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Role of women in the fight for Independence focus of Leitrim book launch
The book will be launched at McGirls Pub in Ballinamore this evening from 7 o'clock.
Aug 31, 2023 16:00![Roundabout to be named after prominent War Of Independence figure](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC81VHdRSVNSWC11bm5hbWVkLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6IjBlNjM4MTVkMjllYzAxNTNiZmYzMjQ5ZWNkNjE4ZjM4NTlmNDIyNjEifQ==/roundabout-to-be-named-after-prominent-war-of-independence-figure.jpg)
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Roundabout to be named after prominent War Of Independence figure
Tom Reddington died tragically on October 9, 1922, while serving on the pro-Treaty side in the Civil War.
Oct 29, 2022 10:39
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Tributes paid to veterans of Longford's Connolly Barracks
The barracks marked a century of ownership by the Irish State this week.
Feb 18, 2022 13:17![Connolly Barracks handover centenary to be marked with special event](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC9QYXJhZGUtaW50by1jYXZhbHJ5LWJhcnJhY2tzLTE3LUZlYnJ1YXJ5LTE5MjIuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjc5NSxcImhlaWdodFwiOjUzMCxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1hZ2VzLnVuc3BsYXNoLmNvbVxcXC9waG90by0xNTg2MzM5OTQ5OTE2LTNlOTQ1N2JlZjZkM1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOntcIm91dHB1dFwiOlwid2VicFwifX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiMDZlMjZkM2ZhNjFhNDU3OGFmYjVlMWEwODc0MDQ0NWRkNzRlZTcyNSJ9/connolly-barracks-handover-centenary-to-be-marked-with-special-event.jpg)
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Connolly Barracks handover centenary to be marked with special event
The ceremony is open to the public.
Feb 8, 2022 08:59
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Mini-documentary on arrest of Longford's Sean Mac Eoin in 1921 launched
The Longford man was famously arrested in Mullingar.
Aug 27, 2021 17:23![Virtual centenary commemoration to take place over Selton Hill ambush](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC9jcm9wcGVkLXBpYy1vZi1zZWx0b24taGlsbC1tb251bWVudC0xLTEwMjR4NTk2LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6IjhjMTIyOTZlNjZmZTRiNWMzMWUxOWYzZjg4YzI0MzFiZjRlNzlmM2QifQ==/virtual-centenary-commemoration-to-take-place-over-selton-hill-ambush.jpg)
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Virtual centenary commemoration to take place over Selton Hill ambush
On the 11th of March 1921, 6 members of the Leitrim IRA flying column were killed in an ambush by RIC forces.
Mar 11, 2021 09:36
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