Casualties of the Irish Civil War in County Cork
Counting the cost of the Civil War in County Cork. By John Dorney This article is an attempt to count the fatal …
‘Up us!’ – The launch of the Kilmainham Gaol graffiti website.
John Dorney reports on the launch of a new initiative to document the graffiti left by political prisoners at Kilmainham Gaol in …
Irish Women and World War I – an Interview with Fionnuala Walsh.
John Dorney speaks to Fionnuala Walsh about Irish women during the first total war. In Ireland, the First World War saw not only participation in …
Today in Irish History, April 30, 1916, The Surrender in the Easter Rising
Over April 29th to May 1, 1916 the rebels of the Easter Rising surrendered. This is an adapted extract from John Dorney’s The Story of the …
The Easter Rising – A brief overview
John Dorney lays out the need-to-know facts of the Easter Rising. See also our overview series. The Easter Rising was an insurrection, …