When Donegal had trains! – The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company
By John Joe McGinley The first railway in Ireland was planned in 1826 as a link between Limerick and Waterford. However, planning …
An Ongoing Injustice: State Responses to ‘Historical’ Abuses in Ireland
By Maeve O’Rourke This is an adapted extract from an essay by Maeve O’Rourke in the recently published book REDRESS: Ireland’s …
Gloved sparring on the big stage: touring exhibitions of boxing in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Ireland.
In devotion to that durable fighter, that faithful companion, Jack Ashton. By Ray Esten A vibrant boxing scene existed in Ireland in …
‘A Hard Bargain’ An Analysis of the Social and Economic Background of Kerry in the Early Twentieth Century
Life and work in County Kerry, 100 years ago. By Kieran McNulty Sunday was “hiring–day” for the farmers and farm labourers gathered outside …
Kerry and the 1920 Railway Munitions Strike: How workers defied an Empire.
By Kieran McNulty From late May to December 1920 the railway unions in Ireland took part in a national munitions strike, refusing …
The General Strike against Militarism, Ireland April 1922
By John Dorney On December 6 1921, the Anglo Irish Treaty was signed, setting up the Irish Free State. The deal, falling …
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 …