‘Calculated to excite the minds of the public’: South Ulster and the Young Ireland Rebellion 1848
July 2018 marks the 170th anniversary of the 1848 Young Ireland Rising. This article explores Irish Confederate activism in south Ulster, 1848, …
Book review: Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s fight for Irish independence
By Terry Golway Irish Academic press 2015. Reviewer: Ruairí Ó hAodha Terry Golway is a prominent US political commentator, who in this …
Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders
Irish nationalist disunity and the rise of physical force nationalism, 1842-1846, by Eoin O’Driscoll On the 11 July 1846 Daniel O’Connell presented …
Transport in 19th Century Dublin
Michael Barry looks at how people got around in 19th century Dublin Georgian Dublin was an intimate city, easily contained within …
Book Review: The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick
The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick by Lauren Fenton Reviewer: Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc The Young Irelander’s Rebellion of 1848 could be …