Clashmealcon Caves and Ballymullen Barracks: Tragedies of Kerry, April 1923
By Bryan MacMahon The promontory of Kerry Head featured prominently in the opening act of the 1916 Rising and in one of …
‘They killed idealism in my soul’ – the end of the Irish Civil War
John Dorney If the Irish revolution began arguably with the Home Rule crisis of 1912-13, or perhaps with the Easter Rising of …
Podcast: Liam Lynch with Gerard Shannon
It is now 100 years ago that Liam Lynch, head of the anti-Treaty IRA was killed. Here we discuss lynch’s life and …
The death of Thomas Keating: A Civil War Killing in Waterford
By David Prendergast On April 11th 1923, Thomas Keating, the 30-year-old guerrilla commandant of the Waterford IRA 2nd Battalion, was trekking through the …
Book Review: Liam Lynch, To Declare a Republic
By Gerard Shannon Published by Merrion Press, 2023 Reviewer: John Dorney ISBN: 9781788558211 Price: E19.99 One hundred years ago this April (2023) a …
‘A terror to the countryside’: Civil War reprisals in Cork and Kerry
By John Dorney It would have been difficult to convince members of the Irish Republican Army in July 1921, the time of …
Podcast: Land and revolution in Ireland, with Terry Dunne
Terry Dunne joins John Dorney to discuss agrarian agitation, land reform and political upheaval in Ireland from 1919 to 1923. First aired …