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The story of the United Irishmen, and the Irish uprising of 1798. First published to mark the 200th anniversary in 1998, in Workers' Liberty magazine #50/51. Who fears to speak of ‘98?Who blushes at the name?When cowards mock the patriot’s fateWho hangs his head for shame? - The Memory of the Dead, John Kells Ingram

The story of the United Irishmen, and the Irish uprising of 1798. First published to mark the 200th anniversary in 1998, in Workers' Liberty magazine #50/51. Who fears to speak of ‘98?Who blushes at the name?When cowards mock the patriot’s fateWho hangs his head for shame? - The Memory of the Dead, John Kells Ingram

The story of the United Irishmen, and the Irish uprising of 1798. First published to mark the 200th anniversary in 1998, in Workers' Liberty magazine #50/51. Who fears to speak of ‘98?Who blushes at the name?When cowards mock the patriot’s fateWho hangs his head for shame? - The Memory of the Dead, John Kells Ingram

The story of the United Irishmen, and the Irish uprising of 1798 Who fears to speak of ‘98?Who blushes at the name?When cowards mock the patriot’s fateWho hangs his head for shame? - The Memory of the Dead, John Kells Ingram

A history of much-loved Callan Post Office as a new chapter begins The earliest detail of the post office in Callan appears in Pigot’s Directory of 1824 File picture );  ); It wasn’t until the 16th century that an organised postal system emerged in Ireland, with regular posts set up from Dublin to a few major towns. This eventually led to the establishment of Post Roads which criss-crossed the country. Mail coaches began to operate in 1789 with the first one running between Dublin and Cork...