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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 23

The machine gunner was one of those physically closest to #MichaelCollins during the fatal ambush.
Would you buy a used car from this face? wp.me/p43KWx-bo
The Assassination of Michael Collins : What Happened at Béal na mBlath? #Ireland #IrishHistory #IrishCivilWar

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 21

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

—The Declaration of Independence

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 22

Israel pursuing “scorched earth” policy in #Gaza
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🇵🇸 #AIRLIFTGazaFOODnow
#UNPeacekeeperstoGazaNOW
to #STOPGazaGenocide #BreakTheSiege

Gaza City bombardment forces mass depopulation | #ajshorts

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 22

Maybe the only chance left for Michael Collins to prevent imminent national disaster, was to take his life in his hands, into the wild back roads of West Cork; now.
wp.me/p43KWx-id #Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History #IrishCivilWar #IrishResearch

Did Michael Collins have to go to West Cork? Diplomacy and provisional governments

If Commander-in-Chief Collins were negotiating peace when he was shot, that is directly connected with the fact that he didn’t have a nice, quiet 10 Downing Street at which to hold his confer…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 22

In the early days of the #IrishCivilWar Michael Collins didn’t have a nice, quiet 10 Downing St for peace talks with anti-Treaty leaders; who couldn't have gone there, as men on the run, at war with gvt. wp.me/p43KWx-id #Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History

Did Michael Collins have to go to West Cork? Diplomacy and provisional governments

If Commander-in-Chief Collins were negotiating peace when he was shot, that is directly connected with the fact that he didn’t have a nice, quiet 10 Downing Street at which to hold his confer…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 22

#OTD 1922 Was the #IrishCivilWar ultimately incited by British gvt agendas to eliminate the #Irish independence movement’s top military leaders?
The Assassination of Michael Collins : What Happened at Béal na mBláth? goo.gl/a0tgOr
#Ireland #IrishHistory #History. #IrishResearch

The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth?

The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth? [Sigerson, S M] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth?

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 22

#OTD 1922: The few basic facts which are undisputed about The Assassination of Michael Collins : What Happened at Béal na mBláth? collinsassassination.wordpress.com/2024/08/21/m... #Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History #IrishCivilWar

Michael Collins: His Last Journey

Much controversy continues to surround Commander-in-Chief Collins’ last day on earth. In these excerpts from “The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Beal na mBlath?&#82…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 21

The few basic facts which are undisputed about The Assassination of Michael Collins : What Happened at Béal na mBláth? collinsassassination.wordpress.com/2024/08/21/m... #IrishResearch #Ireland #IrishHistory #History #IrishCivilWar

Michael Collins: His Last Journey

Much controversy continues to surround Commander-in-Chief Collins’ last day on earth. In these excerpts from “The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Beal na mBlath?&#82…

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Aug 21

Annual #MichaelCollins Commemoration Sunday Aug 24thhttp://www.generalmichaelcollins.com/annual-beal-na-mblath-commemoration-sunday-aug-24th/
#Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History #IrishCivilWar

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Jun 27

Looking forward to seeing Sliabh na mBan up close at Tank Fest this weekend. Particularly keen to see if there are any bullet marks on the armour.

This month marks the anniversary of the repatriation of Sonny O'Neill following his capture/wounding in January 1918.

Repatriation document re Prisoner of War Denis O'Neill, June 1918

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Apr 18

On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which set off the American Revolution, we'd like to remind you of our upcoming event "Ireland and America" organised by @joelherman.bsky.social and hosted by PRONI on 15 May from 6:15 - 8:15PM.

A poster for the "Ireland and America: 250th Anniversary Perspectives" event, made up of a collage of drawings and photographs:

St Patrick's Day parade, New York (1909) George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Irish Volunteers flag c 1782 © National Museum of Ireland
From Irish emigrant poster cartoons courtesy of PRONI
From Francis Wheatley, The Dublin Volunteers on College Green, 4th November 1779, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 28

#OTD 1922 If Michael Collins did NOT order the bombardment of the #FourCourts garrison, who did?
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#IrishCivilWar #Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History

Did Dalton shell the Four Courts?

Notices should be served on the armed men in the illegal occupation of the Four Courts and Fowler Hall that night, ordering them to evacuate the buildings and to surrender up all arms and property,…

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Dr Robyn Atcheson @robyninpink.bsky.social · Jun 26

Last year I acted as historical consultant for this film about the workhouse burial ground in Newtownards and the impact of the Famine.

So pleased to see it out in the world.
#history #irishhistory #famine

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The Forgotten Famine

YouTube video by Hearts of Down

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

Tim Pat Coogan calls this #book "a valuable contribution": 'The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth?' Paperback or Kindle here: goo.gl/a0tgOr All other ebook formats here: smashwords.com/books/view/4...
OR ASK yr local bookshop

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

#OTD 1922 Death of Sir Henry Wilson turned the Pact Elections peace into factions. Dublin & London gvts demanded Michael Collins take decisive action against the #FourCourts anti-Treaty occupation.
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The bombardment of Four Courts: Who gave the order?

Did Michael Collins give the order to begin the bombardment of Four Courts? Historians have presumed so; but no more. The evidence casts considerable doubt as to whether the order ever came from Co…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

“Jews worldwide condemn zionist attacks on Iran.”
“Killing, robbing, & oppressing an entire people is against intl law & against Jewish law.” says orthodox rabbi @NetureiKarta
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#AIRLIFTGazaFOODnow &
#UNPeacekeeperstoGazaNOW
#STOPGazaGenocide

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

#OTD June 1922 Just when #IrishCivilWar seemed averted, the shooting of Sir Henry Wilson changed everything.
London woukd DEMAND Dublin gvt attack anti-Treaty partisans in the #FourCourts or face British invasion. goo.gl/a0tgOr #IrishHistory

The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth?

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

June 1922 WHERE was Sir Henry Wilson's police bodyguard when he was shot on his own doorstep?
IRA had stood down since 1921. Who gave the order?
How was Wilson's death connected to The Assassination of Michael Collins ? goo.gl/a0tgOr #Ireland #IrishHistory

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

“I reject any suggestion that the IRB or Michael Collins.. had anything to do with [Sir Henry Wilson shooting.]” - IRB Spokesman June 1922
Here's my review of R McGreevy's book on the tangled trail to Wilson's powerful British enemies & #Irish opponents:
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Sir Henry Wilson Assassination 1922: A Great Black Op?

Ronan McGreevy’s book draws attention to a most important case: to which an entire chapter is devoted in The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened at Béal na mBláth? by S M Sigerson…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

22 June 1922 Sir Henry Wilson assassination shattered #Ireland 's fragile peace. A native of #NorthernIreland , Wilson had enemies high & low, in both London & Belfast. All #Irish authorities denied responsibility. wp.me/p43KWx-3n #IrishCivilWar #IrishHistory

The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson

On 22 June 1922, Sir Henry Wilson was assassinated in broad daylight, in front of his own home in London: Field Marshall, Unionist MP for Ulster, former Chief of the Imperial General Staff (…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

June 1922 after the #PactElections Michael Collins felt able to begin planning his post-war life. His wedding to Kitty Kiernan wp.me/p43KWx-5Y was set for 22nd August. They looked at a house in Greystones
Then what happened? #Treaty21 #IrishHistory #History

Kitty and Michael: a revolutionary courtship

Some historians have been obliged to play down Michael Collin’s fiancé, Kitty Kiernan, in order to support their theories about his death. However, Ms Kiernan cannot be relegated to a footno…

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

June 1922 #Ireland voted in the #PactElections wp.me/p43KWx-33 to resolve national dispute over the #AngloIrishTreaty1921 . Pro-Treaty & anti-Treaty agreed in advance, no matter what the outcome, to cooperate in a coalition gvt, to prevent #IrishCivilWar

The Collins-DeValera Pact of May 1922

The War of Independence 1919 – 1921, ** in which Michael Collins played a leading role, was ended by negotiation and treaty. That negotiation and Treaty led to Civil War, and Collins death. …

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S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 26

#AIRLIFTGazaFOODnow
#UNPeacekeeperstoGazaNOW
Talking shops talk while Gazans are slaughtered.
WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR?
To hear that they're all dead?
#STOPGazaGenocide #STOPtheBlockade

S M Sigerson @bealnamblath.bsky.social · Jun 25

#UNRWA denounces “so-called GHF aid” as “death trap” & “abomination”.
youtube.com/shorts/XmqCoHXvCuo (sensitive images)
But talking shops are not enough.
#AIRLIFTGazaFOODnow
#UNPeacekeeperstoGazaNOW
Or Gazans will all be dead.
#STOPGazaGenocide #STOPtheBlockade

More Gaza aid hub killings as UNWRA chief calls GHF process ‘an abomination’ | AJ#shorts

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