The Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stone Layers: from medieval times to Irish independence
By John Dorney One of the oldest, if not the oldest trade unions in Ireland is the bricklayers’ trade union the Ancient …
Podcast: Talk on the Dail Courts
Talk originally given online by John Dorney for South Dublin County Library on November 4 2021. Followd by Question and Answer Session …
Podcast: Commemorating the Irish Civil War 100 Years on
With John Dorney and Cathal Brennan, in association with the Irish History Show. We discuss: How the Irish Civil War is being …
Review: Burning the Big House, the Story of the Irish Country house in Time of War and Revolution
By Terence Dooley Published by Yale University Press, New Haven 2022 Reviewer: John Dorney Terence Dooley has devoted much of his …
The Cork Landings – August 8-10, 1922
On August 8 1922, pro-Treaty forces landed by sea in Cork, seizing the Free State’s second city from anti-Treaty forces. By John …
‘Defacing our Deliverer’, The history of the William of Orange statue in Dublin
By John Dorney College Green in Dublin city centre was once the centre of the Protestant Kingdom of Ireland. On one side …
The Irish Civil War – A short military history
By John Dorney (See also the Irish Civil War a Brief overview) The Irish Civil War, the conflict between rival nationalist factions …