Organisation: Free State Army

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Spike Island exhibition shares stories of soldiers interned during War of Independence

It's somewhat ironic the Naval Service's commander spends most of his days on Haulbowline Island, just a stone's throw from Spike Island where three of his granduncles were interned in 1921 – and a fact he only found out two years ago.

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Memories of Kitty Kiernan set to fetch up to €6,000 at Whyte’s Auction

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LONG READ: Recently released records provide insight into life during the Irish revolution

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The truth about Ireland’s First World War soldiers

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The biographer who unwittingly made Michael Collins gay

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Frank O’Connor: Gamekeeper turned poacher

Keys to the Kingdom: a fascinating account of the GAA in Kerry

Forging a Kingdom: The GAA in Kerry, 1884-1934

Sat, 23 Nov, 2013

Cynical play? Kerry are old hands at it

The recent controversy concerning Sean Cavanagh has again brought the issue of cynical play in Gaelic games into the national spotlight.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2013

Teething problems with Free State Army census

The country’s only military census, of the Free State Army in 1922 went online yesterday — but many people could not view the data because of a technical problem.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2012

Assassinated strongman was not the Free State’s chief executioner

WITH negotiations going on to form a new government in Northern Ireland, this week’s RTÉ documentary on the life of Kevin O’Higgins seemed particularly timely.

Sat, 20 Nov, 2004

Roses have had their day. But with leadership they could bloom again

THE Rose of Tralee Festival is in financial trouble again. “What else is new?” they were asking facetiously on the RTÉ news.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2004