The Desmond Rebellions Part II, The Second Rebellion, 1579-83
The second part of a two part article on the fall of the House of Desmond and the apocalyptic destruction of the …
The Desmond Rebellions Part I, The First Rebellion, 1569-73
The first part of a two part article on the fall of the House of Desmond. BY John Dorney Not far outside …
Book Review: The Irish Civil War and Society, Politics Class and Conflict
By Gavin Foster Published by Palgrave MacMillan, London 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney Irish history is often inward looking, almost navel gazing, obsessed …
Sieges and Shootings: The decline of the RIC in Westmeath, 1920
Daniel Murray looks at how a combination of political pressure, resignations and armed attacks by the IRA undermined the Royal Irish Constabulary …
Women and the Achill Mission Colony
Protestant women missionaries on Achill island in the 19th century. By Patricia Byrne. (A version of this article was presented at the Heinrich …
On the Trail of the War of Independence in Clare with Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
On August 15 2015, John Dorney of the Irish Story met up with Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc in his native County Clare …
Ireland and the Spanish Armada 1588
Ireland’s role in the inglorious end of Phillip of Spain’s attempt to invade England. By John Dorney On September 16, 1588 seven …