Irish Historical walks in london

09/08/2024

Some members of the PSNI riot squad wore racist symbols on theiruniforms as they failed to prevent anti-Muslim violence on the streetsof Belfast last weekend.

27/07/2024

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12/07/2024

An incredible find from near Limavady county Derry, which was discovered in the late 19th century. The hoard in the corner of a field while ploughing near the river Roe.
A miniature boat made of gold, part of a collection known as the Broighter hoard which also included a torc, necklace and bowl of intricate design from the Iron age period. The origin of the Iron age items are not definitively known but it is speculated that two of the objects may be Romano-Egyptian.
Subsequent to the find there was a legal dispute between the British Museum and the National Museum of Ireland before the hoard was housed in the collections of the latter.

16/06/2024

Did you sing this as a kid..it explains below, where this song came from..

This old man he played one
He played nick nack on my drum
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played two
He played nick nack on my shoe
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played three
He played nick nack on my tree
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played four
He played nick nack on my door
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played five
He played nick nack on my hive
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played six
He played nick nack on my stick
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played seven
He played nick nack on my deven
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played eight
He played nick nack on my gate
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played nine
He played nick nack on my vine
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man he played ten
He played nick nack on my hen
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This rhyme is thought to relate to Irish beggars who arrived in England during the potato famine which lasted between 1845 to 1852 and resulted in one million deaths. Paddies' as they were known would sell 'knick knacks' door to door, also playing a rhythm of ‘nick nack’ using spoons, in the hope of receiving some pennies. According to the tale, they'd be given a 'whack' and sent on their way, while their dog would be given a bone.

01/05/2024

The All-Ireland Football match behind barbed wire, Frongoch Internment Camp, June 1916

It is over a century after a unique All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Louth was played among the men interned in the wake of the 1916 Rising in Frongoch in north Wales. Over 1,800 Irishmen were rounded up and detained without trial under the Defence of the Realm Act at the prisoner of war camp near the Welsh village of Bala, in the rolling hills of Snowdonia from June 1916 onwards.

In 1914, an old distillery in the village was converted into a prison to hold German prisoners of war, and then emptied to hold the Irish until December 1916 when it closed. Interest in the camp’s history has grown in the village over the last few years, particularly since the Liverpool branch of Conradh na Gaeilge/The Gaelic League with the support of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg/The Wesh language Society, installed a plaque with inscriptions in Irish, Welsh and English, in 2002, as a memorial.

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11/03/2024

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23/11/2023

In the wake of recent anti-refugee protests, Alexandra Day takes a look…

20/09/2023

Annual Commemoration, Sunday 24th September 12.45pm at Diarmuid’s grave at Timoleague Cemetery. Éircode: P72 XC91
Guest speaker: Clare O'Callaghan -Sinn Féin Cork South West candidate.
Organised by Clonakilty Sinn Féin.
Fáilte roimh chách.

03/08/2023

Just when I think there can’t be another breathtaking image of the sculpture, something like this pops up on . By Mullagh’s best, Andy Sheridan Thanks to and for spotting and, like me, marvelling.

31/07/2023

Our next outing promises to attract a large crowd, to hear again the story & to follow in his footsteps in .
Casement’s last walk as a free man.
Join us on Bank Holiday Monday August 7th at 11am at the Roger Casement Memorial in Carrahane to retrace his steps.

14/07/2023

Commémoration on the matchworkers women’s Strike where 93% ot the women involved were Irish or descendants of Irish people living in East London

25/07/2022

Same photo as last weeks post but today we talk about the other man in the photo, Sam Maguire. Its All Ireland Final day and today the winners will lift the Sam Maguire Cup, but who was the man behind the cup?

Sam Maguire was born near Dunmanway, Co. Cork, in March 1877 into a Church of Ireland and politically nationalist, farming family. In November 1897 Sam Maguire moved to London where he worked for the British Civil Service at the central sorting office of the British Post Office. He was very involved in the Irish emigrant community in London and was an active member of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Maguire played for the London Hibernians team and later became a referee and administrator for the London County Board. He was also heavily involved in the Irish Republican Brotherhood in London and actively recruited members of the London Irish community into both organisations.

One important figure Maguire is said to have recruited into the IRB in 1909 is none other than Michael Collins. Through both the London GAA and their work for the republican movement both men would remain closely associated. Throughout the War of Independence Sam Maguire remained an important part of Collins’ intelligence network, thanks in part to the sensitive government letters and telegrams his post office job provided him with access too. Maguire remained hidden quietly carrying out his role until he was implicated in the shooting of Sir Henry Wilson at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1922 forcing him to return to Ireland.

On his return Maguire took up a role in the new Free State postal service in Dublin but was forced to leave due to political differences. He returned to Dunmanway where died of tuberculosis and penniless a short few years later.

In 1927 his friends funded a memorial cup in his name, based on the Ardagh Chalice, recognising his work for both the GAA and his role in the Irish War of Independence. This was first used in 1928 for the All Ireland.

See here a rare image of Sam Maguire x with Liam McCarthy y, for whom the GAA Senior Mens Hurling Championship cup is named, in front holding the a cup.