Monthly Archives: April 2014

A Grave Injustice

Posted on 28/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

Last week a number of graves belonging to First World War veterans were damaged in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The motive for the attack is being ascribed to mere thuggish vandalism. But perhaps the answer is somewhat more disturbing. The attack … Continue reading →

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Polly put the kettle on…no wait, don’t, no…do!

Posted on 21/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

  The title of this blog may be somewhat cryptic for some readers who did not grow up with Anglo-Irish nursery rhymes! It describing how a little girl, Polly, sets about making tea for her mother, step-by-step. What has this … Continue reading →

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A Long Long Decade….

Posted on 14/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

  http://m.rte.ie/news/touch//2014/0328/605079-cumann-na-mban-centenary/ The Western World is for the next few years contemplating a very important issue. Almost one hundred years ago, millions of men (and some women) were sent abroad to fight in a war that warped and forever changed … Continue reading →

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Midleton’s Most Famous Forgotten Son? General John Joseph Coppinger

Posted on 07/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

Midleton’s Most Famous Forgotten Son? General John Joseph Coppinger.   Well worth the read over morning coffee or on the commute folks!

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Survivors….of a kind….

Posted on 07/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26170799 The First World War was as it’s name suggests, a titanic thing. It was so monumental both in terms of human sacrifice and geography, that sometimes we as a species fail to grasp a subtle truth. Not all those … Continue reading →

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The Other Auxiliaries & Cumamn na mBan

Posted on 04/04/2014 by eamonntgardiner

Today at 3pm I will be giving a paper to the Women’s History Association of Ireland conference to commemorate the Centenary of the Irishwomen’s republican organisation, Cumann na mBan. My paper specifically will focus on the British governments attempts to … Continue reading →

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