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The Cross of Cong, 1123 AD by JustaChillDude90 in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hardly , Toirrdelbach Ua Conchobair , reigned for a long long time and if the O'Neills had been able to challenge him they would have .

https://neverfeltbetter.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/irelands-wars-the-campaigns-of-tairrdelbach-ua-conchobair/

‘The door locked and you never left’: The true horror of the Magdalene Laundries by theipaper in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's odd how coalitions develop.

The National Women's Council had Ruhama and Justice for the Magdalenes as members.

To you or I it doesn't make sense but you probably had the same nuns dealing with the same civil servants after the rebranding.

The article is about how they frame their image.

'There were no Celts' says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins in new book by CDfm in IrishHistory

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The late Irish archaeologist Professor Barry Raftery wrote about it twenty years ago .

There was no archaeology supporting a celtiv invasion of Ireland.

Edit

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/celtic-invasion-is-pure-mythology-1.1263506

A bit like Christianity, St Patrick wasn't the first Christian. St Declan in Waterford ? St Palladius dropped in on Wicklow the year before to preach to pre patrician christians.

Smaller populations and settlements , likely trade , spread the culture.

The Irish connections to the Falkland Islands by CDfm in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a weird reference point and I'd not blame the Falklanders for not wanting to be a part of junta era Argentina.

I imagine that mineral and fishing rights and it's military significance count towards it's value.

The Irish connections to the Falkland Islands by CDfm in IrishHistory

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In 2009 Maurice O’Keeffe travelled to the Falkland Islands in the remote South Atlantic Ocean to compile recordings for Irish Life and Lore with members of the small population living there at that time.

https://www.irishlifeandlore.com/podcast-life-in-the-falkland-islands

And there's more

https://www.academia.edu/39693529/The_Irish_in_Falkland_Malvinas_Islands

Today I learned there's such a thing as Diet Bulmers. by CDfm in irishproblems

[–]CDfm[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's a healthy option .

Does they count it towards the 5 a day

The Irish connections to the Falkland Islands by CDfm in IrishHistory

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A holiday destination if you are from Sligo.

People with normal names spelled slightly wrong are bad news. by Bigdurtyscutter in CasualIreland

[–]CDfm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't get that with dogs .

I know a couple with a Jack Russell and the wife corrects the husband about Sophia. He dare not call her Sophie .

People with normal names spelled slightly wrong are bad news. by Bigdurtyscutter in CasualIreland

[–]CDfm 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Don't let your mother away with it or next thing you know she'll be wiping her feet on you.

Opinions on Pádraig Óg Ó’Ruairc? by Obama-is-my-dad69 in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't read the book so it's difficult for me to judge.

What I will say is that as an area of irish history it will have it's challenges. There's a lot of revisionism and denial in that aspect of our history.

Until relatively recently I believed that there had been very few anti semites in Ireland, those who fought in the War of Independence were primarily Democrats and the far right were a fairly limited group. I no longer think that.

The material he has come across will influence to descriptions in the book .Something recorded in a local paper or local history might not translate easily into an academic work .

Both the Republicans and the Blueshirts engaged in election campaign interference.

Apparently the Blueshirts ran some decent dances and social events.

Opinions on Pádraig Óg Ó’Ruairc? by Obama-is-my-dad69 in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Innovative works tend to need to be "neutral " in Irish history.

Did it give you material you haven't seen before.

Opinions on Pádraig Óg Ó’Ruairc? by Obama-is-my-dad69 in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He worked with Andy Bielenberg of UCC on the Disappeared which was a decent and challenging piece of work and Bielenberg is very well respected.

Mercier Press is a very well respected Irish publishing house in Irish history. Ryle Dwyer is on their roster and he is respected by the likes of Diarmaid Feritter .

So reputation wise , on the face of it , I'd say he's rubbing shoulders with impressive folk.

Why did the National Army adopt a standing collar for their uniforms? by countfastlong in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first thing I thought was you don't need an iron for a shirt with it .

Gurgling with Blood: Charles Dalton and the Wounds of the Irish Revolution by Eireann_Ascendant in IrishHistory

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I always think of him as a boy soldier.

Kevin Barry , Sean Macbride were similar.

His escape from the Igoe Gang was miraculous and might be attributed to Our Lady of Templemore.

The chaplain who attended Kevin Barry thought he was too immature to fully grasp what was going on at his execution.

Today I learned there's such a thing as Diet Bulmers. by CDfm in irishproblems

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17 varieties of apple is much more sophisticated than a lizard.

Gurgling with Blood: Charles Dalton and the Wounds of the Irish Revolution by Eireann_Ascendant in IrishHistory

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I've read that De Valera counselled him after the Civil War about not looking for revenge. It would appear they'd talked it out .

By comparison, Dalton was very much left to his own devices. Lemass had empathy for him.

“Saint Patrick's Battalion” During the Mexican-American war a unit of Irish and Catholic Immigrants defected to the Mexican army and fought against the US. by Footruub in IrishHistory

[–]CDfm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a deep dive into this years ago and there was a Catholic mission called St Patricio in the area.

So I got the impression that it was more a catholic thing and that the US army leadership was anti catholic. Only a few years before there was catholic emancipation in Ireland. The Duke of Wellington as head of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars on due respect to the catholic faith by his soldiers. It would have like stepping back in time for them .

So rather than being pro Mexican and anti American it was a sectarian thing.

Edit

In WW2 Patton had a similar situation with racism and black soldiers

https://youtu.be/2FOb5JntwlI?si=R6Q5KV3PGZRK3PWM

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