Bill Dwyer -The King Of The Rum Runners
By John Joe McGinley Bill Dwyer was one of a number of Irish American figures to rise to prominence through organised …
Podcast: Irish Wise guys with John Joe McGinley
John Dorney speaks to author John Joe McGinely about the Irish American ‘mob’ or organised crime from the 19th century to the …
The Wiggan’s Patch Massacre, Pennsylvania, 1875
The terrible murders of Charles O’Donnell and Ellen McAllister. By John Joe McGinley Early in the morning of December 10th, 1875, a …
Mother Jones: ‘the most dangerous Irish woman in America’
By John Joe McGinley Mary Harris Jones, a proud Cork woman, was a teacher, seamstress, labour activist and union organiser. A champion …
And then there was light: Electrification in rural Ireland
By John Joe McGinley Daily life in rural Ireland before the onset of electrification was best described as a constant struggle just …
Albert Cashier, the woman who fought as a man for the Union.
By John Joe McGinley There are over 400 documented cases of women disguising themselves as men to fight for both the Union …
The sinking of HMS Wasp, 1884 – A curse, sabotage or human error?
By John Joe McGinley In September 1884, a royal navy gunboat, on route to carry out an eviction sunk off the coast …