Recycling History – the bicycle and protest in Ireland
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
Revisiting the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement: 1968-69
By John Dorney This year, 2018, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights movement. Its first …
‘To extinguish their sinister traditions and customs’ – the historic bans on the legal use of the Irish and Welsh languages
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc. Constitutionally both Wales and Northern Ireland are considered part of the integral and sovereign territory of the …
Book Review: The Quest for the Irish Celt: The Harvard Archaeological Mission to Ireland, 1932–1936
By Mairead Carew Published by: Irish Academic Press, 2018. Reviewer:Timothy Ellis Every now and then, it does historians good to take a …
‘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 Adoption Machine: The Dark History of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes.
By Paul Jude Redmond Published by Irish Academic Press. Reviewer: Rhona McCord I first met Paul Redmond in 2013 at a press …
Book Review: The Dublin Docker: Working Lives of Dublin’s Deep-Sea Port
By Aileen O’Carroll and Don Bennett Published by Irish Academic Press, 2017. Reviewer: Jim Dorney Dockers were a significant part of …