Why did the Easter Rising of 1916 fail? Or did it? Success or failure in anything at all depends on 3 factors: Timing, Point of view, Long term affects. Let’s look at the facts. The Timing of the Easter Rising did or did not take place at the right period in...
Of all the Petticoat Rebels I have written about I think Sidney Gifford is one of my favorites. Perhaps it was because she never let anyone tell her she couldn’t do something. Like so many other female rebels in 20th century Ireland she accomplished extraordinary...
The most unlikely Petticoat Rebel after the Easter Rising was Doctor Kathleen Lynn. Appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Irish Citizen Army she trained the rebels in first aid and was active in smuggling arms before the Easter Rising ever took place but her accomplishments...
Some of the most unlikely rebels were women who grew up in Protestant Unionist households, in other words part of the Anglo Irish elite .They went to private schools, socialized with those of their own class, lived in large Georgian houses in the same neighborhoods as...
Mizen Head beats tourist popular Cliffs of Moher every time ! The spectacular beauty of Mizen head rivals that of the Cliffs of Moher. Her swirling tides, high cliffs, and dramatic splendor not seen anywhere else in Ireland make her totally unique. No contest in my...
In 1911,The Ladies School Dinner Committee or the LSDC organized a free lunch for every poor child in Dublin regardless of religion, parents political backgrounds, or race. Before this time, the School Meals Act of 1906 allowed government money to be allocated for the provision of...
An Irish bus is the only way to travel for some people. Let’s face it. Driving in Ireland is not for everyone. The drawbacks are numerous including expense, lack of street signs, dangerous roads and definitely driving on the left if you come from the...
After the Easter Rising in 1916, England was faced with what to do with the several thousand men they’d arrested.The answer was Frongoch Internment Camp in Wales. Frongoch Internment Camp, a converted whiskey distillery did not squash the desire for Irish independence among the Irish rebels. The...
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK RENTAL CARS TO TRAVEL IRELAND? Reasons people drive rental cars in Ireland Cahir Castle, used in movies because it has the only working portcullis. 1. To not miss a beat and see all you can see. Some of my favorite places in Ireland have...
EXECUTIONS OF THE IRISH REBELS OF IRELAND 1916 “I am going to ensure that there will be no treason whispered for 100 years.” These were the words of General Sir John Grenfell Maxwel, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the forces in Ireland after the arrest and surrender...