Oliver Cromwell vs Ireland: An Endless Cycle Of Violence | English Civil Wars
A Time of great bitterness and Hatred in England A nation divided. It was a time of great bitterness and[…]
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Category: Irish History
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Ireland’s Fight Against English Rule – Nine Years War – PT.1
Guide to the Nine Years War This is Handy History’s guide to the Nine Years War. Part one of an[…]
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Malahide Castle • Beautiful 12th Century Castle in Ireland
A Magnificent 12th-Century Irish Castle Malahide Castle is a magnificent 12th-century castle located in the picturesque town of Malahide in[…]
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Dublin to Wexford by Steam Train, Ireland 1976
Steam Train journey from Dublin to Wexford An excursion back in time with a train trip organised by the Railway[…]
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Outbreak of the Irish War of Independence – Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas (Documentary)
Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]
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Why the IRA Lost The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 (Documentary)
The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the withdrawal of Great Britain from almost all of Ireland was[…]
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All Ireland Sulky Race, 1973
All Ireland Sulky Race, 1973 Here is an old report featuring the All Ireland Sulky Race, 1973 And they are[…]
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Eamon de Valera Interview on Irish Independence (1955)
First President of the Republic of Ireland Eamon de Valera—first president of the Republic of Ireland—converses with Grinnell College professor[…]
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Tom Barry on The Kilmichael Ambush, 1966
The Story of Tom Barry and the Ambush at Kilmichael The Kilmichael Ambush was an ambush near the village of[…]
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Scots Irish and the Ethnic Cleansing of James VI
Process of ethnic cleansing by James VI Scots Irish, Ulster Scots, British, Irish, Ulster plantations. Scottish history tour guide, Bruce[…]
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