Fingal County Council are delighted to launch a commemorative documentary which is a fitting and lasting reminder of the amount of preparation and commitment local groups and Elected Representatives from Balbriggan put into the planning of the commemoration of the Sack (more…)
Fingal County Libraries have donated a replica of the Sack of Balbriggan Exhibition (comprising of 6 panels) to the Balbriggan and District Historical Society. The official donation took place on 16 December in front of Fingal Libraries, Local Studies and Archives Service on 46 North (more…)
On Sunday September 20th Mass was celebrated by Father McNamara in honour of the Lawless and Gibbons families and those who suffered during the Sack of Balbriggan. Mary English granddaughter of Seamus Lawless brought a wreath, which was presented by the Society, (more…)
On Sunday Fire fighters from Balbriggan laid a wreath at the memorial of Sean Gibbons and Seamus Lawless. Seamus was the great grandfather of Fire Fighter Ian Lawless. Ian and his wife Elaine Lawless laid the wreath on the centenary of The Sack of Balbriggan. (more…)
On this day in 1920, Balbriggan was burnt by the Black and Tans in what is known as The Sack of Balbriggan. The tragic events of the sack of Balbriggan by Black And Tans have left an unforgettable memory on the town. Brendan Maguire has written this poem as a tribute to the lives lost on (more…)
Three songs were written and performed by local people as a contribution in music to the many and varied events scheduled for the people of the town to commemorate the Sack of Balbriggan by the Black and Tans on the night of 20th September 1920. The song ‘Balbriggan 1920’ was written (more…)
Today, exactly 100 years ago, an event occurred that would become a defining and exemplary episode in the Irish War of Independence. The sack of Balbriggan, which occurred on the night of the 20th September 1920 and continued into the morning of the 21st, was an act of collective punishment, (more…)
The Centenary of the Sack of Balbriggan, which occurs today, Sunday, September 20, is being commemorated this weekend. Although some of the planned events had to be scaled back because of the COVID-19 Level 3 restrictions imposed this week by Government there are still many (more…)
Sunday September 20th marks 100 years since the Sack of Balbriggan and despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 restrictions Balbriggan and District Historical Society are determined that this important centenary is marked in an appropriate manner. Our plans announced at the beginning (more…)
Progressive Credit Union is delighted to support, Balbriggan and District Historical Society and the upcoming centenary commemorations of the “Sack of Balbriggan”. The Local Society has plans to mark the occasion over the weekend of 18th to 20th September, with a Seminar (more…)
Balbriggan & District Historical Society have embraced technology to present their Heritage Week talk on The Sack of Balbriggan 1920 by local historian Jim Walsh via Youtube. Jim a retired Librarian and founding member of the Society draws on a lifetime of research and some newly (more…)
The tragic events of the sack of Balbriggan by Black And Tans have left an unforgettable memory on the town. Peter Burke the Head Constable of the R.I.C was accompanied by his brother William a Sgt and they entered Smyth’s pub (now the Millrace Pub) for a drink. There are confusing accounts (more…)
