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Why was there a Civil War in Ireland?

By John Dorney Why was there a Civil War in Ireland in 1922-23? Why did those who had been comrades in pursuit of Irish independence over the previous four years begin killing each other over the Anglo-Irish Treaty? The short answer to this question is that irreconcilable differences over the …

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‘Riot of Plunder’: Rural revolt in May 1922 

By Terry Dunne In his 1923 memoir Lord Castletown gave us a standard conservative account of the spring of 1922 – “a …

Podcast: Ireland and Ukraine with Nadia Dobrianska

Interview by John Dorney with Ukrainian scholar Nadia Dobrianska on the history of Ukraine and its parallels with Ireland. In the wake …

 The last commandant-general of 1916? Sean McLoughlin’s Easter Rising

By John Gibney Was Sean McLoughlin the most senior surviving commandant of the Easter Rising? Given that independent Ireland was governed for …

The Man Who Saved Howth – sea mine defused in 1946

By Terence O’Reilly   In the cold pre-dawn hours of the 12th March 1946, the village of Dalkey was suddenly rocked by …

Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 2

By Kieran Glennon   Part one of this article (see here) analysed the initial reaction of the Belfast IRA to the Treaty …

Bill Dwyer -The King Of The Rum Runners

By John Joe McGinley   Bill Dwyer was one of a number of Irish American figures to rise to prominence through organised …

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