to recruit an Irish brigade from German-held Irish prisoners of war to support a rebellion; to acquire arms and German officer support to progress that rebellion. The Casement mission was ...

In the aftermath of the Irish uprising, the British vowed to punish the rebels with impunity. Ireland now under martial law saw that the nationalists were tried with no legal counsel or defense.

From the time of the 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion, Irish-Americans supported Irish freedom. Throughout the 19th century, that support took many forms, from the donation of funds to the Irish ...

Ireland was now well defended and the poorly armed United Irishmen were disorganised. Despite these huge disadvantages, the 1798 rebellion went ahead. October 1798 a fleet of French ships were ...

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Most people know the song Burl Ives sang in the 1950s, titled, “The Foggy, Foggy Dew,” but it was a rallying cry for the Irish for the Easter Rebellion in 1916, Cordle said. “That rebellion ...

He is the author of five books including the novels "The 13th Apostle: A Novel of Michael Collins and the Irish Uprising," "Terrible Angel: A Novel of Michael Collins in New York," "Our Lady of ...