The Riddle of Ross Island: Ireland’s enigmatic early miners
How did a copper mine in prehistoric Ireland seemingly emerge from nowhere? By Patrick Fresne. Nearly four and a half millennia …
‘An invaluable lesson and example to Ireland’ – Grundtvig, the Danish folk movement and Ireland
The influence of the Danish ‘folk high school’ movement in 1930s Ireland. By Barry Sheppard. The early decades of Irish independence have …
Book Review: The Post Office in Ireland, an Illustrated History
By Stephen Ferguson, Publisher: Irish Academic Press, (2016) Reviewer Ruairí Ó hAodha A truly illustrated history Stephen Ferguson is Assistant Secretary …
The Molly Maguires
On the latest edition of the Irish History Show on Near FM John Dorney and I, Cathal Brennan, were very pleased to …
Book Review Ireland Since 1939: The Persistence of Conflict
By Henry Patterson Penguin Books Reviewer: Barry Sheppard Large scale surveys of modern Irish history are not exactly new. Numerous comprehensive volumes …
Today In Irish History – Bianconi’s First Coach Service, 6 July
~1815~By Eoin Purcell I never quite understood why we studied coaches at school. Perhaps it wasn’t explained properly or maybe I just …