Michael Collins
October 22, 2010 by Mike McCormack
Filed under Historical Happenings
One of the most controversial figures in Irish history is Michael Collins. To those who loved him, he was The Big Fellow, Ireland’s greatest hero. Yet some believe that in settling for the Irish Free State, he betrayed the Republican cause. You be the judge. Born at Sam’s Cross, Co Cork, on Oct 16, 1890 [...]
The Easter Rising
April 24, 2008 by Mike McCormack
Filed under Historical Happenings
The Easter Rising took place on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. It was yet the latest in more than a dozen attempts by the Irish to break the chains of bondage imposed on them by the Crown since the Normans first invaded in 1171. At least a dozen times in the previous seven centuries the [...]
