in this article I...
Thoughts on Surviving the Battles of Pearse Street
The night of Friday 12th May saw me in Pearse Street and Saturday saw me outside the Custom House, then back to Pearse Street, before returning home via James Joyce’s old stomping grounds of Finn’s Hotel and Trinity’s forbidding walls....
Pádraig Pearse – Warrior Poet
“I am ready. For years I have waited and prayed for this day. We have the most glorious opportunity that has ever presented itself of really asserting ourselves. Such an opportunity may never come again. We have Ireland’s liberty in...
The Thomas Sankara Library: Students4Change want to Rename TCD Berkeley Library
The name of the Berkeley Library has previously been the subject of controversy at TCD, with current President of Trinity College’s Student Union Gabi Fullam having made a campaign promise to rename the library. Leftist student activists have long used...
The Fall of the House of Desmond and the Plantation of Munster
In the late 16th century private dispute between two Old English families, the Butlers and the FitzGeralds, erupted into two rebellions against English rule that left the population of Munster devastated by plague and famine, with thousands of English families...
From Marxism to the Open Society: The Irish Stickie Story
The following piece first appeared on the Substack Creeve Rua and is syndicated with the permission of the author. This article establishes the timeline in which the Irish Left, epitomised by The Workers’ Party (or the Stickies, for short), abandoned...
Rose Dugdale: The Life of an Irish 68er
Seán O'Driscoll's riveting account of British aristocrat Rose Dugdale's topsy turvy life resembles a Monty Python thriller. Here is a niece of Oswald Mosley, a member of Britain's ruling elite, who had once prostrated herself in front of their Queen,...
Violet Gibson: Left Revisionism Enters Silly Season
The scrapping of the historic barrel rang out across Merrion Square yesterday with an unveiling of a plaque to Violet Gibson, an oddball Anglo-Irish schizophrenic who failed to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. Born to the well heeled Baron of...
Ireland’s Greatest Moments: An Alternative to the Newstalk Dribble
As Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries (2012 – 2022) comes to an end, the enlightened Newstalk team have drafted a list of Ireland’s “greatest moments” throughout the past 100 years. The following 20 bullet points have undoubtedly been deliberated upon for...