The Irish Story Archive on the Irish Civil war
The Irish Civil War ripped apart the independence movement from 1922-23. This is an archive of our articles to date on the …
Review: Conor McCabe on Banker and Rancher Interests in the Modern Irish Economy
Cathal Brennan reviews Conor McCabe’s lecture of October 15, 2011 at the Pearse Centre, Dublin. Listen to the talk here. On the 15th …
George Lennon: A Different Kind Of Irish Hero
Terence O’Reilly, author of a number of books on Irish History including Hitler’s Irishmen and Rebel Heart, looks briefly at the life …
The Big House and the Irish Revolution
John Dorney looks at the burning of the Big Houses in the Irish Revolution of 1919-23. Late on January 29, 1923, Lady Mayo …
The Abdication of Edward VIII and Irish Independence.
Cathal Brennan looks at the impact of the British monarchy’s abdication crisis in 1936 on Ireland. The decision of King Edward VIII …
Today In Irish History – The Dail Votes For The Treaty, 7 January 1922
~1922~ By Eoin Purcell We covered before the New Year, Mary McSwiney’s contribution to the Treaty debate, and a fine contribution it …
Today in Irish History – Assassination of Sean Hales, December 7 1922
John Dorney looks at the savage bout of assassinations and executions in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War. On December 6th, …