Tag: War of Independence
War of Independence medal posthumously awarded to Laois man 101 years...
A War of Independence medal has been posthumously awarded to a Laois man 101 years after his death.
Lieutenant (LT) John Byrne of The Irish...
Centenary of Barrowhouse Ambush to be remembered this weekend
History is all around us and that will be very much remembered this Saturday in the small rural community of Barrowhouse as they commemorate...
Barrowhouse Ambush: ‘We’re looking back on history and we’re saying let’s...
Last Sunday in Barrowhouse - a quiet, rural, area between Athy and Ballylinan - there was a poignant moment as the church bells rang...
Weekend Read: Remembering the Barrowhouse Ambush of 1921
As we make our way to the end of the Decade of Centenaries, we are reminded of events in our history that are widely...
Sean Fleming, Lemass and early General Election memories
What's talked about at a family kitchen table can have such long-lasting, lifetime influences.
In the Fleming's home place in The Swan, political talk was...