Today in Irish History, 9 July 1917: The Death of Muriel MacDonagh
Muriel MacDonagh, wife of executed 1916 leader Thomas MacDonagh, outlived him by just one year. By Gerard Shannon On 9th July 1917, …
‘To Cost You in Blood’ – Rory O’Connor’s 1916 Rising and Aftermath
The first in a series of articles looking at Rory O’Connor’s role in the Irish revolutionary period. By Gerard Shannon. In most …
Book Review: Arthur Griffith
By Owen McGee Published by Merrion Press, 2015. Reviewer: Gerard Shannon Though Arthur Griffith has been the subject of recent studies of specific …
Travelling the Same Road? Arthur Griffith & The IRB, pre-1916
Gerard Shannon on Arthur Griffith’s long and often tortuous relationship with the Irish Republican Brotherhood up to 1916. By 1905, the journalist …
The Sinn Féin Rebellion? Arthur Griffith’s Easter Week 1916
Gerard Shannon on Arthur Griffith, Sinn Féin and the insurrection of Easter 1916. ‘The Sinn Féin Rebellion’ became a popular, though paradoxical, …