Irish Republican Brotherhood

Aye it is.” He walked under the sign and pointed up at it. “Ah, now, I take what that sign says LITERALLY. You know that you are on Pearse Street, you Americans. It’s named after me Great-Uncle Padraig Pearse.” He paced the floor‒deliberately looking back and forth‒going from Lane to Blair. “Pearse was the founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He met many times in this very room, but for what? Along came the IRA and so many other liberation organizations down the road. All wanting to free Ireland of British rule, aye they did. Did it work? Hell no. Because the clans were not united. The British always infiltrated in some way. What were introduced to Ireland in the 1970s were crime syndicates and Godfathers...street wars on the streets of Derry, Limerick, Belfast, and Dublin. In America you have the mafias; here we have the same thing, nothing more. Does that put things into proper perspective some?” The question was a hypothetical one. Storm walked to the edge of the table. “That Josef Kramer is a real bastard’s bastard, let me tell yuh, people, aye he…

1916. Irish rebels garrisoned multiple locations in Dublin in an armed attempt to overthrow British rule and establish an independent Irish Republic. After five days of fighting the rebels unconditionally surrendered , a presumed successful retaliation by the British, but the essence of the rebellion changed the course of Irish history forever. In 1800 the Act of Union Bill was passed which united Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom. This meant that there would be no Irish…

“Mise Eire” Bringing Women into the World of Poetry Eavan Boland is known for her poetry being controversial. The subjects of her poems, most notably “Anorexia” and “In His Own Image”, a poem about spousal abuse, were not wildly discussed at the time of their publication, and Boland believed that this wasn’t right. Most of her poems were brash in their own ways, no hidden meanings behind her words, and meant for discussion. “Mise Eire” also has an important role to play in these…

The Brotherhood is meant to represent the Communist Party which Ralph Ellison strongly disproves for many reasons: “It stifles free thought; it ignores people’s uniqueness; it attempts to simplify the paradoxes of social life” (Ambivalent Man 622). These problems will become apparent with the narrator accepts the invitation after which he is given a new name and apartment. Before leaving Mary’s home, he stumbles around a coin bank in the shape of a black man with exaggerated features. Angered…

In Shinny Game That Melted the Ice the puck represents the development of the brotherhood and journey to belonging. It says “the puck a forgotten thing tucked away in the corner of the net.” (Wagamese 82), this represents that they have officially achieved the relationship they were looking for and he has found the belonging that he has desired for a long time. Because of the series of events that led to this moment, they were able to reconnect through a mutual love of hockey. The main component…

I will talk about terrorism in the United Kingdom from 1969–1998. We will focus on an Irish republican paramilitary organization that called themselves the Irish Republican Army. The IRA sought to liberate Northern Ireland from the UK and to join with the Irish republic. They carried out many bombings during a period colloquially known as the Troubles. Their prime target was members of the British Army and officers of the Irish national police force. They fought a guerrilla warfare against the…

It was home. I didn’t join Alpha Kappa Psi for the only reason to help build myself professionally, but it was because I wanted to help it grow. It was a place in which I wanted to nurture not only myself, but the organization itself. That’s why I’m so willing to dedicate so much of my time to the brotherhood as I don’t just simply believe in the brand of Alpha Kappa Psi, but the brand of the Alpha Omicron Chapter. But passion alone doesn’t necessitate the responsibilities to take up the…

The Easter Rising began on Easter Monday, 24th of April 1916, and lasted for six days. The Easter Rising was an insurrection against British rule in Ireland and took place in Ireland's capital city, Dublin. The Easter Rising of 1916 is believed to be the most compelling single event in modern Irish history. The number of plays, novels and poems centred around the Easter Rising are endless. For the purpose of this essay I will discuss how the Easter Rising is represented in both Sean O' Casey's…

Malachy McCourt Sr. grew in northern Ireland where he fought for the Irish Republican Army. However, his tenure with the army came to an abrupt end due to an undisclosed crime he committed for which a bounty was placed on his head. With little options left he escaped to America. When Frank’s mother Angela met his father he had just served three months in jail for stealing a truck. Not long after, he impregnated her and ended up being coerced by her sisters into marriage. With the impending…

about terrorism were heavily influenced by recent terrorist attacks on the United States. The motivation behind events such as 9/11 and the Boston Bombing are difficult for fellow Americans to understand. It seems delusional to validate the killings of so many innocent people through religion or politics. The video, A Legacy of Violence,(Setton Mudd & Carroll, 2000) by no means justifies terrorist acts, but explains them as a military and political tactic. By focusing on the history of the…