Bloody Sunday 1920 Revisited
By John Dorney Today, November 21, 2020, is 100 years since the events known as ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Dublin in 1920. Over …
The Dead of the Belfast Pogrom – Counting the Cost of the Revolutionary Period, 1920-22
By Kieran Glennon The “Belfast pogrom” was the term given to a period of intense political violence in that city which lasted …
The Sack of Balbriggan and British reprisals in Ireland in Autumn 1920
By John Dorney On the night of September 20-21, 1920, four lorry loads of police, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and their …
Lecture: John Dorney on the War of Independence in Dublin 1917-1921
As part of the 2020 Fingal Festival of History John Dorney discusses how the Irish War of Independence unfolded in Dublin. For …
Henry Hugh Tudor – His Life and Times
By Sean William Gannon May 2020 marks the centenary of one of the most lamentable appointments in modern Irish history, that of …
‘The Black and Tans in Palestine’ – Irish connections to the Palestine Police 1922-1948
By Seán William Gannon On the 30 April 1922, 760 recently disbanded members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its Auxiliary …
The Parnell Bridge Ambush, Cork, 4 January 1921
By Caoimh Mulvany County Cork was the epicentre of guerrilla warfare in the Irish revolution; a storm that swept over the Provence …