Today in Irish History – The First Dáil meets and the Soloheadbeg Ambush – 21 January 1919
The declaration of the Irish Republic and first day of the War of Independence. By John Dorney On January 21st 1919, the First …
Book Review: Battleground – The Battle for the General Post Office, 1916
by Paul O’Brien New Island 2015 Reviewer: Daniel Murray For those who have been living under a rock for the past year, …
The Pearse Street Ambush, Dublin, March 14, 1921
An episode of the Irish War of Independence. Thirteen people die in Dublin. By John Dorney Dublin awoke on the morning to …
Bushwhacked: The Loss of the Carlow Flying Column, April 1921
Daniel Murray on an IRA reverse during the Irish War of Independence On the 21st of April 1921, Pádraig Kane, an adjutant …
“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 …
Book Review: The Irish Volunteers 1913-1915: Recollections and Documents
The Irish Volunteers 1913-1915: Recollections and Documents Edited by F.X. Martin, O.S.A., 1963 Original Foreward by Éamon De Valera, 1963 New Foreward …
To Not Fade Away: The Irish Republican Brotherhood Post-1916
Daniel C Murray investigates the role of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the Irish revolution after 1916. Every Dog Has its …