One King to Rule them All – Edward Bruce and the Battle of Athenry 1316
Fedlimid Ó Conchobair, the Second Battle of Athenry, and the Kingship of Ireland. How the Bruce invasion sparked a bitter dynastic war …
Irish Women and World War I – an Interview with Fionnuala Walsh.
John Dorney speaks to Fionnuala Walsh about Irish women during the first total war. In Ireland, the First World War saw not only participation in …
‘Waterford Parted from the Sea’ – The Irish in Newfoundland
Shay Dunphy explores the historical and cultural links between south-east Ireland and Newfoundland in Canada. The first Europeans arrived on Newfoundland’s shores as early as …
The IRA and the Emergency – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with Brian Hanley to discuss the IRA during the Emergency (World War II). Click on the Link …
Frank Aiken: Nationalist and Internationalist
Almost uniquely amongst the leading figures of the Irish revolutionary period, 1916-1923, Frank Aiken (1898-1983) does not have a biography devoted to …
Body and Soul of the nation – Early 20th century Irish nationalism and Zionism
In an earlier article Aidan Beatty looked at the shared history of Irish nationalism and Zionism, and how activists in both movements …
Daniel O’Connell’s Childhood.
Brian Igoe looks at ‘The Liberator’s’ early years. It was an August Sunday, the 6th day of that month in 1775, the …