
When Donegal had trains! – The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company
By John Joe McGinley The first railway in Ireland was planned in 1826 as a link between Limerick and Waterford. However, planning …
By John Joe McGinley The first railway in Ireland was planned in 1826 as a link between Limerick and Waterford. However, planning …
By John Joe McGinley This is the story of a Yale educated Professor of art, Arthur Kingsley Porter an archaeologist, art historian, …
By John Joe McGinley Owen Vincent Madden, who would later be known as Owney ‘The Killer’ Madden, was either the deadly …
By John Joe McGinley Bill Dwyer was one of a number of Irish American figures to rise to prominence through organised …
By John Joe McGinley One of the most notorious Irish gangsters of the prohibition era was Vincent ‘Mad Dog’ Coll. A handsome …
The terrible murders of Charles O’Donnell and Ellen McAllister. By John Joe McGinley Early in the morning of December 10th, 1875, a …
By John Joe McGinley Mary Harris Jones, a proud Cork woman, was a teacher, seamstress, labour activist and union organiser. A champion …