Remembering Irish Freedom Fighter Michael Collins 1922 ~ Video
Despite warnings, he insisted on taking the trip and refused to avoid danger. He famously stated, ‘They won’t shoot me in my own county.’
IRELAND’S TOP MOVIE STAR RECOMMENDS BOOKS
Home, for me, isn’t just an address; it’s a state of being. It’s the rich aroma of my morning coffee filling the quiet air. It’s the satisfying click of the lock as I shut out the noise of the day. It’s sinking into my favorite armchair with a well-loved book.
I BURIED FATHER’S HEART TONIGHT
Michael’s fervently Republican parents, Patrick Roe and Kathleen, a former Sister of Mercy at a Liverpool convent and nurse were both involved in the Republican movement. By the age of 40, Patrick had fought in four conflicts. Throughout much of the Republic, British Army posters offered a reward for Patrick Roe McLaughlin dead or alive.
SHOULD THE TOMMY GUN BE KNOWN AS THE PADDY GUN?
The first Tommy guns were owned by Irish nationalists and the lethal weapon was first used in battle in Ireland. The Thompson submachine gun or Tommy gun as it became known was the creation of Lt. Col. Marcellus Thompson.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Damien (Cillian Murphy) is set to leave his home in rural Ireland to pursue his medical studies in London. His brother Teddy (Padraic Delaney) is the leader of a band of Irish freedom fighters who are resisting the ruthless ‘Black and Tan’ squads that have been sent from England to squelch Ireland’s independence movement.
FORTY SHADES OF VERSE
Over the decades, tributes to his gifts as a poet pour in from every class, rich and poor. ‘You articulate my sentiments perfectly,’ is an expression he hears often.
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