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 …
The assassination of Walter Edward Guinness -Lord Moyne – 1944
By Ray Esten The foundation stone of a building at Trinity College Dublin was laid by the Hon. Grania Guinness of the …
‘An unnecessary number of graves?’ – The road to the Truce of July 1921
The triumphs and failures of diplomacy that led to the end of the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney Reflecting on …
Podcast: Brian Hanley on the Arms Crisis of 1970
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Brian Hanley on the Arms Crisis of 1970. First Broadcast on the Irish History Show. In …
Albert Cashier, the woman who fought as a man for the Union.
By John Joe McGinley There are over 400 documented cases of women disguising themselves as men to fight for both the Union …
The sinking of HMS Wasp, 1884 – A curse, sabotage or human error?
By John Joe McGinley In September 1884, a royal navy gunboat, on route to carry out an eviction sunk off the coast …