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Post by groundhog on Aug 21, 2012 23:24:28 GMT
Michael Collins AKA; The Big Fellow Born; 16th October 1890, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Died; 22nd August 1922, Beal na Bláth, Co. Cork Wars; 1916 Rising, War of Independence, Civil War Famous For; We wouldn’t have won independence without him Notorious For; Signing the Treaty and not calling Lloyd George’s bluff over resumption of war |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 22, 2012 23:21:14 GMT
Michael Morris AKA; 3rd Baron Killanin or Lord Killanin Born; 30 July 1914, London Died; 25 April 1999, Dublin Wars; World War 2. On the Staff of 30th Armoured Bde for D Day Famous For; Being the first Irish President of the International Olympic Committee, appointed on this date in 1972 |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 24, 2012 14:33:00 GMT
James Napper Tandy  Born; 1740, Dublin Died; 24th August 1803. Bordeaux, France Wars; 1798 Rebellion. Landed with a French force on the coast of Donegal Famous For; Founding the United Irishmen in 1791 along with Wolfe Tone |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 26, 2012 23:06:43 GMT
Louis Mountbatten AKA; Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Battenberg Born; 25th June 1900 Windsor, UK Died; 27th August 1979, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo Wars; World War 1, World War 2 in the Royal Navy and as Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Famous For; Assassinated by the IRA when they blew up his fishing boat. Notorious For; The original family name was Battenberg, changed during WW1 because it was too German. He was also the last Viceroy of India. |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 28, 2012 1:16:59 GMT
Richard De Clare Highly stylized painting of the marriage of Strongbow and Aoife AKA; Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke Born;1130, Tonbridge, Kent Died; 20th April 1176, Dublin Wars;Norman Conquest of Ireland Famous For;Captured Waterford this day 1170 and marrying Aoife McMurrough the following day Notorious For;Claiming the Kingship of Leinster through his marriage |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 28, 2012 23:26:47 GMT
Samuel Neilson Born; 17th September 1761, Ballyroney, Co. Down Died; 29th August 1803, New York, USA Wars; 1798 Rebellion Famous For;Founder Member of the United Irishmen Notorious For; Traded information on the United Irishmen in exchange for his life in 1798 |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 29, 2012 14:44:58 GMT
Eamonn De Valera AKA; Dev, The Long Fellow Born; 14th October 1882, New York Died; 29th August 1975, Dublin Wars; 1916 Rising, War of Independence, Civil War Famous For; Not getting executed despite being Commanding Officer at Boland’s Mills in 1916 Notorious For; Largely responsible for starting the Civil War |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 30, 2012 11:03:29 GMT
Thomas Radclyffe AKA; 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland appointed 30th August 1559 Born; 1525 Died; 9th June 1583 Wars; Tudor Conquest of Ireland Famous For; Successfully made the transition from being a loyal supporter of Queen Mary to being a loyal supporter of Queen Elizabeth Notorious For; Started the Plantation of Laois and Offaly
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Post by groundhog on Aug 31, 2012 0:05:15 GMT
Henry Joy McCracken Born; 31st August 1767, Belfast Died; 17th July 1798, executed in Belfast Wars; 1798 Rebellion Famous For; Commanded the United Irishmen in Antrim |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 31, 2012 23:02:31 GMT
Roger Casement  Born; 1st September 1864, Dublin Died; 3rd August 1916. Hanged in Pentonville Prison, London Wars; 1916 Rising Famous For;Landing from a German submarine at Banna Strand, Co. Kerry Notorious For;The Black Diaries, which may or may not be genuine. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 1, 2012 23:09:04 GMT
Tom Williams [/img] [/center] Born; 12th May 1923, Belfast Died; 2nd September 1942. Executed in Crumlin Road Gaol,Belfast RankAdjutant, C Coy, 2nd Bn, Belfast Bde, IRA Famous For;Hanged for the murder of a member of the RIC, Con Patrick Murphy. One of six condemned to death but the only one hanged for the killing, he may not have actually fired the fatal shot. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 2, 2012 23:17:43 GMT
Henri de Massue AKA; Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway Born; 9th April 1648 Died; 3rd September 1720 Wars; Williamite War, Nine Years War, War of the Spanish Succession Famous For; Fought at Aughrim and was Commander in Chiief in Ireland in 1692 Notorious For; As a Frenchman he should have fought for King Louis but he was a Huguenot so he fought for King Billy.
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Post by groundhog on Sept 3, 2012 23:36:36 GMT
Humphrey Gilbert Born; 1539 Died; 9th September 1583 Wars; Tudor Conquest of Ireland, Desmond Rebellions Famous For; Helped foment the Desmond Rebellion Notorious For; A campaign of genocide in Munster in 1569 |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 5, 2012 23:17:23 GMT
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa  Born; 10th September 1831, Roscarberry, Co. Cork Died; 29th June 1915, New York Wars; Fenian Rising 1867, organiser bombing campaign in Britain 1880s Famous For; At his funeral in Glasnevin Pearse gave the graveside oration in which he said “the fools, the fools, the fools! - they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.” Earlier in his life an Englishwoman tried to assassinate him in New York. Notorious For; Not really a cause for notoriety but he was married three times and fathered eighteen children. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 6, 2012 23:25:55 GMT
Tom Kettle  Rank Captain, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Born; 9th February 1880, Dublin Died; 9th September 1916, Ginchy, France Wars; World War 1 Famous For; Home Rule Politician, Barrister, Economist and idealist Notable Quote; "My only programme for Ireland consists in equal parts of Home Rule and the Ten Commandments. My only counsel to Ireland is, that to become deeply Irish, she must become European". |
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