Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Internment on the Prison Ship Argenta
Internment in Northern Ireland 1922-23. By Ann-Marie McInereny It has been argued that Ireland experienced not one but two civil wars in …
Podcast: Belfast violence 1920-1922 with Kieran Glennon
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney here talk to Kieran Glennon, author of From Pogrom to Civil War, on the ‘Belfast Pogrom’ of …
‘In the hands of an armed mob’ – The Belfast Riots of 1864
By John Dorney On August 16, 1864, a citizen of Belfast wrote to a friend of his city, ‘The town is in …
‘Taking Matters into their own hands’ – The Ulster Special Constabulary
By John Ó Néill The recent controversy over a planned state commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) showed a fairly loose …
Book Review: The Life and Times of Mary Ann McCracken, 1770–1866 ~ A Belfast Panorama
By Mary McNeill Published by Irish Academic Press, Newbridge, 2019 ISBN: 9781788550826 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “Is it not the duty …
The Making of the Irish Border, 1912-1925, a Short History
By John Dorney On a recent visit to Clones County Monaghan, coming from Cavan town, I had to travel six times across …