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March 28,

Cork Mayor Terence McSwiney – JFK Addresses Irish People – Jack B Yeats at Today in Irish History

March 28: TODAY in Irish History:

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Terence McSwiney Cork Lord Mayor

Snippets of Irish History by Conor Cunneen IrishmanSpeaks 

Conor is a Chicago based Motivational Humorous Business Speaker, Author and History buff.

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1879: Birth of Terence McSwiney.

McSwiney was Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork during the War of Independence.

Terence McSwiney

Terence McSwiney

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McSwiney was Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork during the War of Independence. After his arrest in 1920 for sedition, he went on hunger strike in Brixton Jail, England. A botched effort to force feed him hastened his death after 74 days. His funeral in Cork was viewed by over 100,000 people. McSwiney was confident “that my death will do more to smash the British Empire than my release.” His death energized an already emotional anti-British population.
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Terence McSwiney Cork Lord Mayor
Memorial Card Terence McSwiney

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FUNERAL OF TERENCE MCSWINEY DRAWS HUGE CROWDS


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1922: Moving closer to a vicious Civil War. The IRA Executive issue a statement stating that the Minister of Defence and the Chief-of-Staff (both of whom supported the Treaty) no longer exercise control over the IRA.

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1957: Death of artist Jack Butler Yeats (b. 1871). Successful in his own right, he was brother of poet William Butler Yeats.

“Two Travellers” by Jack B Yeats

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READ: Biography of Jack B Yeats

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1963: JFK records an address to the “Irish People” to be broadcast by RTE, the Irish national broadcaster.

Listen to the three minute broadcast. Below are notes prepared for address and initial draft hand written by Kennedy on Sheraton Hotel notepaper.

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Want to learn more about Ireland? See these images and more in the acclaimed For the Love of Being Irish

Irish gift ideas. Best selling Irish booksRonnie Drew and Luke Kelly - Musical Irish Gifts to the worldJoyce Image in For the Love of Being IrishMichael Collins: Image from For the Love of Being Irish

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This history is written by Irish author, business keynote speaker and award winning humorist IrishmanSpeaks – Conor Cunneen. If you spot any inaccuracies or wish to make a comment, please don’t hesitate to contact us via the comment button.

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January 16,

Britain Hands Over Dublin Castle – Prohibition and the Irish

January 16: TODAY in Irish History:

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Michael Collins arrives by taxi for Dublin Castle handover

Michael Collins arrives for Dublin Castle handover

Snippets of Irish History by Conor Cunneen IrishmanSpeaks 

Conor is a Chicago based Motivational Humorous Business Speaker, Author and History buff.

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1919: Prohibition and the Irish

Prohibition takes effect in United States. Much of the logic driving prohibition and the temperance movement had latent anti-immigrant, anti-Irish foundations. The Irish and other immigrants were often seen by the movement  (with some justification) as part of an alcohol and drunkenness problem and a threat to the well-being of the nation. The introduction of prohibition proved a boon to lawlessness and brought numerous Irish and Irish American gangsters to the fore including Legs Diamond, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll and Dion O’Banion.

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1922: Handover of Dublin Castle by British

Michael Collins arrives by taxi for Dublin Castle handover
Michael Collins arrives by taxi for Dublin Castle handover

In one of the great symbolic acts in Irish history the last Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Edmund Talbot Fitzallen, formally hands over power to Michael Collins and the keys to Dublin Castle. On the same date, a number of IRA units vote not to recognize the government of Collins and the country heads inexorably to civil war.

Lord Lieutenant FitzAlan is reported to have said, “You are seven minutes late Mr. Collins” to which he received the reply “We’ve been waiting over seven hundred years, you can have the extra seven minutes”.

HANDOVER OF DUBLIN CASTLE

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Kevin O'Higgins and Collins following handover of Dublin Castle
Kevin O’Higgins and Michael Collins at Dublin Castle handover

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Michael Collins in For the Love of Being Irish

Michael Collins image in For the Love of Being Irish written by Conor Cunneen, illustrated by Mark Anderson.

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Want to learn more about Ireland? See these images and more in the acclaimed For the Love of Being Irish

Irish gift ideas. Best selling Irish booksRonnie Drew and Luke Kelly - Musical Irish Gifts to the worldJoyce Image in For the Love of Being IrishMichael Collins: Image from For the Love of Being Irish

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This history is written by Irish author, business keynote speaker and award winning humorist IrishmanSpeaks – Conor Cunneen. If you spot any inaccuracies or wish to make a comment, please don’t hesitate to contact us via the comment button.

Visit Conor’s YouTube channel IrishmanSpeaks to Laugh and Learn.

Tags: Best Irish Gift, Creative Irish Gift, Unique Irish Gifts, Irish Books, Irish Authors, Today in Irish History TODAY IN IRISH HISTORY (published by IrishmanSpeaks)

   

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