Executions during the Irish Civil War
By John Dorney On the morning of November 17 1922, the mother of John Gaffney, an anti-Treaty IRA member and 21 year …
Podcast: Commemorating the Irish Civil War 100 Years on
With John Dorney and Cathal Brennan, in association with the Irish History Show. We discuss: How the Irish Civil War is being …
Review: Burning the Big House, the Story of the Irish Country house in Time of War and Revolution
By Terence Dooley Published by Yale University Press, New Haven 2022 Reviewer: John Dorney Terence Dooley has devoted much of his …
The Irish Civil War – A short military history
By John Dorney (See also the Irish Civil War a Brief overview) The Irish Civil War, the conflict between rival nationalist factions …
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 …
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 …