Review: Brian Boru King of Ireland
Fin Dwyer, creator of the Irish History Podcast, reviews the reissue of Brian Boru: King Of Ireland by Roger Chatterton Newman. In …
Review: The Belfast Blitz: The People’s Story
The Belfast Blitz: The People’s Story Stephen Douds Blackstaff Press, 2011 Reviewer: Eoin Purcell The Belfast Blitz is an enjoyable and interesting …
Historical Perspective | Croker – much more than just a stadium
Interesting piece in The Irish Times today: The queen might well be interested in the early history of that part of the …
1916, A Military Failure? A Q&A With Paul O’Brien
Eoin Purcell, The Irish Story Publisher, had an email Q&A with author and historian of the Easter Rising, Paul O’Brien. O’Brien’s two …
Historical Perspective | The Irish In Australia
Sounds like an interesting exhibition no? Any Irish folks in Australia near the museum should have a look!
Gerard Murphy’s Reply to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s Review
Gerard Murphy, author of The Year Of Disappearance: Political Killings In Cork, 1921-1922, responds to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s review of his book. I …
Historical Perspective | Irish republican bent-knee episode of 1922 suggests that P.A.’s weakness could have virulent consequences
Fascinating piece by Ed Moloney on Ireland’s ‘bending the knee’ moment which gave rise to the civil war. I think it misses the impact of …