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 …
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 …
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?
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 …
When The Bullets They Were Flying
When the bullets they were flying When the hunger strikers were dying Every one of them were trying To break down the …
Far from for Kiltartans Poor He Died
William Butler Yeats poems in memory of Major William Robert Gregory celebrate him as an Irish airman, not giving the fact that …
Shoulder High Let Them Carry Him – Jim Larkin Tribute
What would Jim Larkin make of the corruption in the Labour Party today? Or the roll over and take a piece actions …
Fairy Fort at Lough Gowna
Did they look as I walked Where tradition states one never should, Inside the round ditches of the fort, Perched above Loch …
“A Nightingale Falling” – Film Review
I dont do many film reviews, but as this one is shot local in Offaly… “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” for …
Distant City, Close Experience
Gaza and Granard, both experienced revenge attacks from insurgents activities, bar Gaza is on a greater scale than anything the Black and …
Shot Sentry Forgotten, Remembered
“I’ll wake him” said Mac Eoin to the British officer on finding the soldier asleep at the gate of Athlone Barracks, and …
He Lost Her That He Desired
He lost her, that he desired, A love that was not to be, Her… she married another, That she loved more, though …
No More the Hammer Strikes the Anvil
No more the hammer strikes the anvil As the blacksmith discussed the news With the clients from the country As he hammered …
Let Us Remember This November
This day we all remember As we are asked to and yet It seems our own who faught for their own land …