Understated Insurgency: The Carlow Brigade in the War of Independence, 1917-1921
By Daniel Murray. See also Bushwhacked, the ambush of the Carlow column. When Pádraig Kane sat down to give his Statement …
Opinion: Remembrance and Reconciliation: Heroes in the Irish War of Independence
Donald Masterson on healing the wounds of the Irish independence struggle. As Ireland enters the first years of its decade long …
The Irish Story Top Posts of 2013
So another year comes to a close. We’d like to thank all our contributors and readers over the past year. Below is …
Book Review: ‘The Republic – The Fight for Irish Independence.’
By: Charles Townshend Publisher: Allen Lane, 2013 Price: €27.99 Reviewer: Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc Forty years ago Charles Townshend’s first book …
The Court Martial of Captain Joe Keohane
Gearóid Ó Faoleán looks at the court martial of Irish soldier, republican activist and Gaelic football star Joseph Keohane in 1971. …
Evasive Manoeuvres: An Examination of Florence O’Donoghue’s Account of the Death of Michael Collins
What really happened on the day Michael Collins was shot? Daniel Murray looks at Florence O’Donoghue’s version. An Irregular Meeting In February …
The Irish Story Archive on the Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict, conventionally said to have lasted from 1919-1921. It resulted in the independence of …