Today in Irish History, 23 March 1921 – The Scramogue Ambush
By Thomas Tormey On 23 March 1921, Spy Wednesday, a combined force of the North Roscommon and South Roscommon Brigades launched a …
Ambushes in the Irish War of Independence: Myth and Reality
By John Dorney Had it not been for the public health restrictions currently in force in Ireland (February 2021), there would be …
Podcast: Irish Revolutionary Women with Liz Gillis and Mary McAuliffe
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney speak to Liz Gillis and Dr Mary McAuliffe on the republican women and Cumman nn mBan, the …
Podcast: Commemorating 1921 in Ireland, 100 years on
The year 2021 sees a number of momentous centenaries in Ireland, from the bloodiest months in the War of Independence, to the …
From the Shipyards to the Poitín Still – Social Class and the IRA’s 3rd Northern Division
By Kieran Glennon In a survey of the social structure of the IRA across Ireland during the revolutionary period, Peter Hart declared …
Podcast: Tom Barry and the Kilmichael ambush
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss Tom Barry and the Kilmichael Ambush of November 1920. First Broadcast on the Irish History Show. …
Book Review: A Difficult Birth: The Early Years of Northern Ireland 1920-25
By Alan Parkinson Published by Eastwood Books (2020) Reviewer: Kieran Glennon Alan Parkinson’s 2004 book, Belfast’s Unholy War: The Twenties’ Troubles, …