Book Review: Kevin Barry, An Irish Rebel in Life and Death
By Eunan O’Halpin Published by Merrion Press, 2020 Reviewer: John Dorney Kevin Barry, aged 18, was hanged in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin …
Book Review: Art, Ireland & The Irish Diaspora: Chicago, Dublin, New York 1893-1939, Culture, Connections and Controversies
By Eimear O’Connor Published by: Irish Academic Press, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Reviewer: Patricia Curtin Kelly In her latest book, art historian Eimear …
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