#Ernie O’Malley

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#OTD in Irish History | 14 February:

St Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day, is a holiday observed on 14 February. Many churches claim to be Valentine’s final resting place, including the Carmelite Church on Whitefriar Street in Dublin. According to the story told there, the St’s remains were given to Fr John Sprat by Pope Gregory XVI and a shrine still exists there today. 1628 – Valentine Greatrakes, or…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #14 February #Ernie O’Malley #History #History of Ireland #IRA #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Kilkenny #Kilkenny Castle #Mary Lee #Sean Treacy #Sinn Fein #St. Valentine #Stardust Ballroom #Today in Irish History #USS Juneau #Valentine&039;s Day

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MY THREE SONS at 60!

September 29, 1960

“My Three Sons” was a situation comedy produced at Desilu Studios. It premiered on ABC TV on September 29, 1960 and finished its first run on April 13, 1972, with 380 episodes making it the second-longest running live-action sitcom in TV history after “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett” (1952-66). 

Seasons 1 through 5 were aired in black and white on CBS.  In 1965 it moved to CBS when ABC declined to underwrite the costs of airing in color.  The series was initially filmed at Desilu Studios in Hollywood, but at the start of the 1967–68 season, the cast and crew began filming the series at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California due to Lucille Ball’s sale of Desilu to Gulf + Western, which owned Paramount Pictures. The sale also affected the filming location of another family sitcom, “Family Affair.”

Incredibly, “My Three Sons” ran concurrently through both “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.” Both Steve Douglas and Lucy Carmichael (and later Carter), where single parents raising children. 

September 16, 1965 was a big night for CBS airing the very first episode of “My Three Sons” after moving from ABC titled “The First Marriage”. It was also the first episode of the series broadcast in color, something “The Lucy Show” did three days earlier with “Lucy at Marineland” (TLS S4;E1). The premise of the series is a widowed father (Steven Douglas) raising his three boys with help of his extended family.  Initially, the three sons were Chip, Robbie, and Mike, but in 1967 Mike was written out and replaced by Ernie, whom Steve adopted.  The extended family at first consisted of Bub, Steve’s father-in-law and the boys’ maternal grandfather, but in 1964, that character was replaced by Uncle Charley, Steve’s uncle and Bub’s brother. 

The leading role was played by film star Fred MacMurray, who the series was built around - including his hectic schedule. To suit MacMurray, scenes would be shot out of sequence and even alone on a soundstage and later edited to create a complete episode.  This was not MacMurray’s first time at Desilu. In 1958 he played himself on the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in “Lucy Hunts Uranium” set in the Nevada desert outside Las Vegas. He was joined by his second wife, actress June Haver. MacMurray (1908-91) appeared in over 100 films in his career but is perhaps best remembered for the film Double Indemnity (1944), which Lucy references in this episode. MacMurray’s name was first mentioned by Ethel in 1953 in “The Black Eye” (ILL S2;E20) when flowers arrive for Lucy mistakenly signed “Eternally yours, Fred.”

Although Lucille Ball was their landlord (and ultimate boss) she never acted on the show, but many of the actors who appeared on Lucille Ball’s sitcoms did appear on “My Three Sons”.

From 1960 to 1965, MacMurray was joined by William Frawley as Bub O’Casey, the family’s live-in maternal grandfather. Of course, Frawley came to fame on “I Love Lucy” as the crusty landlord Fred Mertz. Frawley had worked with MacMurray in the 1935 film, Car 99. When Frawley had to leave  the show due to ill-health (and it was too costly to insure him) he was replaced by another Desilu alumni, William Demarest, as Uncle Charley. Like his previous co-star, Vivian Vance, Frawley was not especially fond of Demarest personally or as an actor. Demarest had, however, done three films with Lucille Ball. Frawley kept watching “My Three Sons” on his TV set bitterly. He never really got over being replaced by Demarest. On March 3, 1966, Frawley died of a heart attack.

For Christmas 1959, Frawley and Demarest both appeared with Lucy and Desi in “The Desilu Revue” (above with “December Bride’s” Spring Byington). At the time, Demarest was working on the Desilu lot appearing in NBC’s “Love and Marriage.”

On “My Three Sons” two of  Steve Douglas’ boys had been seen on “The Lucy Show”: Don Grady (Robbie Douglas) had played Chris Carmichael’s friend Bill and Barry Livingston (Ernie Douglas) had played Mr. Mooney’s son Arnold. Ted Eccles, who assumed the role of Arnold Mooney when Barry Livingston was busy on “My Three Sons,” also did an episode. 

The children of “The Lucy Show,” Ralph Hart (who played Viv Bagley’s son Sherman), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), and Candy Moore (Lucy Carmichael’s daughter Chris) were also on episodes of "My Three Sons.”

Other “Lucy” performers who were on “My Three Sons” include: 

Mary Wickes ~ Jeri Schronk (1964)

Doris Singleton ~ Helen & Margaret, 8 episodes (1964-70)

Shirley Mitchell ~ Sally, 2 episodes (1968) 

Barbara Pepper ~ Mrs. Brand (1966)

Verna Felton ~ Mub (1962)

Kathleen Freeman ~ Lady Checker (1967)

Jerry Hausner ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1964 & 1966) 

Reta Shaw ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1965) 

Elvia Allman ~ Maude Prosser (1967) 

Eleanor Audley ~ Mrs. Vincent, 9 episodes (1969-70)

Burt Mustin ~ Various Characters, 5 episodes (1962-70)

Olan Soule ~ Various Characters, 5 episodes (1963-70)

Alberto Morin ~ Professor Madoro (1967)

Herb Vigran ~ Caretaker (1967)

Maurice Marsac ~ Various Characters, 3 episodes (1964-72)

Tim Mathewson ~ Various Characters, 3 episodes (1962-63)

Bill Quinn ~ Doctors, 4 episodes (1964-66)

Barbara Perry ~ Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Hoover, 3 episodes (1964-72)

Nancy Kulp ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962)

George N. Neise ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1960 & 1967)

Maxine Semon ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1964 & 1967) 

Roy Roberts ~Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1967) 

Lou Krugman ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1966 & 1967)

Richard Reeves ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1965)

Dorothy Konrad ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1961 & 1962)

Ed Begley ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1968)

Gail Bonney ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1970)

Rolfe Sedan ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1968 & 1971) 

Tyler McVey ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1967)

J. Pat O’Malley ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1963 & 1964)

Paul Picerni ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1967)

Sandra Gould ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1963 & 1964)

Richard Deacon ~ Elderly Man (1960) 

Mabel Albertson ~ Mrs. Proctor (1964) 

Joan Blondell ~ Harriet Blanchard (1965) 

Leon Belasco ~ Professor Lombardi (1966) 

Dayton Lummis ~ Dr. Blackwood (1963) 

Lurene Tuttle ~ Natalie Corcoran (1968)

Robert Foulk ~ Pop Action (1962) 

Dick Patterson ~ Bunny Baxter (1963)

Jamie Farr ~ Itchy (1964)

Larry J. Blake ~ Policeman (1968) 

Amzie Strickland ~ Cora Dennis (1968) 

Barbara Morrison ~ Mrs. Murdock (1969) 

Louis Nicoletti ~ Caddy Master (1962)

Frank Gerstle ~ Policeman (1964)

Gil Perkins ~ Painter (1963) 

Tommy Ferrell ~ Mr. Griffith (1964) 

Eve McVeagh ~ Clara (1966)

Remo Pisani ~ Pepe (1970) 

Dub Taylor ~ Judge (1963)

Frank J. Scannell ~ Emcee (1968) 

Ray Kellogg ~ Henshaw (1965) 

Romo Vincent ~ Charley (1964) 

Stafford Repp ~ Sergeant Perkins (1969)

Jay Novello ~ Vincenzo (1966) 

Leoda Richards ~ Restaurant Patron (1966)

CHILD STARS!

Other child stars who appeared on “My Three Sons” included Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”), Jay North (“Dennis the Menace”), Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, Angela Cartwright (“Make Room for Daddy”), Flip Mark (”Lassie”), John Walmsley (”The Waltons”), Tony Dow (“Leave It To Beaver”), Erin Moran (“Happy Days”), Maureen McCormick (”The Brady Bunch”), Ann Jillian (Gypsy), and Heather Menzies (The Sound of Music). 

On November 22, 1977, ABC TV (and Dick Clark Productions) brought together a reunion of two of television's favorite sitcoms "The Partridge Family" and "My Three Sons." Hosted by Shirley Jones and Fred MacMurray this would be the only time that the surviving cast members would get together to celebrate the series which included clips, a song from David Cassidy, and an update of what each cast member was doing in 1977.

Also in 1977, some of the stars of the series reunited on a morning program titled "The Early Show", including Stanley Livingston (Chip Douglas), Barry Livingston (Ernie Douglas), Tina Cole (Katie Miller Douglas), and Don Grady (Robbie Douglas).  

TRIVIA

In “Lucy Helps Danny Thomas” (TLS S4;E7) in 1965, there is a large framed photo of Fred MacMurray in the studio hallway.  He is joined by other Desilu stars like Jim Nabors (of “Gomer Pyle USMC”), Andy Griffith (of “The Andy Griffith Show”) and Danny Thomas (of “The Danny Thomas Show”). 

#My Three Sons #Lucille Ball #Desilu #1960 #TV #Desilu Studios #Fred MacMurray #William Frawley

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@wheel-of-fish tagged me to share my TBR pile so this is just a preliminary look at it. Most of these books I have, a couple of them I’m borrowing in the very near future, and one or two I will track down if it takes me all year to do so.

Forgotten Lord Mayor: Donal Óg O’Callaghan 1920-1924 -- Aodh Quinlivan (I’m most of the way through this one and enjoying it immensely)

The Revolutionist: A Play in Five Acts -- Terence MacSwiney

Despite Fools’ Laughter: Poems by Terence MacSwiney -- ed. B.G. MacCarthy

Tomas MacCurtain: Soldier and Patriot -- Florence O’Donoghue

Muriel MacSwiney: Letters to Angela Clifford -- Muriel MacSwiney & Angela Clifford

Wounds: A Memoir of War & Love -- Fergal Keane

A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Irishmen in World War I -- Neil Richardson

The Winter Soldier -- Daniel Mason

Grace -- Paul Lynch

Death and Nightingales -- Eugene McCabe

Time Present and Time Past -- Deirdre Madden

How Death Becomes Life -- Joshua Mezrich

The Secret History -- Donna Tartt

The Battle of the Four Courts -- Michael Fewer

The Táin -- trans. Thomas Kinsella

A Ghost in the Throat -- Doireann ní Ghríofa

Love Between Men in English Literature -- Paul Hammond

Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History -- Brian Lacey

the long way to a small angry planet -- Becky Chambers

Veiled Warriors: Allied Nurses of the First World War -- Christine E. Hallett

The Binding -- Bridget Collins

Selected Poems 1968-2014 -- Paul Muldoon

Graveyard Clay -- Máirtín Ó Cadhain (trans. Liam Mc Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson)

Traolach Mac Suibhne -- Diarmaid Ó Briain (this one’s completely in Irish so it’s going to be a Translation Adventure)

Remember...it’s for Ireland: A Portrait of Tomás MacCurtain -- Fionnuala MacCurtain

On Another Man’s Wound -- Ernie O’Malley

The Singing Flame -- Ernie O’Malley

Raids and Rallies -- Ernie O’Malley

Old Ireland in Colour -- John Breslin & Sarah-Ann Buckley

Guerilla Days in Ireland -- Tom Barry

Honestly I don’t know who to tag so tagging @madamefaust @notaghost3 and anyone else who wants to do it

#there are only 8 novels here #am i surprised? #i wish i was #books

[galoots]

Ooh: a question. what are your favourite comics (other than duck comics ofc). comic nerd solidarity!

COMIC NERDS!! 

Oh man I love a lot of comics. In no particular order I love Tove Jansson’s Moomin, Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, O Human Star, Michael DeForge’s work, Jillian Tamaki’s work Emil Ferris’s My Favorite Thing is Monsters (seriously A MUST READ!), Anna & Froga, Barefoot Gen, Walt & Skeezix (its from the 1920s but my god its really cute), My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and the sequels My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 1 and 2, Jason Lutes Berlin, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Another Must Read), Osamu Tezuka (of course), haven’t read all of Guy Delisle’s stuff but Hostage and Pyongyang were really good, Oh my god Bone of course (I’ve got a gorgeous signed copy of the full color hardback omnibus), Bryan Lee O’Malley of Scott Pilgrim fame, Peanuts (does this even need mentioning), Wandering Son or Hourou Musuko in Japanese, Oyasumi PunPun, uhhh and like a million other comics as well. I like old stuff like Krazy Kat and Little Nemo because I’m a comics history nerd. Gee, just so much stuff. 

#this is so long yet not even all of it #largely i like indie/alternative press comics #i've never been into superhero marvel/dc stuff #i like weirdo stuff #graphic novels or newspaper strips from a 100 years ago #I like manga as well #havent been reading as much of as it as I used to

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Cormac (left) & Ernie O’Malley (right) at the Galway Races -1954

#cormac o'malley #ernie o'malley #galway #ireland #irish #irish history #history #literature #irish literature #classic #cool #style #icon #legend #hero #boss #vintage #Retro #classic cool

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Random Book Tag

Thanks to @kraken-spines for the tag!

1. Which book has been on your shelves the longest?  

If we’re talking about what book I’ve owned the longest and still haven’t read, that would be A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth which I bought about eight years ago. It sat on my bookshelve for about two years before I finally picked it up and started reading it and I got about half way through when I got distracted by making my second attempt at reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel, and I haven’t touched it since. I’m definitely going to start it again when I get back home because it’s an interesting story. 

2. What is your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next?

Currently Reading: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Last Read: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Book To Read Next: The Dead Room by Stephanie Erickson

3. Which book does everyone like and you hated?

Umm...does Twilight count? There’s not a lot of books that I absolutely hate.I thought the Da Vinci Code was boring and over rated, definitely made me not bothered about ever reading another Dan Brown book again.

4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you’ll read, but you probably won’t?

Hmm, I think there are books that I will take longer to get around to than others, but I can’t think of any that I won’t read eventually. I’ve had Ulysses on my kindle app for ages now, but I’m determined to get through it.

5. Which book are you saving for “retirement?”

At the rate they’re being written, it’s looking like I won’t be getting to the Song of Fire and Ice series until I retire. There’s nothing I’m saving just for retirement though, I couldn’t wait that long!

6. Last page: read it first or wait till the end?

I try not too, but some times I will if I’m bored, or not jonsing with the book and I’m curious about where it’s going to end up.

7. Acknowledgements: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?

I think they’re interesting, especially once you get past the publishers and editors, like when they name someone that helped them with research for something minute in the plot.

8. Which book character would you switch places with?

Hmm, that’s a tough one...I’d either be a teacher in Hogwarts, or OOO I’d be Ms Frizzle and go off on adventures on the magic school bus.

9. Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?

Jonpanda by Gwen Grant was one of the first books I bought myself when I was really young and always reminds me of being a kid wrapped up in bed with all my teddies.

The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwall always reminds me of my mam because she had all her books when I was growing up.

On Another Man’s Wound by Ernie O’Malley reminds me of my dad because he gave me his cop of it because he never reads the same book twice (I do not understand him sometimes...)

10. Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.

One of my grannies gave me her copy of The Exorcist when I was fifteen...that was not how I saw myself eventually getting my hands on that book...

11. Have you ever given away a book for a special reason to a special person?

No, I lend books more than I give them away, but I’ve given books away either because I have more than one copy of them, or I know I’ll never read them again or didn’t like them all tha tmuch.

12. Which book has been with you to the most places?

That would be the books on my kindle which now have been all over south america, central america, and southeast asia with me.

13. Any “required reading” you hated in high school that wasn’t so bad ten years later?

There wasn’t any required reading I hated in school...I wasn’t a massive fan of Pride and Prejudice at the time, and Wuthering Heights really annoyed me with how awful the characters were, but I appreciate them both a lot more now.

14. What is the strangest item you’ve ever found in a book?

hmm...some birthday dedications, which makes me a little sad that they’ve been given away, and a shopping list and a bookmark. Nothing strange really.

15. Used or brand new?

If I’m going to splurge on a hardback, I like to get new, but honestly I’m not fussed about whether it’s new or used as long as the book isn’t in an absolute state.

16. Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?

I went through a massive Stephen King phase when I was about 17/18 and read nearly every book he’s written. I will be honest, I still love his stuff and I personally think IT and Misery are two of the best books I’ve ever read (especially Misery HOOOOOLLLLYYYY SHIT Misery is a good book), HOWEVER I would not recommend binging his books because the tone of them is very samey throughout. 

So in conclusion I think he’s a bit of both.

17. Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?

Hmm...the fifth Harry Potter film was my favourite of the bunch, whereas the fifth Harry Potter book was my least favourite, so that sort of counts? 

18. Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid?

I read that they tried to make The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs into a film and I have NO IDEA hwo they would do that because that book is BATSHIT INSANE.

19. Have you ever read a book that’s made you hungry, cookbooks being excluded from this question?

That was a short story I read as a id about a weasel that stole food from an old ladies pantry and it always made me hungry! 

I’m reading David Copperfield at the moment, and I always start feeling hungry whenever he starts talking about how he’s feeling starving or hungry and then how great it is to eat a loaf of bread.

20. Who is the person whose book advice you’ll always take?

I will take book advice from anyone that’s willing to give it!

I would like to tag @hklunethewriter @screamingatanemptyroom and @december-soulstice

#random book tag #books #reading #tag game

[celticnoise]

There is an old Irish proverb that inspired the title of one of my all-time favourite books: “On another man’s wound.” I cannot recommend Ernie O’Malley’s book highly enough. The Mayo man, like my paternal grandparents, were of the revolutionary generation and what they saw was worth remembering. Worth telling… It is not always easy … Continue reading "The wisdom of proverbs" https://ift.tt/3cNW3sR

#CelticNoise #Celtic #CelticFC #PhilMacGiollaBhain #News

[seachranaidhe]

#OTD in 1897 – Birth of Ernie O’Malley in Castlebar, Co Mayo.

[irishrebelvoice]

Ernie O'Malley - Ireland's Rebel Son

Ernie O’Malley – Ireland’s Rebel Son

Ernie O’Malley was an outstanding Irish revolutionary who fought for the Republican cause in both the Tan War and the following Civil War. Rebel Voice is of the opinion that his account of the War for Irish Freedom, titled On Another Man’s Wound, is probably the best account of that heroic conflict.

Like all Republicans, O’Malleywas to be profoundly disappointed at the resultant treachery of his…

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#Black and Tans #British Army #IRA #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish freedom #Irish rebel #Irish Republicans #Revolution

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 4 November:

1802 – Birth of novelist, Lady Rosina Lytton, née Wheeler, in Co Limerick. 1884 – Birth of engineer, inventor, and pioneer of the modern tractor, Harry Ferguson, in Hillsborough, Co Down. 1908 – Six women meet at the home of women’s activists Hanna and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington to establish the Irish Women’s Franchise League. 1920 – Black and Tans burned the businesses of Sinn Féin sympathisers…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #4 November #Co. Cork #Ernie O’Malley #Hal Roach #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Mizen Head #Today in Irish History #Tommy Makem

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#OTD in 1922 – Ernie O’Malley, Anti-Treaty IRA commander in Dublin, is captured following a shoot out with Free State soldiers on Ailesbury road in Donnybrook.

‘On the base of the Pillar was a white poster. Gathered around were groups of men and women. Some looked at it with serious faces, others laughed and sniggered. I began to read it with a smile, but my smile ceased as I read, ‘Poblacht na h-Eireann, the Provisional government of the Irish Republic – to the people of Ireland.’ –Ernie O’Malley – O’Connell Street, Easter Monday Ernie O’Malley…

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#1916 Easter Rising #Anti-Treaty IRA Commander #Captured #Donnybrook #Dublin #Ernie O’Malley #Free State Soldiers #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish Free State #Irish History #Irish War of Independence

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#OTD in 1922 – The Anti-Treaty IRA members reconvened to put into effect their motion from 26 March when it stated the IRA would be the legitimate army of the Irish Republic, which was in defiance of the Dáil Éireann vote.

Civil war was now a virtual certainty as the delegates adopted a new constitution and elected a new 16-member Executive composed of the following members: Liam Lynch (Cork), Frank Barrett (Clare), Liam Deasy (Cork), Tom Hales (Cork), Tom Maguire (Mayo), Joseph McKelvey (Belfast), Liam Mellows (Galway), Rory O’Connor (Dublin), Peadar O’Donnell (Donegal), Florence O’Donoghue (Cork), Sean O’Hegarty…

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#Anglo-Irish Treaty #Anti-Treaty IRA #Barry&039;s Hotel #Dáil Eireann #Dublin #Ernie O’Malley #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Liam Mellows

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#OTD in 1921 – Three IRA prisoners Ernie O’Malley, Frank Teeling and Simon Donnelly escape from Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin.

Ernie O’Malley, Frank Teeling and Simon Donnelly escaped from Kilmainham Gaol. The escape was carried out under the orders of Michael Collins, and he had specific reasons for arranging the escape of each of the men. Simon Donnelly had only been in the prison for four days, but he was well-known to the authorities and was on a list of persons suspected of murdering police and was sure to be…

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#"Old" IRA #Bloody Sunday #credit: 1916 Easter Revolution in Colour #Desmond Fitzgerald #Ernie O’Malley #Frank Teeling #Glasnevin Cemetery #History of Ireland #IRA #Ireland #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Kilmainham Gaol #Michael Collins #Seán Keating #Simon Donnelly

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#OTD in 1922 – An IRA anti-treaty army convention announced it would no longer accept the authority of Free State Minister for Defence Richard Mulcahy.

Further movement to Civil War: An IRA convention was held in the Mansion House in defiance of a Dáil Éireann 15th March 1922 decree, despite the Dáil prohibiting it. Richard Mulcahy, the new Minister of Defence having succeeded the anti-Treaty Cathal Brugha, promised that the IRA would remain loyal to the government. However, the army had never been in control of the civil authorities, and…

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#Anglo-Irish Treaty #anti-Treaty #Arthur Griffith #Convention #Dáil Eireann #England #Ernie O’Malley #IRA #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish Republic #Liam Lynch #Liam Mellows #Mansion House #Michael Collins #Pact Committee #pro-Treaty #Richard Mulcahy #Rory O&039;Connor

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#OTD in 1922 – Anti-Treaty forces abandon The Four Courts in Dublin which was bombarded for two days under the orders of Michael Collins.

Anti-Treaty commander in the Four Courts, Paddy O’Brien is wounded by shrapnel. Ernie O’Malley assumes command. In the morning there is a truce to remove the wounded. Shortly afterward, a massive explosion destroys the western wing of the Four Courts and the Irish Public Records Office along with it. Forty advancing Free State troops were seriously injured. It was alleged by the National Army…

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#anti-Treaty #Dick Barret #Dublin #England #Ernie O’Malley #Four Courts #History of Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Joe McKelvey #Liam Mellows #Michael Collins #Oscar Traynor #Paddy O&039;Brien #pro-Treaty #Rory O&039;Connor #Seán Lemass

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#OTD in 1922 – Ernie O'Malley and 250 anti-Treaty fighters take Enniscorthy in Co Wexford after some fighting.

They take the Free State garrison there captive but release them on condition that they do not fight again against Republicans. Seán Moylan and 230 republican troops occupy New Ross. At the start of the Civil War, Enniscorthy was the only large town in Co Wexford that contained a garrison of both Free State soldiers and anti-Treaty IRA volunteers (the remaining three towns were held by the…

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#anti-Treaty #Battle of Enniscorthy #Ernie O’Malley #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History