The Irish Civil War – A divisive memory
In a previous article here at The Irish Story, John Dorney looked at the memory of the Irish Civil War. Here we …
Who Shot Frank Lawlor? – Encounters with the Irish Civil War
John Dorney tries to make sense of a killing in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War The Irish Civil War was …
Book Review ~ IRA The Bombs And The Bullets: A History of Deadly Ingenuity ~ A.R. Oppenheimer
Title: IRA: The Bombs and the Bullets: A History of Deadly Ingenuity Author: A.R. Oppenheimer Publisher: Irish Academic Press ISBN: 978-0-7165-2895-1 REVIEWER: …
Using Google Maps To List Ambushes & IRA Activity In Clare
Padraig Og O Ruairc, author Blood On The Banner and The Battle For Limerick City, and the group of historians who contribute …
War in 17th Century Ireland
In our second interview with military historian Padraig Lenihan, we talk about the impact of warfare on 17th century Ireland. (Listen to …
Padraig Lenihan and the 17th Century in Ireland
In our discussion of 20th century Irish nationalism, we often talk about Irish nationalism springing from the Irish Catholic identity – a …
Today In Irish History – The Battle Of Fontenoy, 11 May
~1745~ It has always struck me as one of Ireland’s great tragedies, that many of our kin have died in the service …