#OTD in Irish History | 17 September:
1711 – John Holwell, surgeon and survivor of ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ is born in Dublin.
1798 – 3,000 French troops depart for Ireland from Brest.
1862 – The Irish Brigade suffered over 60% casualties at the Battle of Antietam at an area that came to be known as Bloody Lane. Over 500 Irish Brigade men died in the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War.
1903 – Frank O’Connor, (pseudonym…
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NICE ONE CELTIC, BASED AF
DLÚTHPHÁIRTÍOCHT LEIS AN PHALAISTÍN
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Mugshot of Denis F. Burke, former Colonel of the 88th New York (part of the Irish Brigade), while he was imprisoned at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin for aiding the Fenian movement against British rule in Ireland.
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MY BOYY GABRIEL, hes my first ever "offical" Civil war OC.
Irish brigade member, and Patriotic Irishman. Hes super chill and fun, dies during Gettysburg sadly 😭
Did not get to see his Soon-to-be wife and child, or his family. Loved the banjo, and Just being social
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Then let the Irishmen assemble
Let the voice of Missouri be obeyed;
And northern fanatics will tremble
When again they meet Kelly's Irish Brigade
David Kincaid - Kelly's Irish Brigade
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Very fun whenever I get a mutual these days and they're 17-19. *points* LEAVING CERTER
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spotify has put traditional irish music on the same radio as motherfucken gg allin and im not complaining this is beautiful
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I missed fat bear week.
I didn't know that that was a thing.
I am sad.
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#OTD in 1951 – Birth of Volunteer Joe McDonnell, in Lenadoon, Belfast, who died in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
McDonnell was born on Slate Street in the Falls Road of west Belfast on 14 Sept 1951, and was the fifth of 10 children and went to a nearby Roman Catholic school. In 1970, he married Goretti, and moved into her sister’s house in Lenadoon. There were only two Catholic houses in this predominantly Ulster Protestant housing estate, and the house was attacked on numerous occasions.
McDonnell was…
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Dublin Fire Brigade issue urgent warning to Irish homeowners over common household item that can cause devastating blaze | In Trend Today
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Dublin Fire Brigade issue urgent warning to Irish homeowners over common household item that can cause devastating blaze | In Trend Today
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