In the North East of England, during the Irish War of Independence, a nun and several school teachers actively supported the Tyneside Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. This post will tell the story of these remarkable women. No women were allowed in the ranks of the Irish Volunteers, in contrast to the Irish Citizen […]
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This post was originally presented as an on-line talk to the Tyneside Irish Cultural Society in Newcastle upon Tyne on 2 December 2021 to mark the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. As the talk was illustrated, some changes have been made to the following text. 100 years ago next week, on 6 […]
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