Sunday Miscellany remembers Robert Erskine Childers, 100 years on
Sunday Miscellany remembers Robert Erskine Childers, 100 years on
Jan 4, 2023
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On this day one hundred years ago Erskine Childers was arrested during a raid on Glendalough House in Annamoe Co. Wicklow. Childers’ crime was the possession of an unlicensed handgun in violation of the Army Emergency Powers Resolutions. Ironically, the gun, a 6.35mm Gaztañaga Destroyer semi-automatic pistol, had been gifted to him by Michael Collins in March 1920. Initially a mark of friendship, this small gun would cost him his life, and serve as a reminder of the fragility of comradeship in t
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On this day one hundred years ago Erskine Childers was arrested during a raid on Glendalough House in Annamoe Co. Wicklow. Childers’ crime was the possession of an unlicensed handgun in violation of the Army Emergency Powers Resolutions. Ironically, the gun, a 6.35mm Gaztañaga Destroyer semi-automatic pistol, had been gifted to him by Michael Collins in March 1920. Initially a mark of friendship, this small gun would cost him his life, and serve as a reminder of the fragility of comradeship in t
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Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish writer, whose works included the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands. He became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. #wicklowgaol #irelandsancienteast https://www.wicklowshistoricgaol.com/robert-erskine-childers-biogr
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Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish writer, whose works included the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands. He became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. #wicklowgaol #irelandsancienteast https://www.wicklowshistoricgaol.com/robert-erskine-childers-biogr
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Ireland’s haunted president… by his father’s desk? 😳 Erskine Childers’ story begins with revolution, loss, and secrets. How did his father’s death shape him, and how did his wife almost succeed him? Find out more with Lise Hand & Flor MacCarthy in Think You Know…The Presidents, Ep. 2 🎙️ Available now on all podcast platforms. | Today FM
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