Celtic Moment

Wiki”Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death from malaria in 1658. Cromwell was born into the ranks of the middle gentry, and remained relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. At times his lifestyle resembled that of a yeoman farmer until his finances were boosted thanks to an inheritance from his uncle. After undergoing a religious conversion during the same decade, he made an Independent style of Puritanism an essential part of his life. Cromwell was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge in the Short (1640) and Long (1640-49) Parliaments, and later entered the English Civil War on the side of the “Roundheads” or Parliamentarians. As a soldier, he was more than capable (nicknamed “Old Ironsides”) and was quickly promoted from leading a single cavalry troop to command of the entire army. Cromwell was one of the signatories of Charles I’s death warrant in 1649 and was a member of the Rump Parliament (1649-1653), being chosen by the Rump to take command of …

Records reveal that one inspiration for the character of Zorro, a William Lamport who attempted to start a revolution in Mexico, was not Mexican or Spanish, but Irish.

The Walled City of Derry, Northern Ireland

This is my top 10 Greatestest Military Commanders of Ireland. From 941-1972 Ar son saoirse!!

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Voices from the Grave: Two Men’s War in Ireland

Originally posted 2011-06-03 19:29:14.

“Monastic and ecclesiastical reform from Ireland and England created revolutionary changes in the Frankish church and made the Carolingian revolution of the eighth century possible.” Agree or Disagree. Why? This is for a history paper and I have hit a wall. I would like a few others opinions. Thanks!

Originally posted 2011-12-14 23:29:10.

Dublin was established as a Viking settlement in the 9th century and, despite a number a rebellions by the native Irish, it remained largely under Viking control until the Norman invasion of Ireland was launched from Wales in 1169. The King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada, enlisted the help of Strongbow, the Earl of Pembroke, to conquer Dublin. Following Mac Murrough’s death, Strongbow declared himself King of Leinster after gaining control of the city. In response to Strongbow’s successful invasion, King Henry II of England reaffirmed his sovereignty by mounting a larger invasion in 1171 and pronouncing himself Lord of Ireland.

H’away Ulster-Scot, H’away cross the sea To lands that were open and promised to me I’m not afraid to fight, on the frontier I will be All across the Empire is home from home to me From the Lowlands and the Borders, from East and from the West We sent our sons and daughters, all of them our best They went in their thousands, for land and dignity O’er the sea to Ulster, a planter I will be My children heard the callin of the lands far away In 18 to America then down to Botany Bay They went in their thousands, for land and dignity And Uncle Davy Crockett was waitin there for me A thousand years on the frontier has made me what I am No stronger friend you’ll ever need, no fiercer foe to hand No man has left a greater mark on all democracy I am the Ulster-Scot, proud bred in liberty

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If I move to Ireland from the US, does my credit history follow me?

Originally posted 2010-10-11 19:30:32.