Mary Dunne, A Mother’s Struggle for Recognition
By Martin Harkin The mystery and conspiracy that surrounds the shooting of Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson on 22nd June 1922 has …
‘One of the best fighters and leaders in the modern proletarian movement’: British communism and the memory of James Connolly, 1920-39
By David Convery The 1916 Easter Rising was an event of importance not just in Ireland, but internationally. A revolt in the …
Civil War Casualties in County Limerick 1922-1923
By John Dorney This article is part of an ongoing project to count the dead of the Irish Civil War of 1922-23. …
‘The only Irishman that was incorruptible’: Seán Russell and the IRA (Part One, 1893-1930)
By Gerard Shannon. This is the first in a two-part article. It was a grim, low-key farewell. On August 14th 1940, roughly …
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: The 1927 election, John Jinks and the Collapse of the Fifth Dail
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the (almost) pivotal Irish election of 1927 and its aftermath. Also listen on the Irish History …