Book Review ~ England’s Greatest Spy – Eamonn De Valera ~ John J. Turi
Title: England’s Greatest Spy – Eamonn De Valera Author: John J. Turi Publisher: Stacey International, London 2009 ISBN: 978 – 1 – …
Today In Irish History ~ 24 March, James I Acclaimed King Of England, (France) & Ireland
~1603~ The Queen Is Dead. Long Live The King! The Stuart dynasty, which we have touched upon (once or twice) on this …
Today In Irish History – The Death Of Ambrose O’Higgins, 18 March
~1801~ Either on this day in 1801, or tomorrow (the sources vary) Ambrose O’Higgins, Viceroy of Peru, died in Lima. And you …
Today In Irish History – Louis XIV Sends Troops To Ireland, 16 March
~1690~ If Irish history in the popular mind falls down by not acknowledging the role that Britain and other places has in …
Today In Irish History – The Birth Of Lady Gregory, 15 March
~1852~ Irish cultural nationalism has long had its heroes. WB Yeats gets the greatest share of praise in modern discussion but no …
Today In Irish History – James II Lands At Kinsale, 12 March
~1689~ The Stuart dynasty plunged Ireland into conflict on several occasions and resulted in both the Cromwellian invasion as was mentioned yesterday …
Today In Irish History – 11th March – Founding Fianna Fail
~ 1926 ~ Giving a certain symmetry to the posts this week, today in 1926, Eamon De Valera left Sinn Fein and …