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#OnThisDay 1883 Elizabeth O'Farrell was born in Dublin.She was a republican, member of Cumann na mBan, midwife & was one of the last to leave the GPO. O'Farrell was responsible for carrying the surrender order to the Volunteer locations around the city in 1916. #Ireland #History
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Ambassador Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid wishes to extend her deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Irish Olympic runner Ciara Mageean, who sadly lost her battle with cancer over the weekend.
Ciara was a beloved sporting hero, an exceptional athlete, and an inspiration to many. She also used her platform on many occasions to speak out in support of Palestine, showing her courage and compassion.
We join those across Ireland in mourning her loss and remembering her life and legacy.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
31st October 1973, three IRA Volunteers, Seamus Twomey, Kevin Mallon & J B O'Hagan spectacularly escaped from Mountjoy prison in Dublin using a helicopter.
27th October 1980, seven Irish Republican prisoners, six from the IRA and one from the INLA launched a hunger strike as a protest against the revocation by the British Government of Special Category Status. The protest was led by Brendan Hughes.
Terence McSwiney died on hunger strike on October 25th 1920. "It is not those who can inflict the most, but those who can suffer the most who will prevail."
October 22, 1920, the Cork No. 3 Brigade of the IRA, led by Tom Barry, carried out a successful ambush against members of the Essex Regiment at Toureen, County Cork. The engagement resulted in the deaths of five British soldiers, with four wounded and six captured.
The Irish National Land League was founded at the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar Co. Mayo, on 21st October 1879. At that meeting Charles Stewart Parnell was elected president of the league.
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#OnThisDay 1945 Eoin MacNeill passed away. MacNeill was a scholar, politician, professor of early history in UCD & founder of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. MacNeill was almost fooled by the Castle Document in the lead up to the Easter Rising.
#Ireland #History
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#OnThisDay 1763 Lord Edward Fitzgerald was born in Carton House, Maynooth. The son of the Duke of Leinster, Edward fought in the American Revolutionary Wars, his life saved by escaped slave Tony Small. Fitzgerald later became the leader of the United Irishmen.
#Ireland #History
Seán Treacy 14th February 1895 – 14th October 1920
"Deport all in favour of the enemy out of the country. Deal sternly with those who try to resist. Maintain the strictest discipline, there must be no running to kiss mothers..."
Thomas Davis 14th October 1814 – 16th September 1845
"As well might you leave the fairies to plough your land or the idle winds to sow it, as sit down and wait for freedom."
National 1916 Commemoration Committee retweeted
Honoured to give the oration at the National Graves Association centenary commemoration at the Republican Plot at St Corban's Cemetery in Naas, Co Kildare. Great turnout and maith sibh to the Prosperous Heritage Group for an excellent display.
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On October 11, 1921, formal negotiations commenced in London between representatives of the British government and the Irish Republic. The Irish delegation was led by Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins.
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#OTD in 1971 – Death of Margaret Skinnider, Irish revolutionary and Easter Rising veteran.
Born in Scotland to Irish parents, she smuggled detonators into Ireland and fought alongside the Irish Citizen Army in 1916, suffering three gunshot wounds. Later, she campaigned for 🧵
On October 10, 1922, the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland issued a joint pastoral letter condemning Republican resistance to the newly established Irish Free State. The statement declared, 'A republic without popular recognition behind it is a contradiction in terms,'!
