Wikipedia, the Black and Tans, and the ‘R.I.C. Special Reserve’
By David Leeson Who were the Black and Tans? According to Wikipedia: ‘The Black and Tans (Irish: Dúchrónaigh) were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.) as …
The Media War: Robert Erskine Childers in West Cork
By Anthony Barrett An important aspect of the Irish Civil War was the use of propaganda in the media by both sides …
A CHALLENGE: Rewriting Arthur Griffith’s role in the Treaty negotiations
For nearly ninety years, Frank Pakenham’s 1935 account of the Anglo-Irish Treaty talks in London (Peace by Ordeal) has dominated the narrative …
Betrayal or breakthrough? Arthur Griffith, the Boundary Commission and an unsigned memorandum
By Colum Kenny ABSTRACT: The interpretation of certain events in London on the weekend of 12–13 November 1921 is central to any …
An Ongoing Injustice: State Responses to ‘Historical’ Abuses in Ireland
By Maeve O’Rourke This is an adapted extract from an essay by Maeve O’Rourke in the recently published book REDRESS: Ireland’s …
The River Lee and the Republican Armoured Cars of the Irish Civil War
By Anthony Barrett When the artillery of the Provincial Government’s National Army opened fire on the Four Courts on the morning of the …
Book Review: Kilmichael: the life and afterlife of an ambush
By Eve Morrison, Published by: Irish Academic Press, 2022 ISBN: 9781788551458 Reviewer: Jack Hepworth Commemorating the west Cork IRA ambush of …