... the 16 (Irish) and the 36th (Ulster), the latter consisting primarily of Ulster Volunteer Force members. Thousands of other Irishmen, from both north and south, joined up to serve with other regiments or arms of the services, while the Territorial soldiers ...

... armed, marched through the streets to the top of the village, unfurled a Tricolour, and read a proclamation which called “Irishmen and Irishwomen to arms Lo drive the invader from our shores” A stern warning that the Government could, and would, meet force ...

... Hill and Bonds Street - called after the Bond family who owned the property. William Bond was. in 1798. a member of the United Irishmen Albert Street - so called in honour of Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria. Argyle Street and Glasgow Terrace - situated ...

... Irvine Roy Laidlaw and company. In a comer vou' Dick Spring, engaged in -«+sauon with Dungannon zealot, Ken Maginnis. United Irishmen for the day. Yes, it's a great game. And a funny old game - a very funny old game. So there'll be a lot of laughs in Dublin ...

... Rule would amount to Rome Rule. According to Dr Holmes the objects of the United Irishmen had been achieved since 1798 and were shared by all in Ireland as citizens of the United Kingdom. ...

... indeed. But the depth of the present talent was put into sharp relief last Sunday at Prenton Park, Tranmere when two young Irishmen made their first appearances after long injury lay-offs. Shay Given we know about. A great talent from these very parts (i ...

... conflicts and its role in Irish history. Paradoxically, Professor Holmes relates, some Presbyterians were prominent in the United Irishmen’s struggle, yet most members have been ardent unionists since the early 19th Century. Quoting historian T Moody, he writes: ...

... Wars, the Penal Laws and their effect on Catholics, Presbyterian discontent and the involvement of this group in the United Irishmen and their Rising in 1798, the Act of Union, the Potato Famine, and the development of nationalism and unionism in the ...

... SEEING RED: Joe MéCarthy destroyed many innocent people’s lives with his but largely Polish, Italian and Dutch. Irishmen were rare in eastern Wisconsin where McCarthy grew up, but there was a strong bond which drew them together as fellow Catholics in ...

... 1798 plan under way DOWN District Council ‘l:'&muslu the his 1798 United Irishmen rebellion battlefield at Windmill Hill, Ballynahinch. The council and the eration Co-m plan to develop the 17- acre site as a commemorative park. Both nationalist and unionist ...

... would amount to Rome Rule. According to Dr Holmes the objects to the United Irishmen had been achieved in the years since 1798 and were shared by all in Ireland as citizens of the United Kingdom. 'The nub of the Irish Presbyterian opposition to Home Rule ...

... were children, our home was always a very happy place with lots of reminders of our Irishness’. Mabel said, “Like a lot of Irishmen, father enjoyed a drink and a song. He was always singing about Ireland. That's one of the reasons why we'll enjoy this visit ...