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Reposted: Patrick Pearse: A Short Biography

by Bruce Gaston • 12 November 2012

The intellectual leader behind the Easter Rising of 1916, Pearse, born 10 November 1879, had qualified as a lawyer but his interests ranged widely beyond that. He was a proponent of both the revived Irish language and educational reform; combining…

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The Loyal Dublin Volunteers: a forgotten organisation

by Bruce Gaston • 9 November 2012

History always brings up surprises. I’d never heard of this before. At its peak the LDV boasted a membership of some 2000 men. Many were of Ulster birth, some 768 men and women signed the Ulster Covenant and Declaration within…

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Irish History Compressed on Pinterest

by Bruce Gaston • 7 November 2012

We’re on Pinterest now, under the url http://pinterest.com/irishhistory (“irishhistorycompressed” being – according to the website – too long for a name. This is the same problem as Twitter has, which partly explains the lack of an Irish History Compressed Twitter…

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Just published: the Irish History Compressed ebook

by Bruce Gaston • 1 November 2012

Irish History Compressed, a short narrative overview of Ireland’s history from its beginnings to the modern day, is now available for download from Amazon’s Kindle Store. Further ebook formats will follow shortly. Click here to purchase Irish History Compressed on…

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Biographies

Reposted: Michael Collins: a short biography

by Bruce Gaston • 27 October 2012

Michael Collins was born in County Cork on 16 October 1890, and worked as a young man for several years in London, where he joined the secret society, the Irish Republican Brotherhood. After returning to Ireland in 1915 he fought…

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Biographies

Reposted: Éamon de Valera: a short biography

by Bruce Gaston • 25 October 2012

Éamon De Valera was born 14 October 1882 in New York to a Cuban father and an Irish mother, but returned to live with relatives in Bruree, County Limerick, as a small child. He studied mathematics and worked as a…

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