Rebel Asleep
Pondering the sleeping rebels who fled after defeat at Ballinamuck in 1798 who sought refuge in Edenmore Bog
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…
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 …
1798 Thinking
“Thats 1798 thinking” ~ Longford phrase meaning its an old fashioned notion and idealist, unlike modern reality To think like we did, …
Reflections on Orange Day
As the Orange Day celebrations passed off without much incident in the North of Ireland, an unprecedented event happened “in Connaught” as …
Horsemen Awaited at Bunlahy
Background – Sean Mac Eoin told of a Tracey family related to him that had two brothers in the fight at Granard, …
The Turn Oot Remembered By Both Sides
Men of Eireann, forbidden oaths swearing Blood to shed for freedoms cause Bards songs sung of brave rebels from cart handles hung …
1916 – A Futile Effort Betrayed
Was it for this that Theobald Wolf Tone Across his own throat drew the blade, His high ideals for which were fought …
Walking Edenmore Bog
Across this moor in fear they fled As marched their comrades were in the roads below The lucky were their comrades dead …
Comrades Stood as Comrades Should
Comrades stood as comrades should For each other, for cause to fight Man to man, as heros can To fall is noble …
Killala Man, Remembered
He never went home. We know not his name… A man from Mayo… we pass where he sleeps, He who died for …
The Death of Betsy Gray
Oh, Erin mourns a daughter Who was tragically cut away A Scot of Ulster who for Ireland Was killed one fateful day …
In Stone, Should His Name Be Set
Carve his name, place in stone each letter, To do so… now it is the time… The call, a campaign to start, …
Reaction and Reflection on Rebellion Re-enactment in Ballinamuck
Was it to be remembered that they took the sword Under the banner of green, the Oath and the Word, Against overwhelming …
In Memory of Robert Emmet and Other Heros of Ireland
Against all hope, with only hope, They held their Pikes in hand Catholic, Protestant, Dissenters together, To break the link with England. …
The Curse of a Bride Jilted
In Scottish fashion to be wed Hugh Mc Kee to the Tavern did go And all were assembled there Bar the bride …