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Irish Free State

Ireland – Is It But a Notion?

As the Catalan Independence movement is crushed for now by Spain, we remember the Irish declaration of 1919… the events of the …

Village of the Three Generals

St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. All men …

Forgotten Famine in a Free State

1916 – A Broken Dream by 1926 The forgotten famine, the Spailpin Fanach decimated, never in the history books, the forgotten declaration …

Three Men Dead

On listening to a talk about three men killed by firing squad in Birr castle in 1922 during the Irish Civil War. …

Elle Enleve Son Masque

Elle enleve le masque qu’elle montre au monde Derriere lequel elle cache ses soucis Elle craint les juges regards Et tous ses …