The Clock Is Still Going The Clock Is Still Going - Page 2 of 11 - Commemorating the Attack & Burning of the Dublin Custom House 25th May 1921

Posted on 17th February, 2021

Seán Sliney was among the Dublin ASU’s “Littlers” captured at the Burning. But his story belies his small physical stature. ....

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Posted on 13th February, 2021

This time we look at how old – or young the men were at different stages of their lives and ....

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Posted on 10th February, 2021

Smiling and pointing his revolver at the camera outside the Four Courts in 1922, Custom House Man William ‘Billy’ Doyle ....

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Posted on 3rd February, 2021

One hundred years ago on this date my father’s uncle, Edward Dorins, one of the IRA men later to die ....

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Posted on 25th January, 2021

While history may have forgotten Thomas Bates, he was accorded military honours at his funeral 65 years ago. His contribution ....

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Posted on 20th January, 2021

He grew up on a street named after an English county and went on to live and die in another ....

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Posted on 15th January, 2021

From rural Cavan to the City That Never Sleeps via Dublin, Liverpool and Buenos Aires sounds like an interesting journey. ....

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Posted on 31st December, 2020

You could say Joe Griffin lived up to the Cute Kerryman tag. He kept his real identity to himself and ....

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Posted on 19th December, 2020

A chance mention of a household chore for Custom House Man Patrick Sharkey set in motion a famous Irish assassination ....

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