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#OTD in Irish History | 17 April:
In the Liturgical calendar, today is the Feast Day of Saint Donnán of Eigg, a Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who died on this date in 617. He attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages. Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg, an island in the Inner Hebrides where he was martyred. The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled by Michael O’Clery…
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@wheel-of-fish tagged me to share my TBR pile so this is just a preliminary look at it. Most of these books I have, a couple of them I’m borrowing in the very near future, and one or two I will track down if it takes me all year to do so.
Forgotten Lord Mayor: Donal Óg O’Callaghan 1920-1924 -- Aodh Quinlivan (I’m most of the way through this one and enjoying it immensely)
The Revolutionist: A Play in Five Acts -- Terence MacSwiney
Despite Fools’ Laughter: Poems by Terence MacSwiney -- ed. B.G. MacCarthy
Tomas MacCurtain: Soldier and Patriot -- Florence O’Donoghue
Muriel MacSwiney: Letters to Angela Clifford -- Muriel MacSwiney & Angela Clifford
Wounds: A Memoir of War & Love -- Fergal Keane
A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Irishmen in World War I -- Neil Richardson
The Winter Soldier -- Daniel Mason
Grace -- Paul Lynch
Death and Nightingales -- Eugene McCabe
Time Present and Time Past -- Deirdre Madden
How Death Becomes Life -- Joshua Mezrich
The Secret History -- Donna Tartt
The Battle of the Four Courts -- Michael Fewer
The Táin -- trans. Thomas Kinsella
A Ghost in the Throat -- Doireann ní Ghríofa
Love Between Men in English Literature -- Paul Hammond
Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History -- Brian Lacey
the long way to a small angry planet -- Becky Chambers
Veiled Warriors: Allied Nurses of the First World War -- Christine E. Hallett
The Binding -- Bridget Collins
Selected Poems 1968-2014 -- Paul Muldoon
Graveyard Clay -- Máirtín Ó Cadhain (trans. Liam Mc Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson)
Traolach Mac Suibhne -- Diarmaid Ó Briain (this one’s completely in Irish so it’s going to be a Translation Adventure)
Remember...it’s for Ireland: A Portrait of Tomás MacCurtain -- Fionnuala MacCurtain
On Another Man’s Wound -- Ernie O’Malley
The Singing Flame -- Ernie O’Malley
Raids and Rallies -- Ernie O’Malley
Old Ireland in Colour -- John Breslin & Sarah-Ann Buckley
Guerilla Days in Ireland -- Tom Barry
Honestly I don’t know who to tag so tagging @madamefaust @notaghost3 and anyone else who wants to do it
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It Seems Like Nothing Changes
Paul Cussen
July 1918
The Irish Volunteer was first published on the 7th February 1914 and aimed to provide guidance and to develop the Volunteer movement. It ceased publication on the eve of the 1916 Rising. Following two years without an official publication, the concept of resurrecting a secret publication by the Executive was considered in July 1918.
In July 1918, Volunteers ambush two RIC men who had been stationed to stop a feis being held on the road between Ballingeary and Ballyvourney in the first armed attack on the RIC since the Easter Rising – one is shot in the neck, the other beaten, and police carbines and ammunition are seized. The attack brings a British military presence during the summer and an increase in police raids. However, there is no coordinated armed campaign against British forces or RIC.
Raid on Captain Morgan's, Bunalun, Skibbereen:
During 1918, I had organised and kept a Company of Volunteers on frequent drilling parades at Dreeny Bridge, Skibbereen. Captain Morgan of Bunalun had become very aggressive to his workmen, telling them "many Irishmen would get a chance of going to heaven out of the trenches". We decided on getting his wind up by raiding his home for sporting guns, at about 10.50 a.m. one morning we disguised ourselves, and held up workmen in Morgan's yard at about 1.30 p.m. at point of revolver. We got four sporting guns and a box of cartridge caps in this raid.
- Thomas Hourihane
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1366.pdf#page=8
The counter-offensive from July 1918 results in successive defeats inflicted by French, British, and American forces as the Allies begin to integrate tanks and airplanes into operations, eventually forcing the German Supreme Command to decide to request a ceasefire.
By the end of June there are reports that the flu has reached Ballinasloe, Tipperary, Dublin, Derry and Cork, yet by mid-July the first wave of the pandemic abates.
Showing the Highest Mortality from Principal Epidemic Diseases during LIKJ period 1864-1918, as compared with that from Influenza in 1918.
Cause of Death Year Number of Deaths
Whooping-cough 1868 2,380
Small-pox 1872 3,248
Diphtheria 1874 565
Scarlet Fever 1874 4,034
Measles 1878 2,212
Typhus 1880 934
Enteric Fever ... 1898 1,284
Influenza 1918 10,651
In Cork, 469 people die of influenza in 1918 (281 men and 188 women), a rate of 149 per 100,000 of population
- Sir William J. Thompson, M.D., Registrar-General (1919)
Poem in Irish in the hand of Tomás MacCurtain entitled 'Eachtra Carraig Clíodhna', July 1918 (Cork City Archives)
Daniel Buckley, of Boherbue, Co. Cork, who survived the sinking of the Titanic joined the famous Irish ‘Fighting 69th’ (the 69th Infantry Regiment) in New York and is killed in action in the advance that broke through the German lines. Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur said ‘By God, it takes the Irish when you want a hard thing done!’
July 3 – Lord Lieutenant bans Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, the Gaelic League and Cumann na mBan for being “a grave menace to and are designed to terrorise the peaceful and law-abiding subjects of His Majesty in Ireland”.
The Siberian Intervention is launched by the Allies to extract the Czechoslovak Legion from the Russian Civil War
July 4 – At Washington's grave at Mount Vernon, the tenor John McCormack stood beside President Wilson and sang, The Battle Hymn of the Republic and The Star Spangled Banner, as representatives of 33 nations laid wreaths
Mehmed VI succeeds as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire on the death of his half-brother Mehmed V (Reşâd, who reigned since 1909), himself reigning until the Sultanate is abolished in 1922
July 7 – Jamie Moynihan is officer commanding the group of Volunteers who carry out the armed attack on crown forces at the Mouth of the Glen, near Ballingeary
July 9 – Train wreck in Nashville, Tennessee, when an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101
July 10 – Russia adopts a new constitution declaring it a Soviet republic
July 12 – The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up off Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621
Pablo Picasso marries Olga Khoklova in Paris
July 13 – The National Czechoslovak Committee is established
July 14 – Release in the United States of the film The Glorious Adventure featuring Mammy Lou who becomes one of the oldest people ever to star in a film, at a claimed age of 114
Ingmar Bergman is born (d. 2007)
July 15 – Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack
July 17 – RMS Carpathia (famed for rescuing survivors of the RMS Titanic) is torpedoed and sunk en route to Boston, approximately 120 miles west of Fastnet, by Imperial German Navy submarine U-55, 218 of the 223 on board are rescued
USS Terry and the British sloopHMS Zinnia escorted the submarine tender USS Bushnell from Berehaven to Queenstown
By order of the Bolshevik Party and carried out by the Cheka, former emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei, and retainers are shot at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Russia
July 18 – Nelson Mandela is born in the village of Mvezo in Umtata
July 21 – U-156, captained by Richard Feldt, surfaces and fires on the town of Orleans, Massachusetts, the first time the U.S. mainland had been attacked since the War of 1812
July 26 – Major Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock, the fifth highest scoring pilot of the war and a supporter of Irish nationalism is shot down by enemy ground fire at Calonne-sur-la-Lys. He was 31 years of age. His 61-73 “kills” makes him the Allies first or second highest scoring ace of the war
July 27 – Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, an advocate for workers rights in Canada, is shot in the neck and killed by disgraced ex-policeman Dan Campbell
July 30 – Journalist and poet Joyce Kilmer is killed in action near Muercy Farm, beside the Ourcq River (b. 1886)
July 31 – Captain George Edward Henry McElroy, a leading Irish-born fighter pilot with the RFC and the RAF is shot down by ground fire over Laventie, aged 25. His 47 “kills” places him 6th in the list of Allied aces and 15th in the overall list of WWI fighter aces.
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Episode 22 - Irish War of Independence In the hopes of stopping Sinn Féin’s dramatic growth the British government introduced proportional representation for all local elections held in Ireland in 1920. But just as it did in the 1918 general election, Sinn Féin stormed the polls
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#OTD in 1920 - The inquest into the death of Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork killed by policemen in disguise on 20 March, returns a verdict of willful murder against the RIC, and indicts Lloyd George and the British government.
A Cork jury returns a verdict of willful murder against British Prime Minister Lloyd George following the killing in March of Lord Mayor Tomas MacCurtain. The verdict read:
“We find that Alderman Tomas MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, died from shock and haemorrhage, caused by bullet wounds, and that he was wilfully wounded under circumstances of the most callous brutality; and that the murder was…
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#17 April 1920#British Government#History#History of Ireland#Inquest#Ireland#Irish History#Lloyd George#Lord Mayor of Cork#Today in Irish History#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1879 – Birth of Irish patriot and Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, in Co Cork.
Terence Joseph MacSwiney was a playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920 after the murder of his friend Tomás Mac Curtain, the Lord Mayor of Cork on 20 March 1920.
Like Tomás Mac Curtain, he had been a member of the Irish Volunteers and an enthusiast for the Irish language. He had also been imprisoned following…
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#OTD in 1920 – RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA volunteers while leaving Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
On 20 March 1920, Oswald Swanzy was in charge of a group of masked RIC policemen who entered the home of Tomás Mac Curtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, and killed him. Mac Curtain was also the leader of Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA.
On 17 April 1920, a coroner’s inquest was held into the death of Mac Curtain. The jury returned a verdict of murder against RIC DI Oswald Swanzy, British Prime Minister,…
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#Antrim#Christ Church Cathedral#Cork#England#Ireland#Lisburn#Market Square#Michael Collins#RIC Detective Swanzy#RIC District Inspector Oswald Ross Swanzy#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1920 – RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA volunteers while leaving Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
#OTD in 1920 – RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA volunteers while leaving Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
On 20 March 1920, Oswald Swanzy was in charge of a group of masked RIC policemen who entered the home of Tomás Mac Curtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, and killed him. Mac Curtain was also the leader of Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA.
On 17 April 1920, a coroner’s inquest was held into the death of Mac Curtain. The jury returned a verdict of murder against RIC DI Oswald Swanzy, British Prime Minister,…
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#Antrim#Christ Church Cathedral#Cork#England#Ireland#Lisburn#Market Square#Michael Collins#RIC Detective Swanzy#RIC District Inspector Oswald Ross Swanzy#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1920 – Tomás Mac Curtain is elected Sinn Féin Mayor of Cork city.
After Sinn Féin’s sweeping victory in the November 1918 general election and the setting up of the First Dáil in 1919 it was clear that the British government and the Republicans were on a collision course. The War of Independence began with the Soloheadbeg ambush on the same day that the First Dáil met.
Tomás MacCurtain took an active role in the War of Independence. Originally from…
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#1916 Easter Rising#Ballyknockane#Co. Cork#Dáil Eireann#Gaelic League#IRB#Irish War of Independence#Lloyd George#Lord Mayor of Cork#Republican#RIC#Sinn Fein#Soloheadbeg Ambush#Tomás Mac Curtain
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#OTD in 1884/1920 – Tomás MacCurtain (born in Cork City), revolutionary and Lord Mayor of Cork is both born and assassinated on this date.
On his 36th birthday, Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork Tomás Mac Curtain was shot dead in front of his wife and son by a group of men with blackened faces, who were found to be members of the RIC by the official inquest into the event. Mac Curtain’s house in the city’s Blackpool area, was ransacked.
The killing caused widespread public outrage. The coroner’s inquest passed a verdict of wilful murder…
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#1916 Easter Rising#Co. Cork#England#Irish War of Independence#Michael Collins#RIC#Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork#St. Finbarr&039;s Cemetery#Tomás Mac Curtain
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#OTD in 1920 – Tomás Mac Curtain is elected Sinn Féin Mayor of Cork city.
After Sinn Féin’s sweeping victory in the November 1918 general election and the setting up of the First Dáil in 1919 it was clear that the British government and the Republicans were on a collision course. The War of Independence began with the Soloheadbeg ambush on the same day that the First Dáil met.
Tomás MacCurtain took an active role in the War of Independence. Originally from…
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#1916 Easter Rising#Ballyknockane#Co. Cork#Dáil Eireann#Gaelic League#IRB#Irish War of Independence#Lloyd George#Lord Mayor of Cork#Republican#RIC#Sinn Fein#Soloheadbeg Ambush#Tomás Mac Curtain
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#OTD in Irish History | 17 April:
#OTD in Irish History | 17 April:
In the Liturgical calendar, today is the Feast Day of Saint Donnán of Eigg, a Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who died on this date in 617. He attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages. Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg, an island in the Inner Hebrides where he was martyred. The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled by Michael O’Clery…
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#irelandinspires#irishhistory#OTD#17 April#Bernadette Devlin#Charles Stewart Parnell#Co. Wicklow#Fiachra Mangan Photography#Glenmalure#History#History of Ireland#Ireland#Irish History#Lord Mayor of Cork#Paul McGrath#The Black Pearl#Today in Irish History#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1920 - The inquest into the death of Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork killed by policemen in disguise on 20 March, returns a verdict of willful murder against the RIC, and indicts Lloyd George and the British government.
#OTD in 1920 – The inquest into the death of Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork killed by policemen in disguise on 20 March, returns a verdict of willful murder against the RIC, and indicts Lloyd George and the British government.
A Cork jury returns a verdict of willful murder against British Prime Minister Lloyd George following the killing in March of Lord Mayor Tomas MacCurtain. The verdict read:
“We find that Alderman Tomas MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, died from shock and haemorrhage, caused by bullet wounds, and that he was wilfully wounded under circumstances of the most callous brutality; and that the murder was…
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#17 April 1920#British Government#History#History of Ireland#Inquest#Ireland#Irish History#Lloyd George#Lord Mayor of Cork#Today in Irish History#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1879 – Birth of Irish patriot and Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, in Co Cork.
#OTD in 1879 – Birth of Irish patriot and Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, in Co Cork.
Terence Joseph MacSwiney was a playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920 after the murder of his friend Tomás Mac Curtain, the Lord Mayor of Cork on 20 March 1920.
Like Tomás Mac Curtain, he had been a member of the Irish Volunteers and an enthusiast for the Irish language. He had also been imprisoned following…
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#1916 Easter Rising#Brixton Prison#Cork#Crawford Municipal Art Gallery#Hunger Strike#Irish Volunteers#Portrait of Terence MacSwiney#Saint Finbarr&039;s Cemetery#Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork#Terence MacSwiney#The Principles of Freedom#The Revolutionist#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1920 – RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA volunteers while leaving Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
#OTD in 1920 – RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA volunteers while leaving Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
On 20 March 1920, Oswald Swanzy was in charge of a group of masked RIC policemen who entered the home of Tomás Mac Curtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, and killed him. Mac Curtain was also the leader of Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA.
On 17 April 1920, a coroner’s inquest was held into the death of Mac Curtain. The jury returned a verdict of murder against RIC DI Oswald Swanzy, British Prime Minister,…
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#Antrim#Christ Church Cathedral#Cork#England#Ireland#Lisburn#Market Square#Michael Collins#RIC Detective Swanzy#RIC District Inspector Oswald Ross Swanzy#Tomás MacCurtain
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#OTD in 1920 - The inquest into the death of Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork killed by policemen in disguise on 20 March, returns a verdict of willful murder against the RIC, and indicts Lloyd George and the British government.
#OTD in 1920 – The inquest into the death of Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork killed by policemen in disguise on 20 March, returns a verdict of willful murder against the RIC, and indicts Lloyd George and the British government.
A Cork jury returns a verdict of willful murder against British Prime Minister Lloyd George following the killing in March of Lord Mayor Tomas MacCurtain. The verdict read:
“We find that Alderman Tomas MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, died from shock and haemorrhage, caused by bullet wounds, and that he was wilfully wounded under circumstances of the most callous brutality; and that the murder was…
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#17 April 1920#British Government#History#History of Ireland#Inquest#Ireland#Irish History#Lloyd George#Lord Mayor of Cork#Today in Irish History#Tomás MacCurtain
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