The Irish Girl and the American Letter: Irish immigrants in 19th Century America
By Martin Ford The written missive had remarkable significance for trans-Atlantic migration. Indeed, the peopling of North America owed more than a …
Book Review: Migration and the Making of Ireland
By Bryan Fanning Published by UCD Press, 2018 Reviewer: Barry Sheppard. This new work by Bryan Fanning, Professor of Migration and …
The Burning of Cork: December 11-12, 1920
The Auxiliaries burn out the centre of Cork city in reprisal for an IRA ambush. By John Dorney On the morning of …
The Manchester martyrs: From last letters to lasting legends
By Mark Holan On 22 November 1867, Co. Cork native William P. Allen wrote his last letter “this side of the grave” …
Intelligence Failure or Conspiracy? How did the British let the 1916 Rising happen?
Why did the British government in Ireland fail to prevent the Easter Rising? By John Dorney. In 1916 Britain was at war. …
Book Review: Big Jim Larkin: Hero or Wrecker?
By Emmet O’Connor, Published by: University College Dublin Press, (Dublin, 2015) Reviewer: Gerard Noonan Jim Larkin’s life has a biblical quality to it. …
The Irish Press Slum Crusade 1934-36
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …