The Battle at South Dublin Union, 1916
The battle at South Dublin Union was some of the most close-quarters and brutal fighting of Easter Week. By John Dorney The …
Book Review: Courage Boys, We Are Winning – An Illustrated History of the 1916 Rising
By Michael Barry. Published by Andulus Press, Dublin. 2015 Reviewer: Patricia Curtin Kelly Very few contemporary artists depicted events that occurred around …
Today in Irish History, April 30, 1916, The Surrender in the Easter Rising
Over April 29th to May 1, 1916 the rebels of the Easter Rising surrendered. This is an adapted extract from John Dorney’s The Story of the …
1916, A Military Failure? A Q&A With Paul O’Brien
Eoin Purcell, The Irish Story Publisher, had an email Q&A with author and historian of the Easter Rising, Paul O’Brien. O’Brien’s two …
The Easter Rising – A brief overview
John Dorney lays out the need-to-know facts of the Easter Rising. See also our overview series. The Easter Rising was an insurrection, …