Today in Irish History, 23 March 1921 – The Scramogue Ambush
By Thomas Tormey On 23 March 1921, Spy Wednesday, a combined force of the North Roscommon and South Roscommon Brigades launched a …
Ambushes in the Irish War of Independence: Myth and Reality
By John Dorney Had it not been for the public health restrictions currently in force in Ireland (February 2021), there would be …
Interview: Joe Connell on Guerrilla Warfare in Ireland 1919-1921
Joe Connell is the author of the newly published, The Shadow War, Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence. Here he is …
The Border Counties in the Irish War of Independence, 1918-21
By John Dorney The Irish War of Independence, the guerrilla conflict that raged from 1919-21, varied hugely in intensity across the country. …
The Killurin ambush 1922 and the Civil War in Wexford
The Killurin train ambush, July 1922 and the outbreak of civil war in County Wexford. By Aaron Ó Maonaigh The Irish Civil …
Today in Irish History – August 22, 1922 – Béal na Bláth, The Shooting Of Michael Collins
The death of Michael Collins, by John Dorney. On a country road in West Cork, on August 22 1922, a convoy of …
The Dalkey column – An Irish Civil War Story
By John Dorney, based on his new book, The Civil War in Dublin 1922-1924. South east Dublin has, since the railways of …