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 …
Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 1
By Kieran Glennon Just as in the rest of Ireland, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast was split by the …
Book Review: Antrim – The Irish Revolution, 1912-23
By Brian Feeney Published by Four Courts Press 2021 Reviewer: Kieran Glennon Before it was even published, this book had re-defined …
Some Thoughts on the Truce – 100 Years On
By John Dorney Today, July 11, 2021, marks 100 years since the final day of the Irish War of Independence. A Truce, …
Podcast: Brian Hanley on the Arms Crisis of 1970
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Brian Hanley on the Arms Crisis of 1970. First Broadcast on the Irish History Show. In …
From the Shipyards to the Poitín Still – Social Class and the IRA’s 3rd Northern Division
By Kieran Glennon In a survey of the social structure of the IRA across Ireland during the revolutionary period, Peter Hart declared …
Book Review: A Difficult Birth: The Early Years of Northern Ireland 1920-25
By Alan Parkinson Published by Eastwood Books (2020) Reviewer: Kieran Glennon Alan Parkinson’s 2004 book, Belfast’s Unholy War: The Twenties’ Troubles, …