Padraig Lenihan and the 17th Century in Ireland
In our discussion of 20th century Irish nationalism, we often talk about Irish nationalism springing from the Irish Catholic identity – a …
Fearghal McGarry on the Easter Rising
John Dorney, author of The Story Of The Easter Rising, 1916, conducted an interview with Fearghal McGarry whose book, The Rising, Easter …
Book Review ~ The Rising, Ireland, Easter 1916 ~ Fearghal McGarry
Title: The Rising, Ireland: Easter 1916 Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19280-186-9 REVIEWER: John Dorney You can listen to Fearghal talk …
Today In Irish History – The 1916 Rising Continues, 25 April
~1916~ By Eoin Purcell For the first day of the Rising, see here. The Irish Times has a summary of events on …
Today In Irish History – The 1916 Rising Begins, 24 April
~1916~ Today 95 years ago a committed crew of rebels launched what can only be called the seminal event in Modern Irish …
Today In Irish History ~ The Irish Parliament Declares Its Independence, 16 April
~1782~ It must have seemed like the ultimate moment of triumph for the Anglican gentlemen of the Irish Parliament. On this date …
Today In Irish History – The Belfast Blitz, 15 April
~1941~ We tend, at least in the South, to think of Ireland as some kind of neutral island during the war. Indeed …