‘A Hopeless and Thankless job’ The Dispensary Doctor in Ireland
By John Dorney Sickness in rural Ireland before modern times was a serious business. Medical help was hard to find. In 19th …
Book Review: The Life and Times of Mary Ann McCracken, 1770–1866 ~ A Belfast Panorama
By Mary McNeill Published by Irish Academic Press, Newbridge, 2019 ISBN: 9781788550826 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “Is it not the duty …
Book Review: Irish women and nationalism: soldiers, new women and wicked hags
By Louise Ryan and Margaret Ward (eds) Published by Irish Academic Press. (Newbridge, 2019) Reviewer: Aaron Ó Maonaigh Originally published in …
The life and death of IRA Volunteer Michael McInerney (1899-1921)
By Sam McGrath An impressive Celtic cross is the focal point of the Republican Plot in Deansgrange Cemetery, South Dublin. Unveiled in …
Recycling History – the bicycle and protest in Ireland
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
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 …