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Traditional Irish Republican . Random Irish Republican history snippets 'I will not accept the Free State Army' -Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
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Irish Rebels (August 1977) #Irishrepublican #irishhistory
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"We normally wouldn't, but given the week that's in it, we couldn't refrain from posting an archived clip of the bold Gerry" Provisional Sinn Féin heavyweight Gerry Adams quickly deals with an arrogant British reporter. (Early 1980s) #Irishrepublican #irishhistory
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The funeral in Belfast of Bobby Sands on the 7th of May 1981 attracted in excess of 100,000 people, mourners made the somber journey from all corners of Ireland to pay their solemn respects, the largest Republican funeral in Ireland since that of Terence MacSwiney in Cork in 1920
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An estimated 5000 mourners turned out to pay their final repects to Óglach Tom McElwee, the cortege made the five mile journey from the McElwee family home in Tamlaghduff to Bellaghy where he was laid to rest alongside his cousin and fellow comrade Francis Hughes. (Aug 10th 1981)
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Occupying British soldier admits to using the local population on the street for cover. He finds the newly erected Irish Republican monument "...Not particularly pleasant, certainly for the soldiers, we feel it's not a very nice thing to have about..." Crossmaglen (1980)
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Milltown Cemetery Belfast 16th March 1988 A Loyalist fanatic carried out a grenade and gun attack as the Gibraltar Martyrs were being laid to rest, the incident saw 3 fatalities and dozens injured, there was a notable absence of British security services on the day #Irishhistory
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RUC thugs hijack the funeral cortege of Óglach Francis Hughes forcibly preventing it from travelling through nationalist areas of West Belfast en route to South Derry, many mourners were assaulted and harassed. (May 1981) #Irishrepublican #irishhistory
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The funeral in Derry of Óglach Patsy O'Hara (INLA) saw the largest outpouring of grief in the city since those of the victims of Bloody Sunday in 1972, thousands of mourners joined the procession to bid farewell to an Irish Republican martyr. (May 1981)
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On a dark wet night in November 1977 Irish Republicans carried out the last wishes of Óglach Frank Stagg,, his coffin was exhumed and reburied in its rightful place in the Republican plot alongside comrade Michael Gaughan. (Leigue cemetery Ballina) #irishrepublican #Irishhistory
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