The Border Counties in the Irish War of Independence, 1918-21
By John Dorney The Irish War of Independence, the guerrilla conflict that raged from 1919-21, varied hugely in intensity across the country. …
Casualties of the Irish Civil War in County Cork
Counting the cost of the Civil War in County Cork. By John Dorney This article is an attempt to count the fatal …
‘Neither very good nor very bad’: The Dunmanway workhouse, County Cork 1841-1920
By John Dorney The workhouse was the last recourse of the poor in nineteenth century Ireland. In return for work, those otherwise …
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 …
The Free State’s forgotten soldiers: The National Army monument at Glasnevin.
National Army dead at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, by John Dorney Perhaps the most famous and most visited grave at Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery …
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Portrait of a 19th century Irish woman novelist. By Maeve O’Sullivan As a young woman, who has a keen and passionate interest in …
Did Captain Rock spring from the Hedge Schools? – Popular education and militant politics in 1820s Ireland
Maeve Casserly looks at the links between the ‘hedge schools’ and the rebellion of ‘Captain Rock’ in the 1820s. Between 1821 …