John Morgan
@morganjohn.bsky.social
Historical Memory | Law | Politics | Sport | Travel | Hiking | Culture | Curious….. (Co-author of new book, The Irish in the Resistance…)
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DROPPING SUNDAY 🎙️
A two-part podcast!
1) @jervisevans.bsky.social joins me to discuss the Basque child refugees to Britain who went on to play professionally. Taster below 👇🏼
2) My talk on football against fascism from last week
📸 Basque Children of 37 Association
A two-part podcast!
1) @jervisevans.bsky.social joins me to discuss the Basque child refugees to Britain who went on to play professionally. Taster below 👇🏼
2) My talk on football against fascism from last week
📸 Basque Children of 37 Association
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
DROPPING SUNDAY 🎙️
A two-part podcast!
1) @jervisevans.bsky.social joins me to discuss the Basque child refugees to Britain who went on to play professionally. Taster below 👇🏼
2) My talk on football against fascism from last week
📸 Basque Children of 37 Association
A two-part podcast!
1) @jervisevans.bsky.social joins me to discuss the Basque child refugees to Britain who went on to play professionally. Taster below 👇🏼
2) My talk on football against fascism from last week
📸 Basque Children of 37 Association
September 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Born #Onthisday 1894 Monica Wichfeld who was raised in #Fermanagh. Later she was a leading member of the Danish resistance during t#WW2 & was the 1st woman in Denmark to receive a capital sentence for resistance against the Nazis -she died in Waldheim Prison in 1945
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July 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Born #Onthisday 1894 Monica Wichfeld who was raised in #Fermanagh. Later she was a leading member of the Danish resistance during t#WW2 & was the 1st woman in Denmark to receive a capital sentence for resistance against the Nazis -she died in Waldheim Prison in 1945
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social
RIP Mickey Mac Connell, singer/songwriter from Bellnaleck, Co Fermanagh, writer of Only Our Rivers Run Free, Peter Pan & Me, Lambeg Drummer, Supermarket Wine and possibly best of all, Though You Won’t Remember Me, I’ll Remember You…
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Mickey McConnell- 'Though You Won't Remember Me, I'll Remember You.' Patrick O'Keeffe Festival
YouTube video by Patrick O'Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
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July 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
RIP Mickey Mac Connell, singer/songwriter from Bellnaleck, Co Fermanagh, writer of Only Our Rivers Run Free, Peter Pan & Me, Lambeg Drummer, Supermarket Wine and possibly best of all, Though You Won’t Remember Me, I’ll Remember You…
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During WWII, five Irish women were imprisoned in Ravensbrück, the largest Nazi concentration camp for women, for their acts of bravery in the resistance across Europe.
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Meet the Irish women of Ravensbrück concentration camp | Ireland.ie
Ravensbrück was the largest women’s concentration camp in Nazi Germany. Learn the stories of 5 Irish women involved in resistance efforts were imprisoned there.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
During WWII, five Irish women were imprisoned in Ravensbrück, the largest Nazi concentration camp for women, for their acts of bravery in the resistance across Europe.
www.ireland.ie/en/germany/t...
www.ireland.ie/en/germany/t...
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New Book Highlights Irish Women's Role in the Resistance
A recently published book, The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler, sheds light on the overlooked contributions of Irish nuns in the anti-fascist resistance during World
bit.ly/4aFlprg
A recently published book, The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler, sheds light on the overlooked contributions of Irish nuns in the anti-fascist resistance during World
bit.ly/4aFlprg
January 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New Book Highlights Irish Women's Role in the Resistance
A recently published book, The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler, sheds light on the overlooked contributions of Irish nuns in the anti-fascist resistance during World
bit.ly/4aFlprg
A recently published book, The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler, sheds light on the overlooked contributions of Irish nuns in the anti-fascist resistance during World
bit.ly/4aFlprg
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Irish nuns were active in the anti-fascist resistance during World War II, journalist and author @clodaghfinn.bsky.social tells @sistersreport.bsky.social Read more here: bit.ly/4gj6wMx #WorldWarII #Resistance #Irishnuns #Fascism #Heroism #Ravensbrück
Irish nuns were active in the anti-fascist resistance during World War II
"They acted on their wits; I am just so full of admiration for them. They knew what was ahead: arrest, torture and deportation, execution. The risks were enormous," said Clodagh Finn, author of The Ir...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Irish nuns were active in the anti-fascist resistance during World War II, journalist and author @clodaghfinn.bsky.social tells @sistersreport.bsky.social Read more here: bit.ly/4gj6wMx #WorldWarII #Resistance #Irishnuns #Fascism #Heroism #Ravensbrück
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#IrishResistance
Incredible spread in @IrishMirror on 'The Irish in the Resistance' yesterday. Thank you very much Derek Foley.
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Incredible spread in @IrishMirror on 'The Irish in the Resistance' yesterday. Thank you very much Derek Foley.
www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...
January 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Incredible spread in @IrishMirror on 'The Irish in the Resistance' yesterday. Thank you very much Derek Foley.
www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...
Incredible spread in @IrishMirror on 'The Irish in the Resistance' yesterday. Thank you very much Derek Foley.
www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...
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Born #Onthisday 1918 in #Dublin Maureen O'Sullivan (pictured), member of the Special Operations Executive during #WW2 & worked as a wireless operator for the French Section-check out 'Irish in the Resistance' for more @clodaghfinn.bsky.social B&W📸https://bit.ly/4010WrW
January 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Born #Onthisday 1918 in #Dublin Maureen O'Sullivan (pictured), member of the Special Operations Executive during #WW2 & worked as a wireless operator for the French Section-check out 'Irish in the Resistance' for more @clodaghfinn.bsky.social B&W📸https://bit.ly/4010WrW
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Irish in the Resistance - il y en encore plus que Samuel Beckett :)
December 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Irish in the Resistance - il y en encore plus que Samuel Beckett :)
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#IrishResistance
A massive thank you to the families who told us their stories, the archivists who gave us access to documents, @gillbooks who turned our work into a book, the reviewers who were so kind, but most of all, to every single one of you who bought The Irish in the Resistance.🙏
A massive thank you to the families who told us their stories, the archivists who gave us access to documents, @gillbooks who turned our work into a book, the reviewers who were so kind, but most of all, to every single one of you who bought The Irish in the Resistance.🙏
December 23, 2024 at 4:53 PM
#IrishResistance
A massive thank you to the families who told us their stories, the archivists who gave us access to documents, @gillbooks who turned our work into a book, the reviewers who were so kind, but most of all, to every single one of you who bought The Irish in the Resistance.🙏
A massive thank you to the families who told us their stories, the archivists who gave us access to documents, @gillbooks who turned our work into a book, the reviewers who were so kind, but most of all, to every single one of you who bought The Irish in the Resistance.🙏
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Paddy Woodworth on The Irish in the Resistance by Clodagh Finn and John Morgan: A valuable insight into heroic resistance. Authors have done exceptional research work in ferreting out such comprehensive accounts of these Irish resistance activists
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The Irish in the Resistance by Clodagh Finn and John Morgan: A valuable insight into heroic resistance
Authors have done exceptional research work in ferreting out such comprehensive accounts of these Irish resistance activists
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Paddy Woodworth on The Irish in the Resistance by Clodagh Finn and John Morgan: A valuable insight into heroic resistance. Authors have done exceptional research work in ferreting out such comprehensive accounts of these Irish resistance activists
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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A parting gift from my long suffering friend and colleague Tony Mulchahy. A man whose kindness I could never repay.
December 4, 2024 at 8:04 AM
A parting gift from my long suffering friend and colleague Tony Mulchahy. A man whose kindness I could never repay.
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Thank you very much Paddy Woodworth, and a particular thank you to Donal Fallon for his unstinting encouragement and support. 🙏
November 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Thank you very much Paddy Woodworth, and a particular thank you to Donal Fallon for his unstinting encouragement and support. 🙏
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My co-author John Morgan and I have been blown away by the response to the book and the interest in the 50+ forgotten Irish people who risked their lives so that we might all have a better future.
November 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM
My co-author John Morgan and I have been blown away by the response to the book and the interest in the 50+ forgotten Irish people who risked their lives so that we might all have a better future.
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What a day! The Irish in the Resistance features as Donal Fallon's book of the year AND it gets a fantastic review from Paddy Woodworth, both in today's Irish Times.
November 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM
What a day! The Irish in the Resistance features as Donal Fallon's book of the year AND it gets a fantastic review from Paddy Woodworth, both in today's Irish Times.
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Benito Lertxundi dice adiós a los escenarios después de 60 años de trayectoria 🥲 Se despide con un disco doble en directo grabado en Gernika
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Benito Lertxundi anuncia su retirada de los escenarios con la presentación de su último disco en directo
El bardo de Orio dice adiós a 60 años de carrera con la publicación de un álbum grabado en el Jai Alai de Gernika
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November 27, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Benito Lertxundi dice adiós a los escenarios después de 60 años de trayectoria 🥲 Se despide con un disco doble en directo grabado en Gernika
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Benito Lertxundi se retira a los 82 años: el legado de una leyenda de la música vasca
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Benito Lertxundi se retira a los 82 años: el legado de una leyenda de la música vasca
El icónico Bardo de Orio cierra una carrera de seis décadas con el lanzamiento de su último disco, Gernika Zuzenean, y una emotiva despedida en el Jai-Alai de Gernika | Cadena SER
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November 27, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Benito Lertxundi se retira a los 82 años: el legado de una leyenda de la música vasca
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#IrishResistance
Thank you very much Anne Cunningham for this beautiful review:
The Irish in the Resistance 'is an impeccably written and important slice of Irish history'.
The book is available here:
linktr.ee/irishinthere...
www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/11/16/t...
Thank you very much Anne Cunningham for this beautiful review:
The Irish in the Resistance 'is an impeccably written and important slice of Irish history'.
The book is available here:
linktr.ee/irishinthere...
www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/11/16/t...
November 17, 2024 at 10:26 AM
#IrishResistance
Thank you very much Anne Cunningham for this beautiful review:
The Irish in the Resistance 'is an impeccably written and important slice of Irish history'.
The book is available here:
linktr.ee/irishinthere...
www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/11/16/t...
Thank you very much Anne Cunningham for this beautiful review:
The Irish in the Resistance 'is an impeccably written and important slice of Irish history'.
The book is available here:
linktr.ee/irishinthere...
www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/11/16/t...
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November 15, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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Thank you very much Majella O'Sullivan for this lovely piece in Kerry's Eye. There are just a few tickets left for our talk on The Irish in the Resistance tomorrow at 6pm.
Make sure to check out all the events @DingleLit
It's a brilliant festival.
See you there!
dinglelit.ie/news/event/iri…
Make sure to check out all the events @DingleLit
It's a brilliant festival.
See you there!
dinglelit.ie/news/event/iri…
November 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Thank you very much Majella O'Sullivan for this lovely piece in Kerry's Eye. There are just a few tickets left for our talk on The Irish in the Resistance tomorrow at 6pm.
Make sure to check out all the events @DingleLit
It's a brilliant festival.
See you there!
dinglelit.ie/news/event/iri…
Make sure to check out all the events @DingleLit
It's a brilliant festival.
See you there!
dinglelit.ie/news/event/iri…
🗣️ Native speakers of Catalan & Basque are important to voting & political culture in Catalonia & the Basque Country.
🗳️ Rubèn Llorens Poblador explores the differences in the two cases & finds a deeper language-based voting gap in Catalonia.
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🗳️ Rubèn Llorens Poblador explores the differences in the two cases & finds a deeper language-based voting gap in Catalonia.
bit.ly/4gckZuW
How language is shaping politics in Catalonia and the Basque Country
The native languages of Catalan and Basque are important to voting and political culture in Catalonia and the Basque Country. Yet, argues Rubèn Llorens Poblador, there are clear differences in the two...
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November 15, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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