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Commemorating the Attack & Burning of the Dublin Custom House 25th May 1921
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They Died Far Too Young: Part 3 – Sean ‘Spivis’ Dwyer
Posted on 2nd April, 2020
Updated, March 2020: Following the original article we were contacted by a grandnephew of Sean’s. Lt. Col. Oliver Dwyer was ....
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Fake News – Always with Us?
Posted on 16th March, 2020
Iconic buildings & key events can create fake news Our guest writer is a grandnephew of Edward ‘Tommy’ Dorins, E Coy, ....
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Useful Research Sites
Posted on 30th January, 2020
If you wish to find out about a relative or ancestor who may have taken part in the Easter Rising, ....
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No Country for…. Jack Doyle
Posted on 18th January, 2020
The next emigrant Custom House Man we will look at had a second surprising claim to fame, of a sort. Republican ....
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RIC & DMP? Maybe their legacy wasn’t totally bad!
Posted on 10th January, 2020
We felt we could not let a recent controversy pass without comment. In case anyone missed it, the debacle involved ....
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No Country for…. Phil Flynn
Posted on 27th December, 2019
Three themes seem to recur in Phil’s story – Christmas time, railways and wars involving England. His life began and ended ....
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No Country for….. Chris Byrne
Posted on 13th December, 2019
We continue our look at the Custom House Fire Brigade men who emigrated after the Burning with a Fingal man ....
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No Country for Old IRA Men
Posted on 5th December, 2019
Part 1: Background and Context Like so many other Irish people, some Old IRA members took the well-worn path of emigrants ....
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The Engineer’s Tale* – Dan Rooney
Posted on 31st October, 2019
At the age of 17 IRA Engineer Dan Rooney took part in the Burning. Many decades later he told an old ....
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