Book Review: Spiritual Wounds, Trauma, Testimony and the Irish Civil War
By Siobhra Aiken, Published by Irish Academic Press, 2022 Reviewer John Dorney ISBN:9781788551663 The Irish Civil War (1922-23) which formed the …
Why was there a Civil War in Ireland?
By John Dorney Why was there a Civil War in Ireland in 1922-23? Why did those who had been comrades in pursuit …
‘Riot of Plunder’: Rural revolt in May 1922
By Terry Dunne In his 1923 memoir Lord Castletown gave us a standard conservative account of the spring of 1922 – “a …
Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 2
By Kieran Glennon Part one of this article (see here) analysed the initial reaction of the Belfast IRA to the Treaty …
Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 1
By Kieran Glennon Just as in the rest of Ireland, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast was split by the …
Podcast: The Civil War Memory Project with Criostóir MacCárthaigh
An interview with Criostóir MacCárthaigh on THE CIVIL WAR MEMORY PROJECT: An oral history project in association with the National Folklore Collection …
Book Review: Birth of a State, The Anglo-Irish Treaty
By Liam Weeks and Micheál O Fathartaigh Published by Irish Academic Press, 2021 ISBN:9781788551595 Reviewer: John Dorney Readers in Ireland (and many …