... with an assault from the northern end of the village, led by the Manran of the Downs. At approximately 3am the Newcastle United Irishmen attacked the southern end of the village. Their attempt to burn the military barracks was thwarted even though the rebels ...

... with an assault from the northern end of the village, led by the Manran of the Downs. At approximately 3am the Newcastle United Irishmen attacked the southern end of the village. Their attempt to burn the military barracks was thwarted even though the rebels ...

... and various units throughout the country had no problems in filling their required numbers to bring them up to strength. However there were stiN some adherents of the Young Irelanders around who hoped to spread disaffection within this units but the activities ...

... 1700's. It was a centre of much activity during the Rebellion of 1798 when a local leader General Joseph Holt of the United Irishmen, conducted a successful campaign against the British. He later emigrated to Australia where he died. A memorial in his ...

... that the first 2 Irish soldiers shot were men serving with the Ist Irish Guards. The men deserted in November 1914 while their unit was serving in the Ypres salient in miserable weather and after the formality of trial were sentenced to death with this being ...

... tasks when the army found that it lacked the personnel for its support services.. One of the forces outlined in the chapter ' Irishmen in the support services in the Crimea' was the Mounted Staff Corps which discharged the military police function and included ...

... year marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Emmet's 1803 Rising and the links between Emmet and Michael a.. Dwyer, the ex-United Irishmen and his valiant housekeeper Anne Devlin, are featured in Ruan O'Donnell's 'Aftermath : Post Rebellion Insurgency in Wicklow ...

... by winning the Under-20 pre-World Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He is by far the most successful manager Ireland has ever had at any level, and the whole country will surely unite in the hope that he can follow up his under-age success with ...

... by winning the Under-20 pre-World Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He is by far the most successful manager Ireland has ever had at any level, and the whole country will surely unite in the hope that he can follow up his under-age success with ...

... birth in the Glen of !meal in 1772, through his decision to join the Society of United Irishmen and their rebellion, and his famous campaign in the mountains after the United armies were defeated in Wexford. Chris Lawlor has previously written a number ...

... birth in the Glen of !meal in 1772, through his decision to join the Society of United Irishmen and their rebellion, and his famous campaign in the mountains after the United armies were defeated in Wexford. Chris Lawlor has previously written a number ...

... contradic amongst the legions of stems from one simple fact. that I-to-stomach football fans (band- wagon-hopping Manchester United ones, Leeds supporters with persecution complexes, Liverpool fans who still brag about past glories, and all the rest), there ...