Hugh O’Neill and Nine Years War, 1594-1603
By John Dorney In the early part of the 16th century the English Tudor monarchs had embarked on a project to bring …
The Killurin ambush 1922 and the Civil War in Wexford
The Killurin train ambush, July 1922 and the outbreak of civil war in County Wexford. By Aaron Ó Maonaigh The Irish Civil …
Sixteen Glasgow Volunteers in the Irish Revolution
The story of sixteen Glasgow based Irish Volunteers 1916-1923. By Thomas Tormey At Easter 1916 sixteen members of the Glasgow unit of …
Today in Irish History – August 22, 1922 – Béal na Bláth, The Shooting Of Michael Collins
The death of Michael Collins, by John Dorney. On a country road in West Cork, on August 22 1922, a convoy of …
Film Review: Black 47
Directed by Lance Daly Written by PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Euguene O’Brien, Lance Daly Starring: Hugo Weaving, James Frechville, Stephen Rea, Jim …
Podcast: The Orange Order and the Twelfth of July
John Dorney and Cathal Brennan of the Irish History Show discuss the history of the Orange Order and the Twelfth of July. …
The Boys of the Old Brigade – The IRA Third Northern Division
Kieran Glennon, author of From Pogrom to Civil War – Tom Glennon and the Belfast IRA, describes how this material charts the …