Today in Irish History, 31 July 1922 – Harry Boland is killed
By John Dorney On July 31, 1922, men in the green uniform of the Irish Free State entered the Grand Hotel, in …
‘An invaluable lesson and example to Ireland’ – Grundtvig, the Danish folk movement and Ireland
The influence of the Danish ‘folk high school’ movement in 1930s Ireland. By Barry Sheppard. The early decades of Irish independence have …
Book Review: The Preacher and the Prelate: The Achill Mission Colony and the Battle for Souls in Famine Ireland
By Patricia Byrne Published by Merrion Press, Newbridge, 2018 ISBN: 9781785371721 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “His was a crusade that failed to touch …
Book Review: John Redmond: Selected Letters and Memoranda, 1880-1918.
Edited by Dermot Meleady Published by Irish Academic Press, 2018. Reviewer: Diarmuid Bolger John Redmond, the Wexford-born leader of the Irish Parliamentary …
The Jacobite-Williamite War – An overview
The War between King James and King William in 1689-91, that decided the fate of Ireland. By John Dorney Every year on …