Guerrillas - Luck of the Irish, The Old IRA

The Old IRA enjoyed much of what would make for a successful guerrilla campaign, not only in terms of military victory but forcing negotiations. Overwhelming civilian support, or at least non-interference from the local population, ensured that supplies would help keep the flying columns supplied with whatever they needed. This videos focuses on the Irish War of Independence, and keeping the names of the various flying columns alive.
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Video: Guerrillas - Luck of the Irish, The Old IRA
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[@woodrowallen]

Wow! That was nothing short of fantastic! Great video, thank you for the excellent content

[@SaltStackActual]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertkupferiii6515]

Yes you are soooooo right!!!!!

[@HeathenFitness]

A good friend of mine fought in the troubles. A book about urban sniping “FRY THE BRAIN” is a great Guerilla war summary.

[@Kitiwake]

Tough times made tough guys.

[@SteveCondron]

I grew up in Dublin and the Ireland that I grew up in was a r republic in name alone. I am grateful to my forebares for fighting for a republic but it was turned into a theocracy. There are many lessons to learn from the Irish struggle for independence and one of them is to be circumspect and don't replace a tyrant with another. Hats off to Michael Collins our first and finest general.

[@patrickkeating7074]

So you would have preferred British rule........you have no understanding of how lucky you are living in Ireland to Day. Travel a little and see the World before making comments.

[@SteveCondron]

@@patrickkeating7074 I simply stated historical fact and nothing I wrote indicates that I would have preferred British rule. I am 61 years old and I have travelled extensively and worked in many countries. My statement was objective and accurate. I was stating fact not opinion. If you had read it from an objective perspective you would probably not have posted such a condescending and crass

[@seanohare5488]

Well said

[@Lala-kc2fw]

​​@@SteveCondronget ready for the next Republic! ❤ Know yourself stuff is hitting the fan over here

[@vonbeedle554]

You criticise the Free State for becoming a theocratic "republic", and go on to praise Collins, who was responsible for bringing it about? The Republic that the Old IRA/Anti-Treaty IRA fought for directly addressed this problem, even in it's Proclamation of the Irish Republic. People don't seem to understand that the Irish Republic (as in the one from 1916 and 1919), was a completely different entity than the republi spawned from the Irish Free State.

[@caseyaylward8853]

Dan Breen is the man. The story of his life is incredible. There needs to be a movie about his life

[@hibernian87]

Amazing video. All that hard work and sacrifice now thrown down the drain by their grandchildren.

[@danielrooney7964]

How so? Ireland's doing extremely well right now.

[@hibernian87]

@@danielrooney7964 We both know where this is going so lets save ourselves a few precious moments of our life please.

[@RazorMouth]

​@@hibernian87Why did you post then if you're not open to being challenged.

[@hibernian87]

@RazorMouth because its a simple statement, not a challenge.

[@johnmcgrath1929]

​@@danielrooney7964are you joking... we are being invades. And as for sovereignty!! What a joke. It will be African and Asian in the near future.

[@Joseph-bu9tv]

There was ambushes of British and Auxiliary forces across connacht also, Roscommon, Leitrim, sligo ,Galway and Mayo,

[@seanohare5488]

True like in carrowkennedy in Mayo very successful scromogue in Roscommon moneygold in Sligo sheemore in Leitrim ballytirin in Galway Connaught came on strong in 1921

[@Breas-md6hc]

Most activities were in Munster, in particular Cork, Limerick and Tipperary

[@aughalough1]

Seltan Hill Ambush Co Leitrim.

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Hard for the old ways to survive in the surveillance state, yes?

[@Salvo_Your_Problems]

Adapt the mindset

[@SaltStackActual]

There is a reason the PIRA started a generational shift after Bobby Sands

[@Hiberno_sperg]

The dissidents in the North use really old school methods these days. Dead drops, coded messages on cigarette papers that get swallowed after being read. They even have tiny mostly plastic cell phone that can beat prison metal detectors. They hook that up to a battery and they can give orders from the inside. They use funerals, wakes and weddings to meet up because it gives them plausible reason to be in each other's company. The UK is the most intensive surveillance state apart from China and they still can't get rid of them and they have nowhere near the support that the PIRA did.

[@RyobiCEO]

Not very hard to “tamper” with surveillance infrastructure…

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

You vastly overestimate the enemy's ability in terms of technology, but also the manpower needed to harvest relevant information from said technology. There are vast expanses in the USA where there is no cellular service, which would in fact, make it impossible for the enemy to spy on you assuming you are stupid enough to carry a cell phone with you on operations

[@michaelharris428]

Another great video Salt Stack. I did some studying on "The Troubles" last year for a while. Interesting stuff, but spooky. I can remember as a youngster in the 70's hearing about the fighting over there, and not understanding any of it. These are great vids, and well put together. Thanks.

[@SaltStackActual]

Thank you much! The later PIRA movement and the 80s are a different beast altogether

[@michaelharris428]

@@SaltStackActual Holy cats I didn't know that buddy. Gonna have to look some stuff up. I thought the whole IRA movement was the same from the inception.

[@SaltStackActual]

Oh, you're in for a wild ride. Americans tend to think IRA and car booms. There's a communist version, ultra nationalist version, one that's pretty much a criminal enterprise, etc. Splinter groups are a thing, and they've been fracturing since 1922. Bobby Sands actually won a seat and showed a new generation that there is still a political solution, and it's made the most gains. Now, the unintended consequences of those gains, that's something else entirely, and start to be a study of culture.

[@ImTabe]

"Go on home British soldier, go on home!" Do we know what percentage of Ireland actually fought in the war? I heard that it takes 3-5% of the population to win, but this can not be the same numbers for our modern day surveillance state etc

[@SaltStackActual]

It's always a low number requirement, the difference is that there are different types of wars now

[@derekmcmanus8615]

Well in 1990 British Miltary intelligence numbered actual active Provisonal IRA gunmen and bombers at less than 100 individuals with approximately 1000 individuals in active support...so fairly small numbers but as we all know the Provisonal IRA failed in their stated objective of a United Socialist Ireland and subsequently surrendered their weapons and now in 2024 their objectives seem further off than ever

[@JohnSmith-le5oe]

Today the Governments think Intel is the be all and end all. Not true. A lone wolf could bring down a Government.

[@jamesjanson6129]

Estimates of the Irish pouplation who supported the IRA was less than 3% in the war of Independence.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

@jamesjanson6129 I was a British soldier once 30 years ago now I'm engaged to be married to a beautiful woman from Dublin...life is very strange how it works out

[@patrickkeating7074]

Our independence was a miracle that came from the hearts and souls of all the generations of Irish people, like all nations of people that have a natural homeland...... but the fight never stops...... in this overcrowded World........In this world there to no free lunch and the children must learn this and never forget.

[@23715]

Where is your natural homeland?

[@kreiger9]

Excellent history lesson!

[@SaltStackActual]

Many thanks!

[@elainethomson7146]

Whoever coined the phrase 'the luck of the Irish' obviously knew nothing about Irish history.

[@ohno2112]

My father fought and almost got killed by the black n tans!! The civil war broke his heart!

[@brushbum7508]

Thanks ! TAKE CARE..

[@SaltStackActual]

Thanks, you too!

[@jojokeavy2835]

My grandfather was a volunteer in the Cork No.2 Brigade, "Fermoy" Southern Division ira. Éire go deo 💚✊️.

[@andrewhenley2161]

[@eoinsweetman9263]

Get yourself a copy of 'Guerrilla Days in Ireland' by Tom Barry.

[@richardglady3009]

Wonderful and extremely informative video. Thank. Great description and visuals. Thank you for all the hard work required to make this video. Off to see what else your channel offers!

[@SaltStackActual]

Thank you very much!

[@salimbegum3179]

Thank you for the truth 🎉🎉🎉❤💯🌎✌️✅️🏆🏆🏆👍♥️🌎✌️✅️💯well said and well done...Thanks.

[@SaltStackActual]

Much appreciated

[@BrianMcCarthy-z9l]

Reasonably fair recounting. Tom Barry, commander of the Cork Column, had been a British noncom during the World War. One thing little noted is how many of the Active IRA were related to each other. My people are all from Munster, almost entirely Cork and Kerry. My grandmother was closely related to the great Irish revolutionary and founder of the IRB, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. Several of her cousins were in Collins's Squad. She smuggled guns for the IRA as part of the Women's Auxiliary. Many girls did the same. Some were captured by the Tans and Auxies; tortured, raped and murdered. Michael Collins was a distant cousin of my grandfather, from a neighboring parish in South Cork. He attended the Christian Brothers School in Cork three years ahead of my grandfather, who emigrated in 1913 after graduating to North America and never returned to Ireland. Many of these people from the South knew each other. Cathal Brugha aka Charlie Burgess and DeValera were Dubliners. Brugha, though a valiant patriot, was partly English in descent and DeValera the bastard son of a Spanish sailor. They were not part of the "mere Irish" majority in the Independence movement, which tended to isolate them. All these people and things are well remembered by my Munster relatives. You can still get into bitter arguments about the period in pubs there. I'm no different despite being a 4th generation Californian, perhaps because I ended up having pure Munster Irish ancestors. I'm always surprised by how closely I resemble the people in these photographs.

[@SaltStackActual]

It really is odd when you see a picture of an ancestor and go, "Oh, so that's where I got that." Lol! Never lose touch with your roots

[@callu947]

For those who aren’t Irish, our government is pronounced Dáil (DAll) Eireann (Erin)

[@exundfluriba]

Parliament, not government 😮

[@SaltStackActual]

Lol thanks!

[@callu947]

@@exundfluriba true fair point 🤣

[@AddisButler]

An excellent production. Well researched. Your attention to detail shows through. Never mind small specific pronunciations of names, you are correct, this is just local dialects. Hats off Sir, just subscribed. From the grandson of a Frongoch guest, IRB Volunteer.

[@jimketchum3169]

Damn good mini-doc!👍

[@SaltStackActual]

Thanks!

[@JacobJohn-rc4sx]

Just what I wanted to see. I will have to watch this 10 times.

[@scoggscork]

Great vid, very informative and well put together, nice surprise see grandads cousin Sean Mac Eoin mentioned 👍

[@SaltStackActual]

Thank you! You have warrior's blood in you

[@aconsideredopinion7529]

It’s a serious mistake to view irelands struggle for freedom in isolation to the many, many wars, insurrection, rebellions and geopolitics which occurred around the world and in part in Europe following the end of WW1 and the treaty of Versailles. The reality is Irish got lucky which combined with determination and skill forced the British government to concede a free Irish state. Following the Great War the British were broke and they were tired of wars following the slaughter of millions of British empire soldiers in the Great War. Britain just could not afford to maintain a large army in Ireland. Collectively the British political class knew that they could not afford to alienate the USA by brutality suppressing a popular and long overdue desire for freedom by the vast majority of Irish people. The tragedy is that the British led by Churchill did everything possible to undermine the fledgling Irish state. The implemented a divide and conquer strategy. Despite the fact that the Irish with rudimentary arms fought the largest empire in the world the British ensured through the treaty that Ireland would always remain weak and despite the limitations of the treaty the Irish state survived but is still divided to this day. British and even English people are not so very different to Irish people but collectively British politicians of ever party are the most cunning, deceitful, ruthless, dishonest, predatory cynical, manipulative and greedy people that the world has ever experienced.

[@seanohare5488]

The Irish were more than lucky their triumphant was due to determination belief in their cause importantly had leadership Collins in Ireland devalera in America raising millions of dollars and publicity for Ireland's fight for freedom also it was those young field commaders like Tom Barry Ernie 0 malley Sean Tracy Dan breen Sean maceoin Tom mcellistrim Sean gaynoe Michael Kilroy George Lennon Michael Brennan etc was pivotal too

[@vonbeedle554]

@@seanohare5488 Half those men would disagree with you. We didn't triumph. We were cast into a century of shame and deceit by traitors, under Collins' wing. The Irish Free State was not luck, it was a curse. Up the Republic.

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

Sold out by the traitors in the Dail yesterday.

[@seanohare5488]

Irish politicians EU wipe boys

[@vonbeedle554]

they were sold out by the traitors in the Dáil in 1921 what are you on about haha?

[@biggiesmalls3096]

Yesterday 😂

[@patrickcosgrove2623]

Enjoyed the video, interesting and well narrated. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@johndervilla]

Excellent summary of the Irish war of Independence. I was disappointed with the link to the Provisional IRA which for many people have no relationship to the Old IRA. The Old IRA had a mandate from the Dail and whilst they used guerrilla tactics, only targeted RIC, British Army, auxiliaries and Black and Tans. Many attacks initially were to secure arms and ammunition but also to make Ireland difficult to rule for the British. The Provisional IRA on the other hand had no mandate from the people, used terrorist tactics and killed many innocent civilians both in Ireland and the UK. They like to pretend that they followed in the footsteps of the Old IRA but that is a completely false narrative. It is important that this distinction is made to honour the sacrifices made by those over a century ago.

[@SaltStackActual]

Absolutely, it should highlight the danger that while you may have meant well, whoever follows in your footsteps can also get it very wrong.

[@RobertOtoole-jo5bg]

The troubles, turned into the dirty war. Were policemen and soldiers tipped loylist killers off ,and protestant freinds. Police let them murder innocent Catholics at will 👍on addresses ect . Collision.so the queen has the sas . A private team. The british army. Loyalist terror groups. Ruc , force research unit . Mi5. Lots of cash to throw at all there best units. To defeat a gurilla army. Internment didnt work out? Maggie was 15 seconds luck. Lord mountbatten picked a bad day for fishing. Ireland has a coastline 🇮🇪 👍

[@seanohare5488]

Well that let alone how very long it lasted 25 years

[@RobertOtoole-jo5bg]

@@johndervilla joe cahill was 1cor the 40s men. In prison for murder in the 40s. He worked full time for sunny fein till the day he died at 91? In 1971 . Joe, supported the provos fully and went to Boston for support 👍 joe Cahill a life in the ira. Read that book 👍

[@vonbeedle554]

It is not a false narrative, considering they were the, for better or worse, legitimate successors to the 1916/1919 Republic and the First Dáil. The Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland and the National Army/Irish Defence Forces forfeited any claim to the legacy or cause of that Republic after the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

[@CalicoJack1803]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing.

[@olmecking1]

Cool video

[@Joseph-bu9tv]

Great video, mulcahy is pronounced mul kah Y.

[@SaltStackActual]

Thank you! The language is fascinating, very confusing to me, but wonderful to hear. Like a secret code

[@Joseph-bu9tv]

@SaltStackActual the British tried to wipe out our Gaelic Language, but failed, although English is the main language now in Ireland, it was only in the 1860s that it became fluent ,go raibh maith agat as do chuid físeáin, an-oideachasúil.

[@eamonnmaher6193]

@@SaltStackActual. Could I ask you about the music , you use on the closing credits to your great video. The old IRA.

[@SaltStackActual]

Agus go raibh maith agat as féachaint! Agus buíochas le Google as an aistritheoir!

[@ruairi970]

​the old IRA and PIRA used irish as a secret language to communicate in prison. (Our teachers in school still use it to gossip without students hearing what theyre ssying lol)

[@conmcgrath7174]

Many thanks for an unbiased report. It's funny how Dad's bring their sons to football games now, when I was growing up, me and Dad would be making explosives, going ooh, this one has more 'kick' but you need to keep it dry (hydroscopic), making reliable fuses was harder, any ejidt can mix a few tons of fertilizer, but you need more than a spark to set it off? Happy days....

[@SaltStackActual]

Jesus Christ you must have some stories to tell!

[@23715]

Was it you that blew up those little lads out shopping in Warrington in the early 90s ?

[@brotherbrovet1881]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! A great summary of the first successful asymmetrical campaign of the 20th Century. What will the 21st bring us for asymmetrical war?

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

Book Reccomendation: _The Irish War of Independence_ by; Michael Hopkinson

[@jamesjanson6129]

Add onto that Gureilla days in Ireland by Cmdt Tom Barry and Ernie O Malley Raids & Rallies.Should be on every aspiring gureilla leaders bookshelf.

[@seanohare5488]

I say Tom Barry s book guerilla Days in Ireland and Ernie 0 malley on another mans wound Liam deasy towards Ireland free Tim Pat coogan biography of Michael Collins

[@keithgodfrey2023]

Now on the EU ,

[@anthonywarner-rj1yz]

Gaels never surrender,never kneel

[@Raptor2607]

We could do with it now with what's going on in the country

[@vonbeedle554]

Then Republican Sinn Féin is your answer. Any other party means nothing.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

@@vonbeedle554lol shinners are u trolling. Brits out everyone else in 🤦‍♂️

[@Woodyperckerhead-ni3ti]

And remember bush’s war against the Irish and Obama claimed they are brothers

[@BostonBoss]

☘️🍀🇺🇸

[@noelpucarua2843]

A little bit of care when pronouncing the names of the Volunteers would be a good idea.

[@SaltStackActual]

I attempted to based on listening to interviews. I thoroughly understand that a small island has many dialects, so does the island where my DNA originated. There is no disrespect intended, it's the nature of language. I would rather the names of these men not die. Alexander the Great wasn't Alexander the Great.

[@noelpucarua2843]

@@SaltStackActual It is not the dialects, nor the size of the island. I'm sure you meant no disrespect, nor do I when pointing out how little care would help you produce a better pronunciation.

[@erickinch4991]

Up the Rah!

[@user-hc9hs5rm8d]

I wonder what the would think of today’s situation?

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Probably would’ve stayed in bed.

[@trumanbentley9491]

Michael Jackson said hee hee. He like another famous Michael liked Peter Pan too.

[@23715]

Free America from the colonising Irish. America for the Native Americans. Irish go home.

[@vonbeedle554]

We weren't the ones who set up plantations and organised massacres. Direct your anger at the Anglo-Saxon stock of America responsible for that. The vast majority of Irish Gaels in America were immigrants fleeing colonisation in Ireland. And trust me, we don't want them back.

[@ruairijoseph]

You’re getting deported… that’s what I’m hearing…

[@odonnchada9994]

Indians?

[@tedr4526]

Well, the best part of Ireland is all the assholes left

[@theGhostofRoberttheBruce]

​@@odonnchada9994My great great grandmother was Cherokee 😂

[@TheBostonR]

Now the knee is bent to the EU. In fifty years, the only Irish will be those who have emigrated.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Sad but true

[@barryahern6645]

needs to happen again to tell the EU WEF UN ETCto clear off out of irland along with all those invading migrants

[@DeliciousBoi]

Good luck, they'd probably team up with the powers that be to stop anyone opposing the migrant horde.

[@DeliciousBoi]

Good luck, they'd probably team up with the powers that be to stop your opposition.

[@seanohare5488]

Agree Ireland for the Irish break away from weak as hell demonic phoney EU tied very tightly to wef which it's plan is a horror

[@bannerman3553]

Can't watch because the second plantation has undone all their sacrifices.. in 90 years the population of Irish in schools will be 6%.

[@Steve-gr6jm]

That's not how statistics work.

[@vonbeedle554]

The Anglo-irish Treaty undone all their sacrifices you tool. Don't appropriate our republican cause. You are concerned with only one issue.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Heartbreaking

[@Steve-gr6jm]

@@grlfcgombeenhunter2897 Black and Asians currently make up 6% of the population. He's just being depressed.

[@EugeneGrant-jm7ve]

All for nothing, from one Empire to another. For what died the sons of Roisin, was it greed.

[@seanohare5488]

Irish politicians have become wipe boys to the godless globalist EU

[@parkgate-ub1ey]

Wheres the defenders now?? The old gaurd would turn 8n their grave . You should be ashamed of your selfs

[@user-rn3wo9bw1z]

🐑🐑🐑 sleepers awake 🦁🦁🦁

[@lgx3557]

Baineann Éire leis na Gaeil 🇮🇪

[@johnpurcell7525]

50 years Unemployment Poverty and Emigration Big price to pay for Green Postboxes

[@olmecking1]

You have no soul

[@olmecking1]

But you do have sour grapes, and a big soggy chip on your shoulder.

[@seanohare5488]

They fought and won a remarkable achievement against a bloody empire the commerations on the Irish revolution s were well done and full of pride it inspires

[@johnmcgrath1929]

Because we never got free of the city of London as regards monetary system as independent of those globalist banksters. We should have gone with Gottfried Feder and his system

[@JohnSmith-le5oe]

That was the result of the Free State, not the volunteers.

[@JohnSmith-le5oe]

300 nationalist volunteers won the Troubles of today.

[@alondon6950]

300

[@eguzkilore9142]

Barróg réabhlóideach agus deartháirach, ó chríoch na mBascach. Gora Herriak!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHq9foF5m9h_r68si=J0l_0ln1TkegGqwq

[@ThomasKavanagh-sn3yr]

U don't know the half of it 😂

[@evob20]

Lol he is deleting comments

[@josemama428]

It’s Al , the powers that be control it .

[@SaltStackActual]

@josemama428 I was about to write him a pretty nice response to comments them I watched it go nowhere and never pop up. IDC what anyone has to say, even if it's negative, I want to see it.

[@evob20]

@@josemama428 ai is deleting comments calling him a fed? Thats even more sus

[@sullathehutt7720]

​@@evob20 What's suspicious about it? Are you stupid? Sorry, dumb question. *How* stupid are you?

[@evob20]

This guy is removing any comments calling him a glowie LOL

[@SaltStackActual]

You are not that important and don't seem to understand auto moderation. This would be news to me too, because I'd be owed a ton of money.

[@SaltStackActual]

I pinned it so that whatever the hell you've been writing can probably stay up now.

[@evob20]

>deletes comments calling him a glowie What did he mean by this 🤔

[@SaltStackActual]

If your stuff is getting deleted in seconds, then you really have to consider the fact that KZbin made it no secret it turned a lot of moderation over to AI and a list of select keywords. I just had a nice response, and well, it never showed up.

[@dlistmemer591]

Fed demoralization bot spotted

[@brianallen858]

Tiocfaidh ar la 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@jamesjanson6129]

"Tiocfidh Ar La" means our day will come.

[@brianallen858]

@@jamesjanson6129 yes that's right, what did you think it meant

[@lablackzed]

Now look at ireland what a waste of lives .😡🇮🇪

[@vonbeedle554]

blame Collins and his Free State

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

@@vonbeedle554seriously

[@JohnDoe-mt8rf]

You would think they would be fighting the illegal aliens.

[@DeliciousBoi]

The PIRA went full Communist in the 80's, and still are to this day.

[@DeliciousBoi]

They went full commie in the 80's, so why would they?

[@DeliciousBoi]

Why would they? They're Communists

[@DeliciousBoi]

Why would they? Have you ever looked up their political leanings since the 80's?

[@Steve-gr6jm]

Why would you think anything about us, knowing what we think of ye?

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

Seems like their luck is running out 😂

[@urbinverbiest9222]

Too bad Ireland now looks like South Africa. Or a typical slum in the U.S.

[@feargal2433]

Should have gone to Specsavers.

[@Steve-gr6jm]

You definitely have never been here, which is good. Don't come.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Dublin has fallen

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

@@Steve-gr6jmgive ur head a wobble he’s fooking right.