admin | January 10, 2012
IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE EXHIBITION DISPLAY & LECTURE The Irish Volunteer Commemorative Organisation is happy to announce an exhibition, lecture and display over 2 days on Saturday and Sunday, March 3rd and 4th, 2012. The event opens each morning at 10:00 am and ends at 6:00 pm. The event will take place at the Best [...]
admin | November 7, 2011
The Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation were at the Killarney Outlet centre last weekend on Saturday November the 5.th. It was nice to visit Co.Kerry again, we hope to be back again and as soon as we we visit the remaining counties we hope to visit Tralee. http://irishvolunteers.org/2011/11/irish-volunteers-at-the-irish-soldier-exhibition-at-the-killarney-outlet-centre/
admin | May 17, 2011
Sent in by séamus ó murthaile Croke Park Massacre Kevin Myers It’s more than possible that Queen Elizabeth will make an apology for what happened in Croke Park in November 1920, as desired by many people. But before one is entitled to have strong opinions on historical matters, one must at least go to some [...]
admin | May 3, 2011
Looking for information on my grandfather, Tom Conway, O/C Communications, from Tipperary No. 3 Brigade, shot & captured, then went to U.S. in 1925. to best of knowledge. any info would be appreciated – see page 197 of Florence O’Donoghue book “No Other Law” the story of Liam Lynch and the IRA. 1916 – 1923
admin | April 22, 2011
The Irish War has been sponsoring the Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation, http://irishvolunteers.org/ This weekend, to mark the 1916 Easter week Rising, the I.V.C.O. will be putting on a small display of Original Irish war of Independence items at the Metropole Hotel ,MacCurtain Street, Cork city on saturday April 23, 10 am to 4 pm. The event [...]
admin | April 19, 2011
Sean Moylan offers a close and personal look at the man and his life. A fearless fighter, he led a series of ambushes in Cork as Commandant of the Cork No. 2 Brigade. He was part of the team that captured the only British General to be abducted during the War of Independence. Following the truce [...]
admin | April 18, 2011
Many thanks to Aideen Carroll for sending in this article, A HURLING MATCH AT KNOCKNAGREE In the years leading up to the War of Independence, Knocknagree was a thriving village on the edge of Sliabh Luachra boasting over a dozen pubs, 14 grocers, a draper, bootmaker, blacksmith and baker. There was a Post Office, an [...]
admin | April 4, 2011
http://theirishwar.com/ Courtesy hansard.millbanksystems 1 June 1921 → Commons Sitting → ORDERS OF THE DAY. MILITARY OPERATIONS, IRELAND. HC Deb 01 June 1921 vol 142 cc1153-98 1153 Major-General SEELY I beg to move, “That this House do now adjourn.” I move the Adjournment of the House to call attention to a definite matter of urgent public importance, [...]