Category Archives: Ireland

The Easter Rising, War of Independence & Civil War

The Easter Rising – One Hundred Years On

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Magicfingers

One hundred years ago, on Easter Monday 1916, Patrick Pearse and his Irish Volunteers, alongside James Connolly and the Irish Citizen Army, occupied a number of important buildings in the city of Dublin, beginning what became known as the Easter … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Trade

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Magicfingers

Relics, I hope, of the troubles.  King’s Own Scottish Borderers museum.

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German Military Cemetery, Glencree

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Magicfingers

Glencree German Military Cemetery is situated in the Wicklow Mountains National Park south of Dublin.  There are 127 Second World War burials here, many of whom were either Luftwaffe personnel whose aircraft got lost in bad weather, or sustained damage … Continue reading →

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Dublin – Seán Heuston Memorial

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Magicfingers

Memorial in Phoenix Park to Seán (or J. J.) Heuston, one of sixteen leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising who were subsequently executed by the British.

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Dublin – British Army Recruiting Office

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Magicfingers

What was once the home of the Dublin Fire Brigade… 

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Irish National War Memorial Gardens

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Magicfingers

Just south of Phoenix Park, across the River Liffey, are the gates to the Irish National War Memorial… 

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Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Part Six

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Magicfingers

In front of the Grangegorman Memorial stand 83 headstones, memorials to British First World War dead who are actually buried in Cork Military Cemetery, but whose graves there could not, for various reasons, be properly maintained.  Perhaps one day men … Continue reading →

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