Book Review: Captain Jack White: Imperialism, Anarchism and the Irish Citizen Army
by Leo Keohane Published by Merrion Press, 2014. Reviewer: Daniel Murray When An Post issued a commemorative stamp of Jack White, first …
Never Lukewarm: Séumas Robinson’s War of Independence
Daniel Murray on Seumas Robinson, commander the IRA Third Tipperary Brigade in the War of Independence. The Third Man The Third Tipperary …
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 …
The Irish Story Top Posts of 2013
So another year comes to a close. We’d like to thank all our contributors and readers over the past year. Below is …
Book Review: From Pogrom to Civil War, Tom Glennon and the Belfast IRA
Title: From Pogrom to Civil War, Tom Glennon and the Belfast IRA Author: Kieran Glennon ISBN: 978-1-78117-146-2 Price: €19.99 (Cheaper from the …
‘Every Catholic workman in the city…down tools’ – Galway’s wildcat strike, 23 July 1935
Brian Hanley concludes his trio of articles on disturbances across Ireland in July 1935 with an article on a strike in Galway …
Belfast Riots – A Short History
In recent articles on the Irish Story, Brian Hanley has looked the effects of the 1935 Belfast riots on southern Ireland. This …