Ireland and the First World War – A Brief Overview
By John Dorney Ireland throughout the First World War of 1914-1918 was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …
Conference review – “Reflections on the Revolution in Ulster: The Irish Volunteers in the North, 1913-23”
As part of an outreach programme supported by the UK Lottery’s Heritage Fund, the Cardinal Ó Fiaich Library and Archive (COFLA) in …
Book review: The Howth Gun-Running and the Kilcoole Gun-Running: Recollections and Documents
The Howth Gun-Running and the Kilcoole Gun-Running: Recollections and Documents Edited by F.X Martin, (Dublin, Merrion Press, 2014). E17.95. Reviewer: Gerard Madden …
‘An Abundance of First Class Recruits’, The GAA and the Irish Volunteers 1913-15
Richard McElligott on the Gaelic Athletic Association and the founding of the Irish Volunteers. The recent centenary of the formation of …
Book Review: A Question of Duty, The Curragh Incident 1914
By Paul O’Brien Published by New Island Press, 2014 Reviewer: John Dorney ISBN: 978-1-84840-314-7 PB €12.99 (160PP) In April 2014, a Ukrainian …
“To maintain the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland.”- The Launch of the Limerick Volunteers, 1914.
Liam Hogan remembers the founding of the Irish Volunteers in Limerick city in 1914. The 25th of January 2014 marked the …
‘Slaves or Freemen?’ Sean McDermott, the IRB and the psychology of the Easter Rising
Sean McDermott has been described as, “the mind behind the Easter Rising”. He wrote that he was “never so happy” as when …