Word on the street is that the IRA raided the Ballivor Barracks last night, let’s support our boys defending Ireland from the Crown!
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I wonder what a life like that of Countess Markievicz’s must be like, so full of adventure and excitement. As much as I would like to lead such a life, my father would be extremely displeased with me. #nsuirishhistory
Check out the project by students at @IrishNsu who've created accounts to tweet the events of the attack on Ballivor Barracks #100yearsago using #nsuirishhistory. I'd keep an eye on @JoeONei88578465 and @JohnDig78353994 in the days ahead....
#OnThisDay 1921 May Burke (left), Eithne Coyle (centre), Linda Kearns (right) & a fourth woman, Aileen Keogh, break out of Mountjoy Prison having organised a football match as a distraction. A rope ladder from outside was used to climb the walls to freedom.
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On The History Show this week - we continue our series on the Irish War of Independence with a look the IRA's often ruthless military campaign, including political killings, disappearances, and the executions of alleged spies and informers. Tune in from 6PM on RTÉ Radio One.
On this day in 1919, three Kerry TDs Fionán Lynch, Piaras Béaslaí and Austin Stack escape from Strangeways Prison in Manchester. Stack left a note for the governor: 'Sorry if I have been guilty of any deception in the matter ... A.S.' @PoliticsinKerry