The Burning of Cork: December 11-12, 1920
The Auxiliaries burn out the centre of Cork city in reprisal for an IRA ambush. By John Dorney On the morning of …
Today in Irish History – August 1, 1915, ‘The fools, the fools’, O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral
An important milestone on the road to the Rising of 1916. By John Dorney. In August 1915, a volley of rifle shots …