Casualties of the Irish Civil War in Dublin
Towards a figure for civil war casualties in Dublin and environs, January 1922-November 1924. By John Dorney. (Final update September 2016) It …
Today in Irish History, The Burning of the Custom House, 25 May 1921
A famous act of symbolic destruction by the IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence, but also a military disaster for …
David Fitzpatrick on “Terror in Ireland”
Recently we reviewed the new book ‘Terror in Ireland 1916-1923’ -a collection of essays on revolutionary and state violence in Ireland in …
Book Review: Terror in Ireland 1916-1923
Terror in Ireland 1916-1923. Edited by David Fitzpatrick Lilliput Press, 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney The purpose of terror, Lenin once said …
Book Review: Frontiers of Violence
Book Review: Frontiers of Violence, Conflict and Identity in Ulster and Upper Silesia, 1918-1922. By T.K Wilson, Oxford 2010 Reviewer: …
Discussion of the Easter Rising
Our final piece of Easter week material for 2012, a radio discussion on the insurrection. This is Episode 5 of The History Show …
The North King Street Massacre, Dublin 1916
Sixteen civilians were shot or bayoneted to death by soldiers from the South Staffordshire regiment during the Easter Rising. By John Dorney.(Updated …