Today In Irish History

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, …

By Thomas Tormey It is perhaps unsurprising that the death of Elizabeth O’Brien has gone relatively unremarked upon by historians of the …

By Thomas Tormey On 23 March 1921, Spy Wednesday, a combined force of the North Roscommon and South Roscommon Brigades launched a …

By Kieran Glennon. In the middle of July 1920, thousands of “disloyal” workers in Belfast were driven out of their workplaces by …

The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …

The assassination of the Lord Mayor of Cork, March 20, 1920. By John Dorney Early in the morning of March 20, 1920, …

One hundred years ago today, the attempt on the life of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. By John Dorney On a cold …