On Saturday July 11, 2015,the Irish Volunteer Commemorative Organisation will be staging an Exhibition and display at Reenascreena Village, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. The exhibition will take place at the Reenascreena National School. The exhibition will be from 2 to 6 pm. Admission is FREE ,all are welcome !! Reenscreena is the birth place [...]
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Pat O’Hagan pictured with one of the mausers from the Asgard that were landed at Howth in 1914. This and several other mausers from the Asgard will be on show in 2016 in the Ambassador Theatre,Dublin. https://irishvolunteers.org/revolution-1916-the-exhibition-ambassador-theatre/
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Portrait of Edward Daly by Seán O’Sullivan RHA Capuchin Artwork Collection Oil on Canvas; 61 cm x 51 cm Signed Article courtesy of the Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives Seán O’Sullivan (1906-1964) was an Irish painter and print maker who composed work featuring Éamon de Valera, Douglas Hyde, WB Yeats, and [...]
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Hi.. My grandfather Robert (Bobby) Grace, Logan St., Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny was a member of the old IRA. My mother has his two medals. Would you have any information on him? Thanks —————————————————————————————- I would, however, like to find out more about the use of radio or wireless in the [...]
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In currently writing the biography of George Gilmore who until July 1922 was an officer in the South Dublin Brigade, I have recently received about 100 pages from the National Library of Ireland, providing revealing information about the Dublin No 2 Brigade, confirming what he said that after Blessington when [...]
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Diarmuid (Jerome / Dermot) McCarthy, Cork IRA Volunteer (14 October 1900 – 15 January 1933) Diarmuid was born on 14 Oct 1900 at 48 Quaker Road, Cork City, second child after Eileen, who was born in 1898. On his Birth and Baptism certificates his name is given as Jerome. His [...]
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Martin Corry (Irish politician) Martin John Corry (12 December 1890 – 14 February 1979) was a farmer and long-serving backbench Teachta Dala (TD) for Fianna Fáil. He represented various County Cork constituencies covering his farm nearGlounthaune, east of Cork city. He was a founder member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, [...]
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The Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation were at the Killarney Outlet centre last weekend on Saturday November the 5th. It was nice to visit Co. Kerry again, we hope to be back again and as soon as we we visit the remaining counties we hope to visit Tralee. https://irishvolunteers.org/2011/11/irish-volunteers-at-the-irish-soldier-exhibition-at-the-killarney-outlet-centre/
