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The Re-Introduction of Direct Rule in Northern Ireland: 24 March 1972

by Bruce Gaston • 21 December 2012

Forty years ago on this day, the British government reassumed direct control of the province of Northern Ireland, thus ending one half of an early British experiment with devolution. (The other half, the establishment of a semi-independent ‘Dominion–style’ government in…

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Reposted: The Re-Introduction of Direct Rule in Northern Ireland

by Bruce Gaston • 21 December 2012

Another reposting of material that first appeared elsewhere. This one will probably eventually find its way into Northern Irish History Compressed (planned for sometime next year). Read the article here: The Re-Introduction of Direct Rule in Northern Ireland

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The Bombardment of the Four Courts: Addendum

by Bruce Gaston • 8 December 2012

A post on the New Island Books blog has drawn my attention to recent controversy over (alleged?) British collaboration with the Free State army in the attack on the Four Courts, which I wrote about here. It’s worth clicking through…

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Craic: can someone please explain the origins of this word?

by Bruce Gaston • 5 December 2012

Answer by Bruce Gaston: First of all, the pseudo-Gaelic spelling "craic" is misleading. The word is actually of English origin, and the usual spelling is therefore "crack". The spelling "craic" is certainly spreading, probably because people think that the word…

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Pictures

WANTED: Police writer with excellent descriptive skills

by Bruce Gaston • 27 November 2012

While researching pictures for the ebook Irish History Compressed I was very happy to find on Wikimedia Commons this “WANTED” poster printed by the British authorities during the Irish War of Independence. Dan Breen was one member of the group…

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Pictures from the Irish History Compressed ebook

by Bruce Gaston • 19 November 2012

I’ve just uploaded all the illustrations and pictures used in the short history of Ireland ebook to Pinterest. Between that, the free Kindle sample available on Amazon and the various extracts published here, I reckon a good third of the…

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