Today In Irish History ~ The Irish Parliament Declares Its Independence, 16 April
~1782~ It must have seemed like the ultimate moment of triumph for the Anglican gentlemen of the Irish Parliament. On this date …
Today In Irish History – The Belfast Blitz, 15 April
~1941~ We tend, at least in the South, to think of Ireland as some kind of neutral island during the war. Indeed …
Today In Irish History – The Titanic Strikes An Iceberg On 14 April And Sinks On 15 April
~1912~ For some reason the fate of the Titanic has always resonated with Irish people. Is supect it is for more reaons …
Easter Sunday – And Our First Release
Today The Irish Story (the Irish History Imprint of Green Lamp Media) is making its first title, The Story Of The Easter …
Today In Irish History ~ 24 March, James I Acclaimed King Of England, (France) & Ireland
~1603~ The Queen Is Dead. Long Live The King! The Stuart dynasty, which we have touched upon (once or twice) on this …
Today In Irish History – The Death Of Ambrose O’Higgins, 18 March
~1801~ Either on this day in 1801, or tomorrow (the sources vary) Ambrose O’Higgins, Viceroy of Peru, died in Lima. And you …
Today In Irish History – Louis XIV Sends Troops To Ireland, 16 March
~1690~ If Irish history in the popular mind falls down by not acknowledging the role that Britain and other places has in …