Why the rebels of the Easter Rising would not give their names Frongoch Concentration Camp in north Wales was not without its sacrifices for the rebels of the Easter Rising in 1916. While it is true the men had considerably more freedom at Frongoch in the...
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...
Grosse Isle was another tragedy made possible from the great famine, a mass death and heartbreaking tale of desparation continued from Ireland across the sea. Any local from Dublin will tell you there was no famine but there was … “a potato blight which destroyed the only...
The violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland cannot be overlooked in Irish history so this post is dedicated to that subject. In honor of the loyal readers of Celticthoughts.com,. There are over 900 now and the numbers grow consistently day by day, I am running...
America was built by the Irish. I’ve said that before but did you know the grass-roots of this fine country, the very fiber of America, the existence of the American government, the life blood that makes America great is due largely in part because of Irish...
LIFE AND TIMES OF CONSTANCE MARKIEVICZ Referred to as Madam by many of her friends, Constance Markievicz was well known throughout Dublin during the period leading up to the Easter Rising. Her life has been documented in books and periodicals as a woman that was militant, dangerously...