One of my Grand Uncles, was one of those who participated in the setting alight of the building. He was a serving member of the RAF but home on leave. When he was questioned by the auxiliaries upon leaving the building, he showed his RAF identification and walked away.
I have been binge watching your content after finding it recently and I thought I was seeing things when I got a notice this was uploaded. These are lessons we could never learn in school, and I am super grateful for all the work you put into your videos. :D
How am I only now discovering this channel? Amazing content and a great back catalogue for me to work through. Thank you for the excellent presentation of our history
So, not that we'll ever know for sure, was this the IRA's "Tet Offensive" in that it was a tactical disaster but a strategic victory ? Thanks for such a fascinating episode either way !
What was destroyed in the conflagration? I had read that the Irish Domesday book and a copy of the Magna Carta were lost. It is hard to see any useful gain in this action unless it was to prove the intransigence and nihilism of the IRA.
My grandfather a captain in the IRA, met his wife during that operation. He was captured and was imprisoned awaiting court martial. He became sick while in prison and was treated in the mater hospital. His younger brother, my grand uncle, was executed by the British while my grandfather was detained. The truce was signed before he recovered. They married shortly afterwards and had 6 children. One of the children was my father. My grandfather always maintained that develera was a self centered, egotistical, diot who has no idea about military tactics.
One of my Grand Uncles, was one of those who participated in the setting alight of the building. He was a serving member of the RAF but home on leave. When he was questioned by the auxiliaries upon leaving the building, he showed his RAF identification and walked away.
Brilliant.
Terrific
You've been much missed!! Another excellent episode.
I have been binge watching your content after finding it recently and I thought I was seeing things when I got a notice this was uploaded. These are lessons we could never learn in school, and I am super grateful for all the work you put into your videos. :D
Awesome
How am I only now discovering this channel? Amazing content and a great back catalogue for me to work through. Thank you for the excellent presentation of our history
Is more content possible? Fantastic show. I repeat listen often
Good work.
Thank God James, I thought something had happened to you. Keep up the brilliant work.
Another great episode
So, not that we'll ever know for sure, was this the IRA's "Tet Offensive" in that it was a tactical disaster but a strategic victory ? Thanks for such a fascinating episode either way !
Awesome history
Come back 😢
have you done a video on an bunreact 1937 63 article that dev had put together for the men and women of eire
I laughed out loud when I heard about the firefighters - only in Ireland!
What was destroyed in the conflagration? I had read that the Irish Domesday book and a copy of the Magna Carta were lost. It is hard to see any useful gain in this action unless it was to prove the intransigence and nihilism of the IRA.
My grandfather a captain in the IRA, met his wife during that operation. He was captured and was imprisoned awaiting court martial. He became sick while in prison and was treated in the mater hospital. His younger brother, my grand uncle, was executed by the British while my grandfather was detained. The truce was signed before he recovered. They married shortly afterwards and had 6 children. One of the children was my father.
My grandfather always maintained that develera was a self centered, egotistical, diot who has no idea about military tactics.