Reflecting on The Civil War in Dublin
John Dorney on his new book The Civil War in Dublin the Fight for the Irish capital. Joseph Conrad began his famous …
Book Review: The Case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879-85
Title: The Case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879-85 Author: Pat Finnegan ISBN: 978-1-84682-359-6 Price: €35.00 HB | …
Book Review: ‘What Else Could I Do?’
Infanticide can be a measure of other aspects of society, it can point to attitudes towards illegitimacy, sex, poverty, birth control, women’s rights and protection of infant life … Rattigan has written a very informative book on a part of Irish history, which serves to reveal much about the complex nature of Irish conservatism.
An Ebook Christmas
In case you’ve just fired up your Kindle and want to read some quality Irish History Ebooks, check out our list of books that …
Book Review: Unlikely Rebels – The Gifford Girls and the Fight for Irish Freedom
Unlikely Rebels The Gifford Girls and the Fight for Irish Freedom is a well written account of the role which the Gifford sisters
Book Review: Turning Points in Twentieth Century Irish History
Turning Points in Twentieth Century Irish History Editor; Thomas E. Hachey Irish Academic Press, 2011 Reviewer: John Dorney Simply put, this is …
Book Review: Peeler by Kevin McCarthy
Peeler by Kevin McCarthy. Mercier 2010. Reviewer: John Dorney The Royal Irish Constabulary has not, for most of the last 90 years …