A new leader of considerable stature soon emerged. James Fintan Lalor argued that the Irish Confederation had to focus on the land issue to win greater support for Repeal.
History
Irish Confederation formed
Every one’s personal and political philosophy will mature dependent on the influence of other like-minded individuals and groups and of political developments of the time. The early Young Ireland group included landlords…
Davis, Dillon, Duffy: Young Irelanders
In the early 1840s there was much political discontent and turmoil all over Europe. Kings, emperors and aristocrats, returned to power after Waterloo, were facing growing unrest and even open rebellion. The popular ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity …
Young Ireland reviewed
Perhaps the most potent political force, today as it has been for millennia past, is Nationalism. When combined with foreign occupation, a deep sense of injustice and a prevailing mood of liberalism, it can become the prime political motive force in any country, uniting individuals of otherwise disparate opinions and interests.
Newry Canal Revisited
Those who continue to harbour dreams of a glorious future for Newry Canal are grossly misguided, to say the least: for most of the 19 mile stretch from Newry to Portadown it is so silted up (I estimate an average 3 inches of water)…
Mitchel on Ballingarry
Some time ago we offered a synopsis of John Mitchel’s career and some quotes from his writings. Mitchel was arrested and transported before some fellow patriots and friends pursued the ill-fated rising at Ballingarry in 1848, when the whole nation was on its knees in the worst year of the Great Famine. In his Jail Journal he makes allusion to these events.
Sinn Fein attack 1920
They may have gone through two incarnations in the past ninety years, but the police here have evidently not improved, if last week’s debacle in South Armagh is anything to go by. Two people languish in Daisy Hill Hospital from injuries received in a bomb attack …
9 Year War: Early battles: Clontibret
By May 1595 – almost two years into what would become known in Irish history as the Nine Years War – the relief of the Monaghan garrison had become crucial for the Crown forces.
Captain Bodley’s Journey
A diary entry of a certain English Captain Bodley gives evidence of the reduced state of the country in 1603.