The Irish at War

1534 Silken Thomas renounces Allegiance to King Henry VIII

June 11, 2019 theirishatwar

#OnThisDay 1534 Upon hearing false rumours that his father had been executed in the Tower of London, Silken Thomas 10th Earl of Kildare publicly renounced his allegiance to King Henry VIII by throwing his sword down at a King’s Council. A rebellion will follow.
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Frank Ryan dies 1944

June 10, 2019 theirishatwar

#OnThisDay 1944 Frank Ryan, teacher, journalist, IRA republican died in Germany. Ryan fought in the Irish & Spanish Civil Wars, supporting the Anti-Treaty & Anti-Fascist side. Captured & imprisoned, he was handed over to German intelligence where he collaborated with Nazis on plans to invade #Ireland
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Major William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse passed away 1918

June 10, 2019 theirishatwar

#OnThisDay 1918 Major William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse died from a head wound he had received in action at the Battle of Festubert. Parsons from Birr, Offaly had started @BirrCastle

gardens &was with the Irish Guards since their formation in 1900.

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The Battle of Saintfield 1798

June 9, 2019 theirishatwar

#OnThisDay 1798 United Irishmen rebels ambush & defeat a British army force at the Battle of Saintfield in Co.Down.

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William Mitchell, Black and Tan Hanged for Murder 1921

June 7, 2019 theirishatwar

#OnThisDay 1921 Constable William Mitchell, a Black and Tan was hanged in Mountjoy Square for his part in the murder of a magistrate, Robert Dixon JP in Dunlavin, Wicklow. Mitchell did not shoot the magistrate, the man responsible shot himself the next morning. Mitchell was an accomplice. He was the only Black & Tan to be executed by Britain during the War of Independence. #Ireland #History