Category: History
If They Shot Dev Not Collins An Alternative Timeline
Setting: Glasnevin Cemetery August 22nd, 2022 in Ireland (but not as we know Her) A volley of ceremonial rifle rounds was heard shortly after Sinn Féin leader and President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State Eoin Ó...
The Hibernian Archive: Irish Nationalist Magazine Now Online
Running from May 2006 to September 2008 The Hibernian was a small but powerful outlet for the Irish nationalist Right during the late 00s with a stridently Catholic and Republican editorial line. Under the editorship of Irish Republican volunteer and...
The Querist: George Berkeley’s National Economic System
The following first appeared on the Substack ‘Creeve Rua’ and is syndicated with the permission of the author. While the trite cultural spat over George Berkeley’s colonial legacy interests me little, I’m glad the Bishop has been thrust into the limelight again,...
“Is Mise an Gaoth ar Mhuir”: Irish Maritime Folklore and Customs
Folklore is an essential component of a nation’s cultural climate. In Ireland, we have a vast wealth of stories, customs, and beliefs, corresponding to every location of the island of Ireland. The most well-known stories of Irish folklore, Fionn Mac...
The Burkean Reviews: Faith of Our Fathers
Ignore the Barbie/Oppenheimer nonsense; transcend this foreign false dichotomy with Lanklet Dev's review of Faith of Our Fathers… Forget Barbie and Oppenheimer! Faith of our Fathers premiered on Thursday night and it was kino. And I could be wrong however,...
“The Song of the Pike”-1848
An inspiration to a young Michael Collins, the following ballad first appeared in 1848 in the short-lived Fenian newspaper "The United Irishman" and not attributed to any single author, "Great faith I have in moral force Great trust in thought...
Wandering in the great outdoors: A Gaelic tradition
Walkabout, trekking, hiking, journeying - whatever you call it or however it's done there seems to be an innate affection among the Gael for the less-beaten track, including pilgrimages, our rebels on the run, and of course hiking trails. Pilgrimages...
Irish Sovereignty in 21st Century: A Message From the Diaspora
Nationhood Is Worth Protecting on the Emerald Isle Sovereignty is self-rule, be that of a nation or of a person. Irish sovereignty is on the ropes, succumbing in plain sight to the European Union federation. Given the ease with which...
Bodenstown or Downpatrick?
“We have come to the holiest place in Ireland; holier to us even than the place where Patrick sleeps in Down. Patrick brought us life, but this man died for us.” Those words were spoken at the grave of Wolfe...
Pádraig Pearse – Warrior Poet
“I am ready. For years I have waited and prayed for this day. We have the most glorious opportunity that has ever presented itself of really asserting ourselves. Such an opportunity may never come again. We have Ireland’s liberty in...