The Connaught Rangers

In the new Movie Black 47 the main character played by James Frencheville was a soldier in the Connaught Ranger who deserted the regiment. Without getting into the details of the movie I wanted to take some time for a quick overview of who the Connaught Rangers were.

Where have the Gaels gone? (“Cait ar ghabhader Gaoidhil”) Irish Poem on the Plantation of Ireland by the English

This poem was written by Lochlann Óg Ó Dálaigh after the flight of the Earls when Hugh O’Neill Earl of Tyrone and Red Hugh O’Donnel 1st Earl of Tyrconnel and their followers retreated to catholic countries in mainland Europe after their defeat in the Battle of Kinsale 1601 and the end of the nine year…