Podcast: Dublin in the War of Independence with Liz Gillis and James Brady
John Dorney speaks to Liz Gillis and James Brady about the IRA in Dublin city and County during the Irish War of …
Some Thoughts on the Truce – 100 Years On
By John Dorney Today, July 11, 2021, marks 100 years since the final day of the Irish War of Independence. A Truce, …
Book Review: Ballymacandy, The Story of Kerry Ambush
By Owen O’Shea Published by Merrion Press, 2020 ISBN 9781785373879, Reviewer: Thomas Earls Fitzgerald Irish history writing is often a site of …
The Irishmen who fought with Custer at the little Big Horn
By John Joe McGinley The battle of Little Big Horn, also known to the Lakota Sioux and other Native Americans as …
Today in Irish History, The Death of Bessie O’Brien, Dublin, 21 June 1921
By Thomas Tormey It is perhaps unsurprising that the death of Elizabeth O’Brien has gone relatively unremarked upon by historians of the …
Podcast: Gerard Shannon on Sean Russell, the IRA and cooperation with Nazi Germany
Interview with Gerard Shannon by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. We talk to Gerard about …
And then there was light: Electrification in rural Ireland
By John Joe McGinley Daily life in rural Ireland before the onset of electrification was best described as a constant struggle just …