The Sinn Féin Rebellion? Arthur Griffith’s Easter Week 1916
Gerard Shannon on Arthur Griffith, Sinn Féin and the insurrection of Easter 1916. ‘The Sinn Féin Rebellion’ became a popular, though paradoxical, …
Reconsidering Irish fatalities in the First World War
by Jason Myers. The relationship between Ireland and the First World War is a fascinating one. New angles and discoveries continue to …
The ‘Bridges Job’ – Dublin, August 5-6 1922
John Dorney on a disastrous operation by the IRA in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. On the early morning of …
“Oh what a transition it was to be changed from the state of a slave to that of a free man!” Frederick Douglass’s Journey from Slavery to Limerick
By Liam Hogan The negro enters upon slavery as soon as he is born, nay, he may have been …
‘What land is this?’ Irish governors of British-ruled Hong Kong
Derek Collins on Irish born governors of British ruled Hong Kong. ‘What land is this; with its subject continents and islands, hardly able …
Dublin and Cork during the First World War
This is a conversation between historians John Borgonovo and Padraig Yeates on two Irish cities, Dublin and Cork during the First World …
Deceptive Manoeuvres: Daniel Murray, Florence O’Donoghue and the Death of Michael Collins
Denis Lenihan replies to Dan Murray’s article on Florence O’Donoghue and the killing of Michael Collins at Beal na Blath in 1922. …