Recycling History – the bicycle and protest in Ireland
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
Events in Terenure in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War
By John Dorney Terenure village, in south Dublin, grew up in the 19th century after a road was driven west from neighbouring …
“The women who died for Ireland” – Cumann na mBan fatalities in the War of Independence & Civil War –
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc Twenty Nineteen marks the centenary of the appointment of Constance Markievicz as Minister for Labour in …
Book Review: The Irish Civil War and Society, Politics Class and Conflict
By Gavin Foster Published by Palgrave MacMillan, London 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney Irish history is often inward looking, almost navel gazing, obsessed …
Weapons of the Irish Revolution – part I 1914-16
In the first of a three part series, John Dorney looks at how ‘ the gun re-entered Irish politics’ and how they …
“A damn good clean fight.” The Last Stand of the Leixlip Flying Column
An anti-Treaty column is captured and five of its members executed in December 1922. By Christopher Lee. Heavy machine gun fire ricochets …
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 …