Did ‘the Normans’ invade Ireland?
Who were 12th century invaders of Ireland? By John Dorney Some years ago, at a conference on Dublin’s economic history, I listened …
Colliding worlds? Shane the Proud and the advance of the Tudors in Ireland
By John Dorney In 1562, Shane O’Neill, lord of the powerful O’Neill dynasty in Ulster, arrived at the Court of Queen Elizabeth …
Hugh O’Neill and Nine Years War, 1594-1603
By John Dorney In the early part of the 16th century the English Tudor monarchs had embarked on a project to bring …
“Deceived as hereafter to the destruction of both” – Stories from the 1641 Rebellion
John Dorney looks at rival Catholic accounts of the 1641 rebellion. The Irish insurrection of 1641-42 began with an abortive plot by …
‘Pleasant comfortable and wholesome’ – Dublin in the late 16th century
By John Dorney Travellers to Dublin in and around the year 1577 would have found not an Irish but an English city. …
Book Review: Was Cromwell Framed?
Cromwell was Framed, Ireland 1649 By Tom Reilly Published by Chronos Books, London, 2014 Reviewer: John Dorney Oliver Cromwell’s name is …
A Pale trip through history
A two-wheeled journey through the Pale. By John Dorney. I rode my bike from south Dublin to Carlingford in the Cooley peninsula …