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Post by groundhog on Sept 8, 2012 23:38:27 GMT
Murrough O'Brien AKA; Lord Inchiquin, Murchadh na dTóiteán (Murrough the Burner) Born; September 1614 Died; 9th September 1674 Wars; Confederate Wars Famous For; Sacked Cashel in 1647 Notorious For; Changing sides when it suited his purpose. He fought for the Royalists, Cromwell and the Royalists again in the mid to late 1640s. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 9, 2012 23:19:58 GMT
Hugh O’Donnell  AKA; Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill, Red Hugh and The O’Donnell Born; 30th October 1572, Donegal Died; 10th September 1602, Spain Wars; Nine Years War Famous For; Escaped from Dublin Castle twice, second time successfully. Notorious For; Lost the battle of Kinsale and fled to Spain |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 10, 2012 23:03:08 GMT
Arthur Aston AKA; Sir Arthur Aston Born; 1590, Cheshire, England Died; 11th September 1649, Drogheda, Co. Louth Wars; Polish-Swedish Wars, English Civil War, Confederate Wars Famous For;Commanded the Garrison of Drogheda during the Cromwellian Siege. He had lost a leg in the English Civil War and was reputedly beaten to death with his own wooden leg by Cromwell’s troops during the Sack of Drogheda. Notorious For; It was said of him that he had the fortune to be very much esteemed where he was not known, and very much detested where he was. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 11, 2012 23:11:55 GMT
John Barry AKA; Father of the American Navy Born; 25th March 1745, Co. Wexford Died; 13th September 1803 Philadelphia, USA Wars; American Revolution Famous For;He was the first Flag Officer in the US Navy |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 12, 2012 23:26:18 GMT
Edward Poynings AKA; Lord Deputy of Ireland Born; 1459 Died; October 1521 Wars; Tudor Conquest of Ireland Famous For; Was Lord Deputy of Ireland, appointed 13th Sept 1494 Notorious For; Poynings Law of 1495 which placed the Irish Parliament under control of the English Parliament. Remained in force until 1782. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 13, 2012 23:06:14 GMT
Kathleen Lynn I’m delighted to feature the first lady on this thread. The contribution of women to Irish military history is sadly overlooked. AKA; Dr. Kathleen Lynn Born; 28th January 1874 Died; 14th September 1955 Wars; 1916 Rising Famous For; She was chief medical officer of the Irish Citizen Army. Elected a Sinn Fein TD for Co. Dublin in 1923 but abstained from taking her seat. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 14, 2012 23:05:49 GMT
Chaim Herzog Born; 17th September 1918, Belfast Died; 17th April 1997, Israel Wars; WW2 (British Army), Israeli War of Independence(IDF) Famous For;He rose to the rank of Major-General in the IDF and was President of Israel 1983-93 |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 15, 2012 23:01:33 GMT
James Stuart [/img][/center] AKA; King James II, Séamus an Chaca Born; 14th October, 1633, London Died; 16th September 1701, France Wars; Williamite Wars Famous For; Getting deposed as King by his son-in-law William of Orange Notorious For; Being the first man to retreat from the Battle of the Boyne
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Post by groundhog on Sept 17, 2012 0:10:40 GMT
Heber MacMahonn AKA;The Bishop of Clogher Born; 1600, Monaghan Died; 17th September 1650. Executed in Enniskillen Wars; Confederate Wars Famous For;Taking over command of the Ulster Army following Owen Roe O’Neill’s death in 1649 Notorious For;Losing the Battle of Scariffhollis 21st June 1650 |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 18, 2012 11:03:44 GMT
Darrell Figgis AKA; Darghal Figes Born; 17th September 1882, Dublin Died; 27th October 1925, London Wars; 1916 Rising, War of Independence, Civil War Famous For;One of the organisers of the Howth gun running Notorious For;Seems to have been reluctant to actually do any fighting
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Post by groundhog on Sept 18, 2012 23:08:36 GMT
George De Lacy Evans Born; 1787, Co. Limerick Died; 9th January 1870, London Wars; War of 1812, Napoleonic War, Carlist War, Crimean War Famous For;Commanding the British 2nd Division at the Battle of the Alma 20th Sept 1854 |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 19, 2012 23:14:21 GMT
Robert Emmet  Born; 4th March 1778, Dublin Died; 20th September 1803, Dublin. Executed Wars; 1798 Rebellion, 1803 Rebellion Famous For; His speech from the dock- “When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then and not till then, let my epitaph be written.” Clonmel Garda Station is on Emmet Street (formerly Richmond Street). Are there any other Emmet Streets about? Notorious For;Nobody is quite sure where his body was buried |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 20, 2012 23:02:35 GMT
Eamonn Ceannt AKA; Edward Thomas Kent Born; 21st September 1881, Ballymoe, Co. Galway Died; 8th May 1916, Executed in Dublin Wars; 1916 Rising Famous For;Signatory of the Proclamation of the Republic, Commanded the South Dublin Union during Easter Rising Notorious For; Eamonn Ceannt Tower, one of Ballymun’s architectural masterpieces was named in his honour as was Galway's Train Station
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Post by groundhog on Sept 21, 2012 23:29:05 GMT
Patrick Moore AKA; Brigadier-General Patrick T. Moore, Confederate States Army Born; 22nd September 1821, Galway Died; 19th February 1883, Richmond, Virginia Wars; American Civil War Famous For; Served most of the war as a JAG having been seriously wounded early in the conflict |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 23, 2012 0:29:59 GMT
Michael Corcoran [/img][/center] Born; 21st September 1827, Carrowkeel, County Sligo Died; 22nd December 1863, near Fairfax Court House, Virginia Wars; American Civil War, Brigadier-General Famous For; Once refused to parade the 69th New York Militia to honour the Prince of Wales. |
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