#John O’Mahony

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1877 – Death of Gaelic scholar, John O’Mahony, founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

THE FENIAN MOVEMENT – The Fenians wanted one simple desire for Ireland – Independence from British rule. The Great Hunger had a massive impact on Ireland. Many in Ireland believed that the government in London, to solve the ‘Irish Problem’, had deliberately did as little as possible to aid the people of Ireland – in fact committed genocide (exporting goods by armed guard out of the country) –…

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[doctornolonger]

So stretcht out huge in length the Arch-fiend lay Chain'd on the burning Lake, nor ever thence Had ris'n or heav'd his head, but that the will And high permission of all-ruling Heaven Left him at large to his own dark designs, That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation…

— Paradise Lost (1674), John Milton

It would be nothing compared to the madness of a Time Lord. When his mind went it would unleash a storm across the surface of his brain. The Dark Design, the Time Lords called it, and went out of their way to hide the sufferers in institutions. The Doctor had known many insane Time Lords in his time, but no mad ones. Pretenders rather than kings.

How will I feel, when I am lost in the Dark Design? What will I think? No. He didn’t want to think about this. These were cold futures.

— Falls the Shadow (1994), Daniel O’Mahony

OMEGA: You dare threaten to destroy me? You wish to fight the will of Omega? DOCTOR: Yes, if I must. OMEGA: Then you shall, but you will fight the dark side of my mind.

— The Three Doctors (1973)

MASTER: There is some evil in all of us, Doctor, even you. The Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation. And I may say, you do not improve with age.

— The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)

DOCTOR: Sorry, wasn't it obvious? The Dream Lord was me. Psychic pollen. It's a mind parasite. It feeds on everything dark in you, gives it a voice, turns it against you.

— Amy’s Choice (2010)

Time Lords felt time flow through them, but more than that, they helped to shape and refine time and space around them. […] Their victories in the Time Wars fought in the generations after Rassilon had helped to stabilise the cosmos, they had laid down the foundations of the modern, rationalistic universe. Would a mad Time Lord have the opposite effect? Would his insanity become contagious, affecting the past and the future like a virus?

— The Infinity Doctors (1998), Lance Parkin

He might be enduring some punishment. A life sentence. […] But, if anyone had passed judgment, it would have been him.

What had most probably happened was that he’d gone mad. Not merely insane. Mad. Tumbled down into mental spaces a human being couldn’t even imagine, turning corners only a Time Lord could turn. Goodness knew what he might have done. Leaving him alone in some quiet corner of the universe would have been the only safe thing to do.

‘Heaven left him at large to his own Dark Design,’ he whispered, ‘that with reiterated crimes he might heap on himself damnation.’

Absolutely nothing he did now would matter. It would take him a lot of years to die.

— SLEEPY (1996), Kate Orman

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[celtfather]

Celtic Women #650

We’re highlighting some of the amazing women in Celtic music on this Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #650.

Eimear Arkins, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Sassenach, Bonhomme Setter, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Mary Beth Carty, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Rover's Way, Hanneke Cassel, Celtic Woman, Katherine Nagy, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Derina Harvey Band, Mànran

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0:02 - Intro: Debby Regan

0:18 - Eimear Arkins "She's At It Again / Tune For Tom (Jigs)" from Here & There Eimear Arkins: fiddle

4:00 - WELCOME

6:15 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Kusnacht/St.Brigid's Day" from Tunes in the Morning Mary - Kate Spring Lee: harp

12:18 - Sassenach "Siúbhán Ní Dhuibhir" from Passages Jane Critchlow: lead and harmony vocals, bodhrán, percussion Susan Palmer: harp, harmony vocals Laurence Beaudry: violin, viola, harmony vocals Marie - Claude Simard: cello, harmony vocals

15:29 - Bonhomme Setter "Slide From Grace" from Colors of Time SYLVAIN LABEGE | flute . whistle MARIE - NOËLLE HARVEY | violin . viola

20:08 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "John Lover" from Twelve Months & A Day Vicki Swan: nyckelharpa, background vocals

24:37 - FEEDBACK

27:43 - Mary Beth Carty "Voilà le printemps" from Crossing the Causeway Mary Beth Carty: accordion, guitar, bass, jaw harp, bones, triangle, shakers, tambourine, cow - bells, and washboard, vocals

31:36 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Last Days of Fourth Grade/Against the Grain/Jig for Tim (waltz and jigs)" from Whirring Wings Shannon Heaton: flute

36:45 - Rover's Way "The Journey" from The Journey Keira Young: Penny whistle, bodhran, vocals

39:19 - Hanneke Cassel "Religulous / Patience" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes Hanneke Cassel: fiddle

44:08 - Olivia Bradley “Molly Malone” from Misty Morning Shore

46:44 - THANKS

50:15 - Celtic Woman "A Stór Mo Chroí" from 20th Anniversary Tara McNeil: violin, harp, vocals Mairéad Carlin: vocals Muirgen O’Mahony: vocals Emma Warren: vocals

55:12 - Katherine Nagy "Jimmy's Dance" from Single Katherine Nagy: guitar, vocals

58:45 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "Just Stop & Eat The Roses" from Cloud Horizons Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, vocals) Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals), Josie Duncan from the Isle of Lewis (vocals, clarsach).

1:02:34 - Derina Harvey Band "Stopped or Gone" from Waves of Home Derina Harvey: guitar, vocals Jess Blenis (violin)

1:05:33 - CLOSING

1:07:50 - Mànran "Briogais" from Ùrar Kim Carnie: vocals

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[dailyrugbytoday]

Munster take on Connacht in Thomond Park this Saturday 7.35pm

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Munster take on Connacht in Thomond Park this Saturday 7.35pm

Munster take on Connacht in Thomond Park this Saturday 7.35pm, and it promises to be another interprovincial cracker this weekend.

The sides last met in October when Connacht edged out Munster in a 20-11 win in Galway.

The game will be live on a number of channels this weekend, and to help you with more information here’s a full preview of the game.

Munster vs Connacht

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The URC gets back underway this weekend, with the inter-provincial derby between Munster and Connacht the pick of the fixtures.

Neither Munster or Connacht have enjoyed an ideal start to the season, as the southern province find themselves in 14th place after seven rounds, while their western rivals are sitting in 12th.

Munster should be full of confidence after they defeated South Africa A at Páirc Uí Chaoimh during the international break, as they look to kick start their season.

Read More:  Munster rugby game on TV – Fixtures and Stream Today

Munster v Connacht: How can I watch the game live on TV?

The match will be aired live on Saturday, November 26th on TG4, the TG4 Player and Premier Sports 1. Coverage on TG4 starts at 7pm, while coverage on Premier Sports starts at 7.25pm. Kickoff is at 7.35pm.

URC TV is also showing the game, with a range of options available to viewers. Customers can buy a one-off stream of Munster v Connacht for €7.99.

Other options include a monthly access pass for €6.99 per month, which gives customers access to every URC fixture, or a season-long pass for a one-off fee of €41.99.

Did you know?

It will be the first game on the new artificial surface at the Sportsground. Munster have won on three of their last four visits to Galway but Connacht have won two of the last three games between the provinces.

Press Pass | Connacht v Munster

Hear from Attack Coach Mike Prendergast and Keynan Knox ahead of the game.

Teams

Connacht: Conor Fitzgerald; John Porch, Byron Ralston, David Hawkshaw, Mack Hansen; Jack Carty (C), Kieran Marmion; Denis Buckley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham; Gavin Thornbury, Oisin Dowling; Shamus Hurley-Langton, Conor Oliver, Jarrad Butler.

Replacements: Grant Stewart, Peter Dooley, Jack Aungier, Niall Murray, Josh Murphy, Colm Reilly, Tom Daly, Paul Boyle.

Munster: Joey Carbery; Conor Phillips, Malakai Fekitoa, Dan Goggin, Patrick Campbell; Ben Healy, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Keynan Knox; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony (C), Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Scott Buckley, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Edwin Edogbo, Jack O’Sullivan, Craig Casey, Rory Scannell, Fionn Gibbons.

[kerlonbamboo]

Perfect balance ireland

#Perfect balance ireland update

In attempting to stop the Cliffords, Paul Geaney, and Séan O’Shea, Cleary knows Cork have to do more than simply park a large red bus along the 45-metre line. And I think at the end of the league, we were better defensively-minded than we were at the beginning of the season.” “As the league and season went on, we learned and the players learned we can’t be conceding those types of scores and you must act a bit more defensively. “Maybe at the beginning of the season, we were a bit naive in that from our point of view, we got into trying to win games on shootouts, but the way the modern game has gone now, you have to have a very good defensive structure and you have to set up more defensively,” said caretaker boss Cleary. This level of disruption contributed to four different players holding down the number three shirt and six different players getting a go at centre-back, such chopping and changing hardly conducive to building a settled defence.īeyond personnel though, interim Cork manager John Cleary accepts there was a level of naivety to Cork’s defending in the league that simply cannot be repeated when coming face to face with a Kerry forward unit that boasted the highest scoring average - 2-13 per game - in the league’s top tier.Īs well as Cork’s greenness at the back, selector Des Cullinane saw another problem in how Cork defended as individuals, rather than as a collective or in a “systematic way”.Īnd the same as the naivety mentioned by Cleary, Cork will be punished severely if their rearguard effort isn’t a joined-up one tomorrow. In general although mixed the report indicates the need for an increased need to focus on wellbeing – in the workplace and otherwise and we all have our part in that.To be fair to those operating in defence, there were mitigating factors, namely the amount of newcomers being thrown into the team week after week and the loss of so much experience through injury (Seán Powter and Seán Meehan) and panel withdrawals (Seán White, Daniel O’Mahony, and Billy Hennessy). Of less importance in the research was being well paid in your job, being well thought of in your career, looking well and going on holidays’ The research also showed that In terms of ‘life priorities’ and what really matters to people - almost all parents consider the health of their children the most important thing in their life, followed by their own physical health and then their mental health. When they are spending their time doing things that feeds their heart and that they love, the same applies. When people are spending time on what really matters to them and what they care about, they will have a stronger ability to bounce back to balance when stressed. Physical, mental, social, emotional, financial, spiritual and digital wellbeing all have a part in it. Having a handle on their different pillars of wellbeing will also affect their internal balance and give a feeling of being in control and on top of things. People will feel a better balance when they are happy with how their lives are moving and feel their needs are being met day to day. It is more of a feeling than a unique formula. Balance will look different to different people. Like wellbeing, the formula for balance is not ‘one size’. Generally when people raise work life balance as an issue – they are normally not happy with one of them. Work life balance has become notably more important in the day-to-day life of Irish adults, with 47% of respondents saying it was the most important aspect of their current role or job type followed by salary (30%) job satisfaction (14%) flexible working from home arrangements (13%) and career and development prospects (7%). The increased importance placed by people on ‘work life balance’ is significant. Overall we are exercising less, more socially isolated and more stressed. Nutritionally, we are eating better, with an increase in fruit and vegetable portions consumed daily.

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[chrislswood]

Reposted from @totaltritraining 🥇🥈🥉The medals from the weekend are still clanging! … Belvoir Tri 🥈Tommy Burston - 2nd AG and top 10 overall, Belvoir Olympic tri 💥Anna Nudds- battled some open water demons to get 6th in AG at the sprint- well done. Sundowner Middle Distance 🥈Coach Kath O’Mahony -2nd overall 🥈Gez Roberts -2nd AG 40-44 🥉James Noble - 3rd AG 🥉Daniel Kelly -3rd AG with a whopping 37min PB 💥Jake Flint - Only second triathlon (both been 70.3s) and knocked 40mins off his PB time in under 8 weeks 🥇Simon Blacker -Shropshire Middle Distance 1st in AG 🥈Helen Gibbs -2nd in AG 50-54 at Outlaw Bowood 🥉Coach John Barrett- 3rd at IOM Champs -2 mins off his PB and looks like he left it all out there. 🥉Coach Dan Mason -7th overall and 3rd Over 40 at Newbury Tri ... Dodgy ankle and all. 💥Charley Angell -6th female and 4th Senior at Newbury Sprint Tri 🧜‍♀️Veerle Nouwens -Dock to Dock 15km swim 5hrs 50min 💥Kush Banerjee -6th AG London duathlon And finally… the most epic adventure���. 🏆🥇Jan Rogers -200km of multi sport adventure racing over 2 days - The Heb-And yes they are really cycling through water. 🤯 What an adventurous lot TTT athletes are! Brilliant racing and goal setting. Well done all . (at Belvoir, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiLldM3IhHr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gregcanty]

Serious safety risks to ALL users in the 'Coolroe Meadows Active Travel Scheme' proposed by Planning Department of Cork City Council

Serious safety concerns of residents of Coolroe Meadows and Greenfields about the 'Coolroe Meadows Active Travel Scheme' proposed by Cork City Council

This post is about the proposed ‘Coolroe Meadows Active Travel Scheme’ by Cork City Council, with contributions from our friends and neighbours in Greenfields and Coolroe Meadows. Contributors: Tim Butler, Greg Canty, John Cassidy, Kevin Cooper, Pat Downing, Tom Doyle, Maeve Murphy, James O’Brien, Elish O’Brien, Deirdre O’Mahony & Senan Power 9th August 2022 We would like to start this post…

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[reflectismo]

Blackpool Night Out (August 1965)

I’ve always been interested in the story of John and Paul’s argument after the Blackpool Night Out rehearsal, but there seems to be few details out there with respect to this moment.

We know that John made a snide remark that upset Paul for hours and that the comment was made after Paul’s rehearsal of Yesterday. We also know that by the end of the night, everything was fine between them since John and Paul rode back together to London in John’s Rolls Royce.

That said, I was looking through issue 228 of The Beatles Book Monthly Magazine, and I found a couple of interesting photos with even more interesting captions. A few of the pictures seem a bit random (although they are in fact from the same day as the performance), but in any case, I’m more focused on the captions and what they say.

We know Beatles Book Monthly editor Sean O’Mahony was there that day on site with his team and heard John say the remark after Paul’s afternoon run through of Yesterday. So taking that into account, the captions he wrote on these photos may offer a bit of insight into what was going on after the rehearsal was over.

Please click on each photo in order to view full pictures with captions!

#John Lennon #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #Ringo Starr #The Beatles #Brian Epstein #1965 #Blackpool Night Out #Beatles Book Monthly #Sean O’Mahony #John & Paul #(I haven’t seen these photos with captions before so I thought I’d share) #(makes me more curious about what went on in the dressing room) #(why did John opt for something stronger before going on?) #(interesting) #lennon/mccartney

[anastpaul]

Saint of the Day - 4 July - Blessed John Cornelius SJ (1557– 1594) Martyr,

Saint of the Day – 4 July – Blessed John Cornelius SJ (1557– 1594) Martyr,

Saint of the Day – 4 July – Blessed John Cornelius SJ (1557– 1594) Martyr, English Priest of the Society of Jesus, Missionary. Born in 1557 as John Conor O’Mahony at Bodmin, Lanherne, Cornwall, England on the estate of Sir John Arundell and died by hanging and being hacked to pieces on 4 July 1594 at Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England. Additional Memorials – 29 October as one of the Martyrs of…

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[deepstheeskimo]

‘The Power of Four’

Right, everyone is picking Lions squads with less than a year to go until the next South Africa tour is meant to happen. Only so much brainpower I want to put into considering the pros and cons of scrummaging abilities though so I’ve gone for the Deeps Cult Lions XV made up of past tourists from of the last 20 or so years.

1. Allan Dell. What better way to start than with a South African born Scottish prop that only got called up as part of the ‘geography six’? In the squad: Andrew Sheridan (built like one of those GM bulls) and Tom Smith (badly underrated player, 

2. Keith Wood. The ragin’ potato. Came to Quins and inspired a character in the first ‘book’ I wrote aged 8. Weird obsession with belly buttons, understandable obsession with trying drop goals from 40 metres. In the squad: Shane Byrne (1- mullet 2- not actually very good) and Andy Titterrell (Pro Rugby Manager 2 legend and extremely small man)

3. Kyle Sinckler. Why? He’s my guy, that’s why. He’s the opposite of that ruddy faced, sweaty tweed rugger culture. He makes me smile.  In the squad: Jason Leonard (The Fun Bus. Non-playing tour captain. Once ruffled my hair - give him all the ale he can drink.) and Adam Jones (The Hair Bear. My sister used to see him all the time in Neath Tesco - give him all the pic n mix he can eat).

4. Martin Johnson. Looks like a character from a Guy Ritchie film, universally loathed by opponents and taped up his fingers(??). Summed up by the saying ‘Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it’. In the squad: Paul O’Connell (has some weird mythical power about him. Came to Quins with Munster and made south west London echo with ‘fields of Athenry’) and Simon Shaw (his emotional final interview post 2009 third test, aged 37, was pretty special) 

5. Doddie Weir. Could not be anyone else. Farmer strength. Permanently looked 20. Built for Lions tours. Still fighting the good fight. Go on big man. In the squad: Nathan Hines (perma-suspended and a ‘tartan wallaby’) and Maro Itoje (Sometimes it’s not all about drinking and bungee jumping. Itoje’s one of the few that would be able to have an actual conversation) 

6. Peter O’Mahony. One of those players that always grows into a series and ends up being important. Entirely unremarkable player but must be nasty to play against. Can’t actually imagine he’s that nice to be around at all. Big ‘school bully’ vibes. In the squad: Richard Hill (the only one of England’s 2003 RWC forwards that didn’t vote Brexit) and Alan Quinlan (Hit form at the right time, finally being picked in 2009 after a good but near-miss career. Expresses immense pride in selection. Then gouges someone. 12 week ban. If that’s not a cult player then I’m not sure what is).

7. Sean O’Brien. Another one with farmer strength. Thick in the arm, thick in the head but unlike a lot of the others won’t ever let you down. Plus on a tour you need characters and I bet, deep deep deep down he’s actually got a personality. Well, maybe. In the squad: Martyn Williams (a face that belongs in a back office of a mid sized electronics company. Somehow helped to invent modern rucking) and Sam Warburton (picked only so I can annoy people by saying his name as War-burrton’ not ‘Wabatan’ as they seem to say. Also looks like an Easter Island statue)

8. Scott Quinnell. Just rugby league all over. Overweight, comedy accent, illegal use of a plaster cast on his arm, despicable post-career lad culture DVDs and even had a stint on Soccer AM. If you kick him, all the Quinnells walk with a limp. In the squad: Ryan Jones (about the only player to come out of 2005 with credit) and Andy Powell (body of a god, brain of, erm... Great on tour as he’s a six foot five version of that kid in school you could make do anything by saying ‘oh go on!’)

9. Chris Cusiter. Born in Aberdeen which obvs piques my interest. Somehow got called up aged 22 while playing for the ill-fated Border Reivers. Played in Scotland, England, France and Australia and now lives in California running a whiskey retailing business. International. In the squad: Matt Dawson (over the head dummy try) and Austin Healey (absolutely horrible grinding shithouse). The two of these would be encouraged to collaborate on deliberately provocative articles similar to what they wrote in 2001.

10. Jonny Wilkinson. The best player of all time. Note to self, don’t hang around him too much because you’ll look pathetic and probably annoy him. In the squad: Mike Catt (Utility back. My fave) and Finn Russell (Joué Joué 🍷)

11. Ugo Monye. A huge part of my weekends for about 10 years was getting excited every time he touched the ball. Top scorer on his one Lions tour, shock. In the squad: George North (need a scapegoat for when we lose 49-0 to Japan in a warm up game) and Jack Nowell (wouldn’t play a single game, only being taken to let the squad mock him and call him a yokel - bet he’s got a dead short fuse).

12. Rob Henderson. Looked like, acted like, presumably ate like and definitely played like that guy from your local club who played England U16s and let it get to his head. And gut. Crash ball. In the squad: Scott Gibbs (hefty) and Gavin Henson (Insane talent, probably got good stories and even if he’s a prick he’s nicer to look at than some of the other options).

13. Ollie Smith. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Life gave Sir Clive Woodward the entire player pool of Britain and Ireland and somehow he picked Ollie Smith. In my team because he just looks like a nice guy. Defo pro-HS2 and his dad would pick up the bar tab. In the squad: Brian O’Driscoll (meh, guess he gets a place) and Will Greenwood (but only with bleach blonde hair. He genuinely almost died on the pitch playing for the Lions, looks like Shaggy and is a rarity in being a Lions player selected while playing Championship rugby).

14. Dan Luger. Always looked like he’d just come off a 10 hour shift at B&M. Even made skintight shirts look baggy. Played for Perpignan and Toulon before it was cool. Tryscoring machine. Injury prone as fuck.  In the squad: John Bentley (so long as he isn’t a massive sexist like on the 1997 documentary) and Christian Wade (I will never forgive rugby union for wasting his talent).

15. Neil Jenkins. Ol’ dependable. Looks like a man off the street. Can imagine he’s almost always terrified around these peacocking ‘alpha males’. In the squad: Tim Stimpson (remember him?) and Iain Calamity Balshaw (Brendan Laney never played Lions so he’s there to mess everything up instead)

[denimsnake]

@rollerz​

Ok so everyone knows about the potato famine and how it led a bunch of Irish folks to immigrate to the U.S. and Canada (& Australia but they’re irrelevant to this story) and a lot of them and their descendants fought in the Civil War (on both sides), but not everyone knows that they got a little silly after the war. Picture this: a bunch of dudes angry that their ancestral homeland is occupied by English people, and these dudes are fresh out of a war that provided them with 1) military experience and 2) guns! (and other equipment. but mostly the weapons).

In 1858, the Fenian Brotherhood had been organized by one John Francis O’Mahony, who, besides bearing the distinction of Most Irish Name Ever, would go on to achieve the rank of colonel in the 69th Regiment (nice) of New York State Militia. Also, he looked like this:

The name Fenian traces back to the Fianna, which is pretty badass.

O’Mahony had taken part in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, which was when a bunch of 19th-century Irish Gen Zers decided to attack the cops, but failed because the cops, by virtue of being aligned with Britain, had more manpower, more weaponry, and also probably weren’t Literally Starving due to crop failures. Due to the aforementioned starvation and also having been kicked out of Britain for being too Irish, O’Mahony moved to the United States in 1854.

Up to this point, every statement has probably made you think, “Cheers, I’ll drink to that.” I mean, who among us doesn’t want to free Ireland from the grip of tyranny? But brace yourself.

It’s April 1866. The United States has been re-unified for a year.

The Fenian Brotherhood is invading Canada.

Why? you may ask. How? is also a valid question, and easier to answer: with all that military experience acquired during the Civil War, and also the guns. I don’t know exactly which guns, but probably something cool like Spencer repeating rifles or Springfield rifles. Whatever they were, they gave the Fenians the confidence they needed to look at our great big, cold neighbor to the North and think: “Yeah, I could fuck with that.”

If you aren’t aware, you don’t fuck with Canada. You can’t fuck with Canada. Americans have tried. In 1775, General Richard Montgomery -- who was also, coincidentally, Irish -- died in Québec and all he got for it is a cool painting where he looks like Jesus. In 1812, Brig. Gen. William Hull and his severely under-equipped army tried to convince Canadians to leave Britain; RIP to William Hull but the Canadians said no thank you, and chased him out of their country. There’ve been a few other skirmishes here and there, but suffice it to say that Canada is truly the Russia of North America.

The Fenians were different, though, in that they had no government backing and therefore were even more poorly equipped to invade Canada than those other guys.

As for why: they wanted to hold Canada hostage and then hold a sort of prisoner transfer, except for political entities instead of human beings -- Canada for Ireland.

Their first target: Campobello Island. Why choose this target? I suspect it’s because they wanted to start with something small to boost confidence. If you try to bite off more than you can chew right off the bat and fail immediately, it really kills the groove, y’know? Campobello Island’s biggest claim to fame, besides that it was once invaded by Irish-Americans, is that future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt may have gotten polio there in 1921. Which means that in 1866, before the raid, it had absolutely no claim to fame.

So, anyway, about 700 Fenians set off for Campobello Island and failed immediately. They never even landed on the island because British warships showed up and they dispersed.

A couple months later, in June 1866, they tried again, but bigger this time. Led by Colonel John O’Neill (played by Richard Dean Anderson in the television adaptation), about 1000 Fenians crossed the Niagara River into Canada West (now Ontario). The USS Michigan was deployed and cut off O’Neill and his men from supplies and reinforcements. From now on, they were on their own.

And they actually did kind of a good job, for a relatively small force of men with no legitimate backing invading a foreign nation. O’Neill’s army occupied Fort Erie and then managed to ambush some (admittedly inexperienced) Canadian volunteers of the militia and the Queen’s Own Rifles of Toronto. Both forces were about the same size, but as the Torontonians (is that right? Chrome wants to change it to Estonians) were total noobs and the Fenians were veterans of the bloodiest war in United States history, the Fenians...actually won. The Battle of Ridgeway has its own Wikipedia article, and according to it it’s “the only armed victory for the cause of Irish independence between the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the Irish War of Independence in 1919,” which kind of sucks, considering it was fought by a rag-tag bunch of idiots.

The Fenians went back to Fort Erie and some more fighting occurred, but none of that’s as interesting as the fact that a Canadian officer, Lt. Col. John Dennis -- yes, all three people I’ve introduced so far have been named John -- apparently deserted his men, fled to a house, stripped off his uniform, and shaved his “luxurious sideburn whiskers,” which is just the sort of bonkers shit you love to see in an account of a military action. Also, 2nd Lieutenant Angus MacDonald, boy detective, was there.

It’s fitting that Fort Erie was then known as Waterloo, because that’s where it all fell apart for our heroes. The British were coming, and Colonel O’Neill was, I’m sure, no quitter, but he was one to bravely run away to fight another day. The Fenians retreated back to New York State and surrendered to the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. government began to crack down on wayward Irish rebels, and President Johnson went so far as to issue a proclamation, for all the good it would do. Because of these crackdowns and the ensuing arrests of many Fenian leaders, the planned raids into Canada East (now Québec) were thwarted.

In 1870 and ‘71, the Fenians returned to their old mischief and began raiding Québec and Manitoba, but they just didn’t have the same magic as the first raids. This time ‘round, the Fenian Brotherhood had been infiltrated by British and Canadian spies, which made it near-impossible to execute any plans. Our old friend John O’Neill was arrested by a U.S. Marshal in 1870 after the Battle of Trout River (which involved the 69th [nice] Regiment of Foot [not so nice]), but he and other Fenians were pardoned by President Grant.

And so ends this tale, lost to time. Oh, but also, Kate Beaton did a comic on it.

#mine #us history #canadian history too........but i don't have a tag for that #apparently they /do/ learn about this in canada but for SOME REASON they don't teach it in the states #long post #can u tell i got tired in the middle of it aksksddf

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#OTD in 1848 – A gunfight takes place between Young Ireland Rebels and police at Widow McCormack’s house in Ballingarry, Co Tipperary.

The Young Irelander Rebellion was a failed Irish nationalist uprising led by the Young Ireland movement, part of the wider Revolutions of 1848 that affected most of Europe. It took place on 29 July 1848 in the village of Ballingarry, South Tipperary. After being chased by a force of Young Irelanders and their supporters, an Irish Constabulary unit raided a house and took those inside as hostages.…

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#American Civil War #Battle of Ballingarry #Daniel O&039;Connell #Famine Rebellion #Famine Warhouse 1848 #Irish Brigade #James Stephens #John Blake Dillon #John O’Mahony #Kilkenny #Michael Doheny #Mrs. Margaret McCormack #Richard O&039;Gorman #The Young Irelander Rebellion #Thomas Francis Meagher #Tipperary #William Smith O&039;Brien

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Welcome back to the Writer’s Block for this new academic year. Already, writers have been submitting their work and we are delighted to showcase two pieces this week.

First up, one of our new editors, 5th Year James Commins, has contributed a wonderful discursive essay, ‘Symbols of my generation.’ He insightfully examines what he considers to five of the most important values of his age-group. In addition, James O’Mahony in 3rd Year has sent us an imaginative short story inspired by John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men.’ We loved his exploration of Candy’s character, a character who is often overlooked in this novella.

We encourage you all to put your hands up, get involved, and submit your work this year. You can email your submissions to [email protected] or give your piece to Ms Kennedy.

You can read both pieces mentioned above (as well as the full archive from last year) by CLICKING HERE.

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New Vworp! Vworp! a delight, features first ever Alan Moore interview about his Doctor Who comics

New Vworp! Vworp! a delight, features first ever Alan Moore interview about his Doctor Who comics

Vworp Vworp! Volume 3 Cover A – Business as Usual by Martin Geraghty The amazing Vworp Vworp! Volume 3 zine – dedicated as ever to all things Doctor Who comics and related titles – may have been a long time coming, but it was well worth the wait, leading with Alan Moore‘s first-ever interview about his work on the Doctor Who comic strips, a terrific free Dalek CD gift, variant covers and more.…

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Sunday, December 3rd, 1899- The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

This is from a lengthy article providing more details on one of the Brooklyn lodging houses,  St. Vincent’s Home for Boys on 7 Poplar Street (commonly called the newsboys’ home). You can click the link in the source to read the full article. I’ve also included the sketches from the article, above. 

Poplar Street is described as narrow, mostly populated with older homes. The building at No. 7 evidently had been there about 50 years. St. Vincent’s itself is described as being open to any homeless residents, though most who check in are mostly young newsboys. Like the other lodging houses in the area, school lessons were provided, as well as Sunday services. The home was founded in 1869 by the St. Vincent de Paul’s Society. William Blake was evidently a recent installment to the home, serving in a role similar to the superintendents at the CAS lodging houses. 

Father Blake intended to open an industrial school for the boys, so that they would be able to learn various other trades. He’s also described in the article as visiting the various places in Brooklyn (under bridges and in alleyways) where some of the boys might find shelter and rounding them up and inviting them to stay at the lodging house.

People:

Chapain [William L.] Blake

Bishop Loughlin (first Catholic Bishop of Long Island)

St. Vincent de Paul’s Society

Founders:

Right Reverand John Loughlin, Very Reverand John F. Turner, Reverand Francis J. Freel, Richard Ternan, John Lane, Maurice Fitzgerald, Thomas Code, Thomas Johnson, Francis Curran, Thomas Horan, Matthew Boylan, Charles J. O’Reilly, Patrick H. Quinn, Thomas O’Brien, jr., Bernard Bogan, James K. O’Mahony, Charles McConnell, Thomas Halpin, Michael J. Lowrey, James Ormond, Michael Philbin, Michael Kirwin, John M. Farrell, William Orr, William Brown, and Thomas Farrell

Bishop McDonnell

Father Drumgoogle (chaplain at. the St. Vincent’s in Manhattan)

James Watson, newsboy (has a fondness for making models)

[George] Dewey

Places:

Poplar Street

[Brooklyn’s] First Ward

Brooklyn

East River

Vine Street

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Australia In The Global Economy, 2021 Edition PDF by Tim Dixon and John O’mahony

Australia In The Global Economy, 2021 Edition PDF by Tim Dixon and John O’mahony

Australia In The Global Economy, 2021 Edition By Tim Dixon and John O’mahony Table of contents TOPIC 1 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Chapter 1 Introduction to the Global Economy 1.1 The global economy 4 1.2 Globalisation 5 1.3 The international and regional business cycles 17 Chapter 2 Trade in the Global Economy 2.1 Advantages and disadvantages of free trade 23 2.2 Reasons for protection 25 2.3 Methods of…

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