Today in Irish History, The Repeal Meeting at Clontarf is Banned, 8 October 1843
John Dorney remembers the day that Daniel O’Connell’s agitation for Repeal of the Union between Britain and Ireland was halted in …
Loyal Dublin – The Dublin Protestant Operative Association
A previous article here at The Irish Story touched on the politics of 19th century Protestants in Dublin. Here, John Dorney looks …
Book Review: Captain Rock – The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824
Captain Rock – The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824 By James S. Donnelly, Jr. University of Wisconsin/ Collins Press, 2009. Reviewer: John Dorney …
Book Review: Liberator –The Life and Death of Daniel O’Connell
Liberator –The Life and Death of Daniel O’Connell 1830-1847 By Patrick M. Geoghegan. Gill &Macmillan, 2010 Reviewer: John Dorney Patrick Geoghegan opens this …
Historical Perspective: Patrick Geoghegan On Ireland’s Greatest
RTÉ’s Ireland’s Greatest has drawn fire almost since its inception a few months ago. Not least among the problems are tiny representation …
Book Review: The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick
The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick by Lauren Fenton Reviewer: Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc The Young Irelander’s Rebellion of 1848 could be …
The Crowther Family – An Irish Story
John Dorney looks the fortunes of the Crowther and Knowles families of 19th century Dublin. They were working class Protestant unionists, whose 19th century …