Blogs Posts on "The Irish At War"

My Summer Holidays by Billy Quinn aged 41 and a half. by Moore Groups Blog on Aug 18, 2009Following a recent excursion to Belgium to investigate German trench positions in the vicinity of the the village of Messines, Declan asked if I would post an entry describing my experiences …here it is. The excavations were directed by Martin Brow...

Irish Civil War: Letters on the Eve of Execution by Moore Groups Blog on Jul 20, 2009The Irish Civil War began on April 14th 1922 with the occupation of the Four Courts and several other buildings. The final phase of the War descended into a series of atrocities which left Irish society deeply divided and embittered for decades after...

The Tuam Martyrs, April 11, 1923 by Moore Groups Blog on Apr 11, 2009“No matter what the future may hold for the Irish nation, the seven years — 1916 to 1923 — must ever remain a period of absorbing interest. Not for over two hundred years has there been such a period of intense and sustained effort...