Book Review: Truce, Murder Myth and the last days of the Irish War of Independence
Review: Truce By Padraig Og O Ruairc Published by Mercier Press 2016 Reviewer: John Dorney This book is about the four days …
Today in Irish History, 9 July 1917: The Death of Muriel MacDonagh
Muriel MacDonagh, wife of executed 1916 leader Thomas MacDonagh, outlived him by just one year. By Gerard Shannon On 9th July 1917, …
‘Inflaming sectarian passions’ The Eucharistic Congress of 1932 and the North of Ireland
How a Catholic celebration in Dublin inflamed sectarian passions in Northern Ireland. By Barry Sheppard. Public religious commemorations, often exultant in tone, …