Did ‘the Normans’ invade Ireland?
Who were 12th century invaders of Ireland? By John Dorney Some years ago, at a conference on Dublin’s economic history, I listened …
Interview: Joe Connell on Guerrilla Warfare in Ireland 1919-1921
Joe Connell is the author of the newly published, The Shadow War, Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence. Here he is …
Book Review: The Irish Civil War, Law, Execution and Atrocity
By Sean Enright Published by Merrion Press, 2019 Reviewer: John Dorney Sean Enright is a retired barrister and judge and has …
Report: The Latest Online Release of Military Service Pension Files
A report on a briefing on the latest releases of the Military Service Pension Collection. By John Dorney The Military Service Pensions …
Podcast: Irish pro-Franco Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
Cathal Brennan interviews John Dorney on Eoin O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade that fought on the Francoist side of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). …
The Border Counties in the Irish War of Independence, 1918-21
By John Dorney The Irish War of Independence, the guerrilla conflict that raged from 1919-21, varied hugely in intensity across the country. …
Rathfarnham: a short history
By John Dorney The Dublin mountains look down on Rathfarnham, once a rural village and now a sprawling suburb, creeping slowly up …