''We honour St. Patrick’s Day because in it we see the spiritual conception of the separate identity of the Irish race. On this Festival then our prayer is: Honour to St. Patrick the Irish Apostle, and Freedom to his people.''
📖 Ancient RestorationIn 1966 Croke Park was transformed into a volkisch torch lit rallying ground to celebrate 50 years since the Easter Rising where episodes from Irish history from the Táin to Easter 1916 were acted out footage here: https://bit.ly/2Rp8cZZ
Daniel Hogan, Chief of Staff of the Free State Army between 1927-29. An active IRA man from Tipperary, his brother was Michael Hogan, the football captain shot in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday. Hogan raised the Irish flag over Dublin Castle during the handover.
A Fianna Éireann Cert for service during the War of Independence 1919-21. Lar Farrell, went anti-treaty in the Civil War. Great men and women of their generation was common.
📖 Ancient RestorationCounty Carlow gets its name from Old Irish cethrae ('cattle, herd, flock'), which is related to the word ceathar ('four') and therefore means 'plane of four-legged animals'. [Black Castle, Leighlinbridge]
County Laois is named after the ancient territory of Uí Laoighis, meaning 'people of Lugaid Laígne'. Lugaid was granted lands after driving out enemies from Munster. From 1556 it was known as Queen's County, after Queen Mary.
📖 Ancient RestorationCounty Offaly is named after the Gaelic kingdom of Uí Failghe, which existed from 500 AD up until the Tudor plantations. Failghe, its first king, was a contemporary of St Patrick, ‘whom the saint blessed and from whom the rulers of Offaly descend.’
County Carlow gets its name from Old Irish cethrae ('cattle, herd, flock'), which is related to the word ceathar ('four') and therefore means 'plane of four-legged animals'.
📖 Ancient RestorationCounty Longford gets its name from 'An Longphort', which means 'Viking stronghold'. However the Vikings never settled the county - Rather the name refers to Norse-style forts built up by the Irish on the River Shannon.
County Offaly is named after the Gaelic kingdom of Uí Failghe, which existed from 500 AD up until the Tudor plantations. Failghe, its first king, was a contemporary of St Patrick, ‘whom the saint blessed and from whom the rulers of Offaly descend.’
County Longford gets its name from 'An Longphort', which means 'Viking stronghold'. However the Vikings never settled the county - Rather the name refers to Norse-style forts built up by the Irish on the River Shannon.
📖 Ancient RestorationThe Hill of Uisneach, the ancient centre of Ireland and meeting point of the four provinces. The goddess Ériu, after whom Ireland is named, lies buried underneath the Cat Stone - an early kingship monolith. Co Westmeath
The Hill of Uisneach, the ancient centre of Ireland and meeting point of the four provinces. The goddess Ériu, after whom Ireland is named, lies buried underneath the Cat Stone - an early kingship monolith. Co Westmeath
#OnThisDay 1921 Six IRA Volunteers were executed in Victoria (Collins) Barracks, Cork. Five of whom had been captured at the Dripsey ambush. Cannon O'Sullivan said "they rose with absolute calmness, took leave of their companions & solemnly blessed each other’
February 22nd 1797 In support of the United Irishmen, Irish-American William Tate landed 1400 French troops in Fishguard, Wales in what would be known as the "Last invasion of Britain". The invasion did not go as planned & resulted in an unconditional surrender.
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