Book Review – The Civic Guard Mutiny
Title: The Civic Guard Mutiny Author: Brian McCarthy Publisher: Mercier Press Date of Publication: 2012 ISBN: 978-1-78117-045-8 Price: €14.99 Reviewer: Cathal Brennan The …
“Shot down like a dog” The Finglas Riot of 1913
Christopher Lee on an episode of the 1913 Lockout. For more articles on the strike see here. Hundreds of rioters advance on the two …
A Black and Tan Executed – The life and death of William Mitchell
The search for the short and tragic life of William Mitchell, Executed in Dublin in 1921. By DJ Kelly. On Tuesday 7th …
Book Review: The Case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879-85
Title: The Case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879-85 Author: Pat Finnegan ISBN: 978-1-84682-359-6 Price: €35.00 HB | …
Book Review: The Flame and the Candle – War in Mayo 1919-1924
By Dominic Price. Collins Press 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney Local studies of revolutionary Ireland are now coming out thick and fast as …
‘Solid Men’ – The Irish in New York Politics, 1880-1920
How the Irish conquered political power in New York city. By Shay Dunphy. According to Lawrence McCaffrey, an authority on the Irish …
Belfast Riots – A Short History
In recent articles on the Irish Story, Brian Hanley has looked the effects of the 1935 Belfast riots on southern Ireland. This …