Today in Irish History, The Truce, 11 July 1921
John Dorney remembers the last day of the Irish War of Independence
The Big House and the Irish Revolution
John Dorney looks at the burning of the Big Houses in the Irish Revolution of 1919-23. Late on January 29, 1923, Lady Mayo …
Today in Irish History, April 30, 1916, The Surrender in the Easter Rising
Over April 29th to May 1, 1916 the rebels of the Easter Rising surrendered. This is an adapted extract from John Dorney’s The Story of the …
Today in Irish History, April 24, 1916, The First Day of the Easter Rising
John Dorney tells the story of one of the most celebrated days in Irish history. An introduction to the Rising is here. …
Gerard Murphy’s Reply to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s Review
Gerard Murphy, author of The Year Of Disappearance: Political Killings In Cork, 1921-1922, responds to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s review of his book. I …
Book Review: The Year of Disappearances. Political Killings in Cork 1921-1922
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc challenges the claims in Gerard Murphy’s recent book, The Year of Disappearances. Political Killings in Cork 1921 – …
Today in Irish History –The Fenian Rebellion, March 5, 1867
John Dorney on the abortive republican insurrection of 1867. Very early on the morning of March 5th 1867, many thousands of young …