Book Review: The Black and Tans: A Complete Alphabetical List, Short History and Genealogical Guide
By: Jim Herlihy Published by: Four Courts Press, Dublin 2021 Reviewed By: Seán William Gannon Jim Herlihy is hugely respected amongst historians …
Some Thoughts on the Truce – 100 Years On
By John Dorney Today, July 11, 2021, marks 100 years since the final day of the Irish War of Independence. A Truce, …
‘A Fiend in Human Shape’? The Life and Crimes of Thomas D. Huckerby
By Seán William Gannon The behaviour of the Black and Tans, the mostly British recruits into the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1920-21, …
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 …
The Irish Story Top Ten articles 2020
Happy New Year to all Irish Story readers and contributors. It’s been an eventful year with world pandemic and a series of …
Canon James McFadden – The fighting priest of Gweedore
By John Joe McGinley Canon James McFadden was a man of deep faith who fought for the rights of his parishioners against …