BLOODY SUNDAY” Dublin ,November 21, 1920

admin | February 13, 2012

Bloody Sunday was one of the most significant events to take place during the Irish War of Independence,, which followed the formation of a unilaterally declared Irish Republic,and its parliament, Dail Eireann. The army of the republic, the Irish Republican Army waged a guerrilla war against the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), its auxiliary organisations and [...]

Michael Collins Sliabh na mBan Armoured Car Restoration and refit

admin | September 18, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BE7zX8gob1U Short time lapse video of the restoration of the Rolls Royce Armoured Car ‘Sliabh na mBan’. This historic car was part of Gen Michael Collins’ convoy at the Beal na Blath ambush where he was mortally wounded in 1922. Sliabh na mBan was renovated in the Combined Vehicle Based Workshops in the Defence Forces [...]

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