The Irish Story News #0002 ~ 06/06/2010
Welcome to the second blog edition of The Irish Story News. We’ve had a busy month here with lots to interest all …
Book Review ~ Taking The Boat: The Irish in Leeds, 1931-81 ~ Brendan McGowan
Title: Taking the boat: The Irish in Leeds, 1931-81 Author: Brendan McGowan Publisher:Killala, November 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9563757-1-1 REVIEWER: Ciaran Reilly The role …
Dublin in 1913
In this first of two interviews with Padraig Yeates, journalist, historian and author of Lockout: Dublin 1913, we talk about the Irish …
The Irish Civil War – A divisive memory
In a previous article here at The Irish Story, John Dorney looked at the memory of the Irish Civil War. Here we …
Who Shot Frank Lawlor? – Encounters with the Irish Civil War
John Dorney tries to make sense of a killing in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War The Irish Civil War was …
Using Google Maps To List Ambushes & IRA Activity In Clare
Padraig Og O Ruairc, author Blood On The Banner and The Battle For Limerick City, and the group of historians who contribute …
War in 17th Century Ireland
In our second interview with military historian Padraig Lenihan, we talk about the impact of warfare on 17th century Ireland. (Listen to …