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The Irish of Montserrat, West Indies 1976 – ‘The Black Irish’

The Irish of Montserrat Kinsale, Montserrat (West Indies) is home to a unique race of people, ‘The Black Irish’. ‘Radharc[…]

The first Slaves in the Americas Slavery is perhaps one of the oldest profit making endeavors in human history and[…]

A Time of great bitterness and Hatred in England A nation divided. It was a time of great bitterness and[…]

Guide to the Nine Years War This is Handy History’s guide to the Nine Years War. Part one of an[…]

Fascinating Ancient History Ireland has a rich and fascinating ancient history; from the great megalithic structures of the Neolithic, like[…]

Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1849 What is commonly known as Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1849 was a catastrophic tragedy that[…]

Steam Train journey from Dublin to Wexford An excursion back in time with a train trip organised by the Railway[…]

Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]

Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]

The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the withdrawal of Great Britain from almost all of Ireland was[…]