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Post by groundhog on Oct 12, 2012 8:35:14 GMT
Sean Treacy [/b] AKA; Sean Tracey Born; 14th February 1895, Sologheadbeg, Co. Tipperary Died; 14th October 1920, Talbot Street, Dublin Wars; War of Independence Famous For;Starting the War of Independence at the Sologheadbeg Ambush in 1919 Photo Credit; irishvolunteers.org/ |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 12, 2012 23:03:05 GMT
Eoin MacNeill [/b] AKA; Eoin Mac Néill Born; 15th May 1867 Died; 15th October 1945 Wars; None. Was leader of the Irish Volunteers until he was gazumped by the IRB in 1916 Famous For;The Cancellation order for the 1916 Rising |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 13, 2012 23:00:35 GMT
Edward Bruce [/b] AKA;Edward de Brus, Edubard a Briuis, Claimed to be High King of Ireland Born;c. 1280, Scotland Died;14th October 1318, Co. Louth Wars;Scottish War of Independence, Bruce Wars (Ireland) Famous For; Killing more Irish people than the Famine. Thank God he was on our side. |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 14, 2012 23:44:08 GMT
Edward Fitzgerald [/b] AKA; Lord Edward Fitzgerald Born; 15th October 1763, Co. Kildare Died; 4th June 1798, Dublin Wars;1798 Rebellion Famous For;Embarrassing the British by being a member of the nobility AND a republican rebel. |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 16, 2012 16:59:06 GMT
Roger Boyle [/b] AKA;1st Earl of Orrery Born;25th April 1621 Died;16th October 1679 Wars;Confederate Wars, Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland Famous For; Cromwell’s Master of the Ordnance. He was a successful commander in Munster |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 17, 2012 8:55:14 GMT
William Smith O'Brien [/b] Born; 17th October 1803, Dromoland, Co. Clare Died; 16th June 1864, Bangor, Wales Wars; 1848 Rebellion Famous For;One of the leaders of the 1848 Rebellion. It wasn’t much of a rebellion but it was all we had during the famine. Strangely he was once a Conservative MP for Ennis. |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 18, 2012 12:27:30 GMT
James Kelly [/b] AKA; Captain James Kelly Born;16th October 1929, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan Died; 16th July 2003, Dublin Wars;Trial linked to Northern Ireland Troubles Famous For;He was an Irish Army Officer tried for attempting to import arms for the Provisional IRA. He was found Not Guilty. |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 19, 2012 8:56:05 GMT
James Butler AKA; 1st Duke of Ormonde Born; 19th October 1610, London Died; 21st July 1688, Dorset, England Wars; Confederate Wars, Cromwellian Conquest Famous For;He was Commander in Chief of Royalist Forces in Ireland during the Confederate Wars |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 20, 2012 17:37:32 GMT
Rory O'Moore AKA; Ruairí Ó Mórdha, Sir Roger Moore Born; c.1600, Laois Died; 16 February 1655 Wars; 1641 Rebellion Famous For;Being one of the four main organizers of the Rebellion |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 20, 2012 23:28:54 GMT
Thomas Russell  Born; 21st November 1767, Co. Cork Died; 21st October 1803, executed in Downpatrick, Co. Down Wars; 1803 Rebellion Famous For; He was a United Irishman and commander in Co. Down. In jail during the 1798 Rebellion, he made an abortive attempt to support Emmet’s rebellion. www.visitmallow.ie/index.php/people/83-thomas-russell |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 22, 2012 13:52:13 GMT
Felim O'Neill [/b] AKA; Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard, Phelim MacShane O'Neill , Féilim Ó Néill Born; Unknown Died;August 1653, executed in Dublin Wars; 1641 Rebellion Famous For; Being one of the main leaders of the Rebellion |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 23, 2012 7:56:07 GMT
Connor Maguire [/b] AKA; 2nd Baron of Enniskillen Born; c.1612 Died;20 February 1645 Wars;1641 Rebellion Famous For; Was one of the main leaders of the Rebellion |
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Post by groundhog on Oct 24, 2012 23:48:24 GMT
Juan del Aguila [/b] AKA; Frey Juan Del Águila y Arellano , Don Juan del Aguila Born;1545, Avila, Spain Died;August 1602, La Coruna, Spain Wars; Eighty Years' War, Spanish assistance to Ireland in Nine Years War Famous For;Commanded the Spanish forces at Kinsale in 1601
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Post by groundhog on Oct 24, 2012 23:53:07 GMT
Terence McSwiney [/b] AKA; Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne Born; 28th March 1879, Cork Died; 25th October 1920, Brixton Prison, London Wars; War of Independence Famous For;Dying on hunger strike.
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Post by groundhog on Oct 25, 2012 23:35:02 GMT
Juan MacKenna AKA; John MacKenna, Seán Mac Cionath Born; 26th October 1771, Monaghan Died; 21st November 1814, Buenos Aires, Argentina Wars; War of the Pyrenees , Chilean Revolution Famous For;Swapped sides while in Chile and became a general in the Chilean Army
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