The Irish Story Top Ten articles of 2022
Happy New Year to all Irish Story reader and contributors. These are our most read articles of the year just gone, 2022. …
Book Review: Walfrid: A Life of Faith, Community and Football
By Dr Michael Connolly. Published by Argyle Books Reviewer, Barry Sheppard The connections between Glasgow Celtic Football Club and Ireland are well …
Book Review: The Celts, A Sceptical History
By Simon Jenkins Profile Books Ltd, 2022 Reviewer: Patrick Fresne The word ‘Celt’ is a potent attention-grabber in the English-speaking world, and …
Book Review: Ireland’s Special Branch: The Inside Story of their Battle with the IRA, 1922-1947
By Gerard Lovett Published by Eastwood Books (2022) ISBN: 978-1-913934-29-3 Reviewer: Daniel Murray Book Review: Ireland’s Special Branch: The Inside Story of …
TV documentary reviews: The Irish Civil War and Marú in Íarthar Chorcaí
The Irish Civil War Directed by Ruan Mangan Reviewer: Thomas Tormey Airing on RTÉ One over the nights of 11,12,13 December and …
‘One Irregular was killed’: The death of John Lawlor of Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, 31 October 1922.
By Bryan MacMahon Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, has received very little attention from national or even local historians of the revolutionary years of …
When Donegal had trains! – The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company
By John Joe McGinley The first railway in Ireland was planned in 1826 as a link between Limerick and Waterford. However, planning …