Book Review: Rebels – Voices from the Easter Rising
Rebels – Voices from the Easter Rising By Fearghal McGarry, Penguin Ireland, 2011. Reviewer: John Dorney There is and always has …
The Fenian Invasion Of Canada, 1866
Ian Kenneally the author of From The Earth, A Cry: the story of John Boyle O’Reilly published by The Collins Press writes about the Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866.
The Castle in the Lordship of Ireland, 1177-1310
Joanna Pierce looks at the importance of castles in consolidating the Norman presence in medieval Ireland. “The establishment of the new English …
Today in Irish History, Cromwell Storms Drogheda, 11 September 1649
Cromwell’s sack of Drogheda and the massacre of the Royalist garrison by the New Model Army in 1649. By John Dorney On …
George Lennon: A Different Kind Of Irish Hero
Terence O’Reilly, author of a number of books on Irish History including Hitler’s Irishmen and Rebel Heart, looks briefly at the life …
A Garden City – The Dublin Corporation Housing Scheme at Marino, 1924
Rhona McCord tells the story of the Irish state’s first attempt at public housing, at Marino in north Dublin in 1924. Ireland’s …
The battle for Cork City, August 1922 – Interview with John Borgonovo
We interview historian John Borgonovo about his new book on the civil war in Cork. Questions by John Dorney. Click on the …