Who Are We Going to Fight Now
As the British left, one man in jest Asked “Who will we fight now”, All too soon was clear as many did …
Remembering Bernard O’ Reilly, a Soldier of Australia and old Aughagreagh
Its a long way to Australia from old Aughagreagh, Where his family left from decades before And the ladies he laughed with …
Blackbirds at Ballinamuck Sing in The Trees
The blackbirds at Ballinamuck sing among the trees Where the rebels, prone, were slain, English cavalry chased through where horses could run …
God Speed All Bikers and Give them Sense
The barmaid said to the biker Bulfin “God speed all bikers and give them sense” Left him bemused and me amused As …
The Ambush at Clonfin
Man for man, and gun for gun, Mere peasants stood to the test, With faith in God and their fellow man, They …
I Surrounded Them Myself
One of the most bizarre – if true – stories from the American War of Independence tells of a Sergent McCarthy on …
One Crown Murder Among Many
Remember them and don’t forget, Who in Ninety Eight there died, Murdered by troops of the British Crown, On orders, for which …
Grey Skies Over Aughrim
Grey skies over Aughrim: Fields peaceful and green, That knew terror and bloodshed Where battle had been. But now only cows graze …
Future English King on Galway’s Streets
The royal visit to Galway brought mixed feelings – they are a nice couple, but is it too early to welcome British Royals where their forces killed our heroes?
There They Lie Where They Died
At Drumkeeran there is a mass grave of troops who died on the march with Humbert in 1798. To see how the Irish treat our own, taking homes for banks profits instead of landlords, we often ask, was all the fighting worth it at all?
The Burning of Limerick
The bloody story of the defeat of the Vikings at Limerick
Rebel Asleep
Pondering the sleeping rebels who fled after defeat at Ballinamuck in 1798 who sought refuge in Edenmore Bog
Dervogilla
Dermots passion, in stealing Teirnans wife, would have an effect on #Ireland that would last longer than the better known wars of Troy …
From Ballinamuck to Fiji – Odyssey of a Stranger from Clare
The strange and true tale of a man who survived the 1798 rebellion, only to end up with eight wives in Fiji – a place farther from his native County Clare than even the remote Ballinamuck of North Longford…
The Cock and the Crock of Gold
The legend of the Cock and the Crock of Gold in Kilcormac, in the times of the Wars of the Molloys… The …
Babys Birth Remembered
Baby’s birth remembered: The snow falls on the ground. Lights are lit: bells peal, I listen to the sound. Belfast of the …
Betrayal of the Brothers Grimes
In the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the brothers Grimes, all of whom were executed by the British, were betrayed by a …
Gerry Adams steps down, what now for Sinn Fein and Irish Unity?
34 years after he deposed Ruadhri O Bradaigh (Rory Brady) accusing Brady of a “sop to unionism” when Brady sat down to …
Lusmagh and Ireland Remember Those Who Died for Ireland
Manchester Martyrs Commemoration 26th November 2017, Birr, Co Offaly 150th anniversary That Lusmagh man, brave as they come As are the stock …
The Night Nelson Learned to Fly
Liam Sutcliffe blew up Nelsons Pillar. This poem tells the story. He passed away today. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam …