Limerick and Kilkenny both sought their first All-Ireland title in the 1897 final. Kilkenny led at halftime, but Limerick, employing a new 'hooking' technique, powered back in the second half, scoring two quick goals and the winning goal from a free in the 52nd minute. Limerick emerged victorious with a 3–4 to 2–4 scoreline.
Read the full story →Denis "Dinny" Barry, an Irish Republican and Commandant of the Irish Republican Police in Cork during the Irish War of Independence, died on November 20, 1923, after a 35-day hunger strike at Curragh Camp. He was among Irish Republican prisoners protesting internment without charges or trial and poor prison conditions following the Irish Civil War. Barry was initially buried by the Free State army, but his remains were disinterred three days later following a court order and reburied in the Republican plot at St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork.
Read the full story →On November 20, 1983, three gunmen attacked a Pentecostal church near Darkley, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, killing three Protestant civilians and wounding seven. The attackers were members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) acting on their own, claiming responsibility as the "Catholic Reaction Force." They stated it was retaliation for recent sectarian attacks on Catholics by loyalist groups. The INLA leadership condemned the attack, though one of the gunmen was an INLA member who had been supplied with a weapon by INLA leader Dominic McGlinchey.
Read the full story →William Trevor KBE, an acclaimed Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer, died on November 20, 2016, at the age of 88. Born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland, Trevor was widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest short story writers. His work often explored themes of isolation, disillusionment, and the complexities of human relationships, frequently set in both Irish and English contexts. He was a five-time Booker Prize nominee, winning the Whitbread Award three times.
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