Today in Irish History – August 1, 1915, ‘The fools, the fools’, O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral
An important milestone on the road to the Rising of 1916. By John Dorney. In August 1915, a volley of rifle shots …
Career Conspirators: The (Mis)Adventures of Séan Ó Muirthile and the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the Free State Army, 1923-4
Pro-Treaty activists and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1922-24. By Daniel Murray. See also his previous articles on the IRB here and here. …
‘This Splendid Historic Organisation’: The Irish Republican Brotherhood among the Anti-Treatyites, 1921-4
Daniel Murray on anti-Treaty attempts to revive the IRB during the Civil War. See also his article on the IRB after 1916. …
‘Glorious Madness’ – The Life and Death of Michael O’Rahilly
By John Dorney Friday April, 29 1916. The General Post Office in Dublin, occupied on the Monday as the headquarters of …
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, …
In the Presence of His Enemies: The Controversy of James Dalton, May 1920
Daniel Murray on the murky, unsolved killing of IRA intelligence officer James Dalton in May 1920 during the Irish War of Independence. …
Today in Irish History – July 26th 1914 – The Howth Gun Running
John Dorney on the Howth gun running, which took place 100 years ago today. On a sunny Sunday in July 1914, …