Gerard Shannon
@gerardshannon.bsky.social
Public historian of the Irish revolutionary period of 1912-23. Biographer of Liam Lynch and Rory O'Connor, both available from Merrion Press. MA in History from DCU. More can be found here: https://gerardshannon.com/
Just when I think I'm done with how slow this place is, you pop up with another gem/TRUTH.
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just when I think I'm done with how slow this place is, you pop up with another gem/TRUTH.
(Reckon President Connolly might like a book on Rory O'Connor?).
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
(Reckon President Connolly might like a book on Rory O'Connor?).
Especially memorable was the second occasion when I visited with filmmaker John Foley and relatives of Liam Lynch. The conversation was most enjoyable with the President then, in one instance noting how his own father(!) served under Liam Lynch in the IRA's Cork No. 2 Brigade.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Especially memorable was the second occasion when I visited with filmmaker John Foley and relatives of Liam Lynch. The conversation was most enjoyable with the President then, in one instance noting how his own father(!) served under Liam Lynch in the IRA's Cork No. 2 Brigade.
