#OnThisDay 1916 Patrick Pearse, Connolly & members of the IRB, Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army & Cumann na mBan take over several key buildings around Dublin. The Easter Rising had begun. They intended to end British rule in Ireland. It would last 6 days.
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Dáithí Ó Sé has an excellent solution to the Irish language at 2nd level education. It’s clear that the approach of trying to ram PRÓS and Poetry down the throats of students hasn’t worked. I will expand my views further below. Please give your views below also👇
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Waterfall going backwards between Downhill and Benone on the north coast during storm Darragh. Thanks to Matthew from Castleroe, Coleraine, for the video. #StormDarragh
#OnThisDay 1921 Michael Collins & the Irish delegates sign the Anglo-Irish Treaty ending the War of Independence. Many saw it as a stepping stone to complete independence, others as a stab in the back. Collins stated;
"I have signed my own death warrant".
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