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 …
The Making of the Irish Border, 1912-1925, a Short History
By John Dorney On a recent visit to Clones County Monaghan, coming from Cavan town, I had to travel six times across …
Events in Terenure in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War
By John Dorney Terenure village, in south Dublin, grew up in the 19th century after a road was driven west from neighbouring …
Book Review: The ‘Labour Hercules’: The Irish Citizen Army and Irish Republicanism, 1913-23, by Jeffrey Leddin (2019)
By Jeffrey Leddin Published by Merrion Press (2019) Reviewer: Daniel Murray “If you or anybody else expect that I’m going to waste …
Michael Collins, Northern Ireland and the Northern Offensive, May 1922
By Patrick Concannon As we enter the next few years of commemoration they will be dominated by huge historical events like the …
Interview: Declan Power on the Irish Army in Lebanon
From 1978 until 2001 the Irish Army provided a battalion to UNIFIL the United Nations force in south Lebanon. Here security analyst …