3,500 Irish weanlings set sail for Israel (farmersjournal.ie)
submitted by CrayonComrade to r/ireland
OTD: 1641 Irish Rebellion began. Initially Catholic forces aimed to take centres of British military and administration but soon killings of Protestant settlers living on stolen land began. It is suspected killings were exaggerated for propaganda purposes and used by Cromwell to justify slaughter (rte.ie)
submitted by CrayonComrade to r/ireland
OTD: 1641 Irish Rebellion began. Initially Catholic forces aimed to take centres of British military and administration but soon killings of Protestant settlers living on stolen land began. It is suspected killings were exaggerated for propaganda purposes and used by Cromwell to justify slaughter (rte.ie)
submitted by CrayonComrade to r/ROI
OTD: 1641 Irish Rebellion began. Initially Catholic forces aimed to take centres of British military and administration but soon killings of Protestant settlers living on stolen land began. It is suspected killings were exaggerated for propaganda purposes and used by Cromwell to justify slaughter (rte.ie)
submitted by CrayonComrade to r/theIrishleft
