On the 20th March 1943 the IRA staged a mass escape through a tunnel from Derry Jail. The escape was one of a series of high profile actions by the IRA in the north in the first half of 1943 (there is more on the context of the escape here). The escape itself is well coveredContinue reading “The Derry Jail Great Escape, 20th March 1943”
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Who’s That Knocking on My Door: 75th anniversary of the death of Rocky Burns.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Seamus ‘Rocky’ Burns, the only O/C of the Belfast IRA to be shot dead while he was in the role. On the 10th February 1944, he and another member of the IRA left the Continental Café on Chapel Lane (now St. Mary’s Repository and the HolyContinue reading “Who’s That Knocking on My Door: 75th anniversary of the death of Rocky Burns.”
75th Anniversary of Crumlin Road Jail Escape
Monday 15th January 2018 will be the 75th anniversary of the escape from Crumlin Road Jail by Pat Donnelly, Hugh McAteer, Ned Maguire and Jimmy Steele. The escape provided one of the few iconic images of the IRA campaign of the 1940s, with the famous wanted poster. It was initially published in the local pressContinue reading “75th Anniversary of Crumlin Road Jail Escape”
Steele and McAteers’ Daring Escape
This is ‘Steele and McAteers Daring Escape from the Crumlin Road Jail’ as recorded by The Men of No Property in 1976. This was released on the LP, ‘Ireland – The Fight Goes On’ on Resistance records (RES 1003 LP). The sleeve notes have this to say about the song: Steele and McAteer’s Daring EscapeContinue reading “Steele and McAteers’ Daring Escape”
Mass escape from Derry Jail, 2oth March 1943
On the 20th March 1943 the IRA staged a mass escape through a tunnel from Derry Jail. The escape was one of a series of high profile actions by the IRA in the north in the first half of 1943. The escape itself is well covered by an episode of the TG4 series, Ealú. This articleContinue reading “Mass escape from Derry Jail, 2oth March 1943”
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