Who was Seamus Dwyer?
Michael McKenna tells the forgotten story of the life and death of Seamus Dwyer, Sinn Fein and IRA activist and pro-Treaty politician, …
“The principal rallying-ground for the Larkinites” – The Swords Riot of 1913
Christopher Lee, author of a previous article on Finglas in the Lockout, looks at the great strike of 1913 in the County …
The Court Martial of Captain Joe Keohane
Gearóid Ó Faoleán looks at the court martial of Irish soldier, republican activist and Gaelic football star Joseph Keohane in 1971. …
Book Review: Review: Running With Crows
Running with Crows, The Life and Death of a Black and Tan By DJ Kelly Reviewer: Kevin McCarthy The …
“Shot down like a dog” The Finglas Riot of 1913
Christopher Lee on an episode of the 1913 Lockout. For more articles on the strike see here. Hundreds of rioters advance on the two …
A Black and Tan Executed – The life and death of William Mitchell
The search for the short and tragic life of William Mitchell, Executed in Dublin in 1921. By DJ Kelly. On Tuesday 7th …
Connections across the North Channel: Ruaraidh Erskine and Irish Influence in Scottish Discontent, 1906-1920
How Scottish Gaelic revivalist and nationalist Ruaraidh Erskine was radicalised by Padraig Pearse and Irish nationalism. By Patrick Witt. Nearly a century after the 1801 …