Tag Archives: Easter Rising

Liberty Hall

Posted on January 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The tall building is Liberty Hall, Dublin. It was built in the early 1960s. And has dominated the skyline for as long as I can remember. It is the Headquarters of SIPTU and other Irish trade unions. The preservation of … Continue reading →

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Proclamation 1916

Posted on April 20, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It is fashionable for LetsGetAlongerists to equate unionism and nationalism as equally sectarian. It is fashionable for “liberal unionists” to think that nationalism is as sectarian as their more hardcore unionism. Nothing can be further from the Truth. While acknowledging … Continue reading →

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Birth of The Republic (Paget)

Posted on April 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Easter 1916. Not of course “accurate” and requiring a certain amount of artistic licence. Three years ago, I was told something really interesting about this iconic image…and an unlikely connexion to Sherlock Holmes

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From Jacobite To Jacobin

Posted on July 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course interested in Jacobite History. I am interested in Church History. I am interested in Military History. It all comes nicely together in the period 1688-1793 and the Wild Geese Period. Certainly adventure tales like “Kidnapped” (Robert … Continue reading →

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The Easter Rising …And Stamp Collecting

Posted on July 1, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

History is not just about Events. It is also about how those “events” are seen years after they happened. And while the “events” themselves dont change, the perception changes. Take the Easter Rising of 1916, one of the key “events” … Continue reading →

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