Defending the ‘gap of the North’…… Newry Ulster Volunteers
Believed to be the home of the first Protestant Church on the island of Ireland, St Patrick’s built in 1578, Newry’s position as a thriving market …….
Believed to be the home of the first Protestant Church on the island of Ireland, St Patrick’s built in 1578, Newry’s position as a thriving market …….
Attitudes to the Great War have changed dramatically in Irish Nationalist communities during the past decade, with the transformation in opinion particularly striking across the Republic …….
Tandragee town and the surrounding areas in the 16th and 17th centuries were the stronghold of the O’Hanlon clan. Its ancient history is largely lost to …….
Upon the advent of the first Home Rule Bill in 1886, Irish Unionism in partnership with the Orange Order canvassed Orange Lodges across the entirety of …….
‘See the bayonets gleam, hark the roll of the drum; As the khaki-clad columns in close order come; Ah, the North may be proud of her …….
In 1911 County Fermanagh had a population of just over 61,000 people. Of that 34,750 (56.18%) were Roman Catholic, the remainder being various Protestant denominations. Two …….
“I was deeply shocked to learn of the tragic death of your father and brother; Prince Philip joins me in sending you and your sister all …….
The mid-Ulster town of Cookstown boasts the longest main street in Ireland, coming in at 1.25 miles. What is less well known is that its entire …….
One of the most unusual members of the HQ staff, and an almost unknown figure, was Francis Elliott. He originally joined the U.V.F. in his home …….
Captain James Craig was Z11 and Political Staff Officer. Born in 1871 the son of a Whiskey Distiller and educated at Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh. Enlisted …….
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