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Tullamore Tribune

War of Independence heroes remembered at Offaly plaque unveiling

MEN and women who served in the Cloneygowan and Geashill companies of the Offaly No. 1 Battalion of the IRA during the War of Independence were honoured at the unveiling of a plaque in their memory in Raheen Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last. The ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:45

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War of Independence heroes remembered at Offaly plaque unveiling

04 Oct 2022 at 12:07

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly man who died in the fight for Irish freedom remembered

‘Early April 1921. There was an ambush outside our house, in which a Black and Tan was shot dead. The Black and Tans forced their way into our house, searched every inch and left a huge mess. They also left my terrified mother, father and ...

29 Jan 2022 at 13:36

Tullamore Tribune

Sources researching the War of Independence at Offaly Archives

Archives in Offaly covering the War of Independence period are varied and interesting. This blog will give a short overview of archival material in Offaly Archives in collections of local government records and private papers, drawn from ...

24 Dec 2021 at 14:47

Midland Tribune

THE LONG READ: Amazing Offaly woman was a radical feminist and a proud republican

Catherine Mahon is represented in most of the strands of the Decade of Centenaries: the labour movement, the women’s movement, the nationalist movement and even the implications of World War One for women teachers and agriculture. She ...

27 Dec 2021 at 16:50

Tullamore Tribune

Talk to delve into War of Independence killing in Offaly

A TALK will be given by Offaly historian Dr Ciaran Reilly, Maynooth University, on the assassination of DMP Detective Daniel Hoey from Rhode, on the orders of Michael Collins, in the early part of the War of Independence. Dr Reilly's ...

16 Nov 2021 at 18:34

Tullamore Tribune

HISTORY: Widespread acceptance of Treaty in Offaly in 1922 following Dail debates

Early 1922 saw just two local organs of public opinion in Offaly – the Midland Tribune and the King’s County Chronicle. The Tribune was owned by the long-term nationalist Mrs Fanning, widow of the late Dr Fanning and herself active ...

12 Jan 2022 at 12:27

Tullamore Tribune

HISTORY: The release of the War of Independence prisoners: Offaly jail was deplorable

THE release of thousands of internees from jails in Ireland and Britain followed on the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in early December 1921. Most had been imprisoned under the Restoration of Order (Ireland) Act. Upwards of 4,...

03 Nov 2022 at 22:00

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100th anniversary of Offaly man's death in War of Independence marked

On March 21 1921 Commandant Liam Dignam, Capt. of A Company 1st Battalion Offaly No. 2 Brigade died in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, from a severe gunshot wound received on October 25 1920 at Main Street, Clara. Liam and a number ...

02 Apr 2021 at 13:17

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Remembering an Offaly man who died in the War of Independence

‘EARLY April 1921. There was an ambush outside our house, in which a Black and Tan was shot dead. The Black and Tans forced their way into our house, searched every inch and left a huge mess. They also left my terrified mother,...

12 Apr 2021 at 14:09

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Offaly based Turkish journalist examines a workers soviet set up during the War of Independence

THERE are special periods in the history of every nation that are hidden but there are intellectuals who will remind society of these periods that shine light on humanity. Liam Cahill is one of them. The endless curiosity and ...

07 Apr 2021 at 11:29

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