‘Slaves or Freemen?’ Sean McDermott, the IRB and the psychology of the Easter Rising
Sean McDermott has been described as, “the mind behind the Easter Rising”. He wrote that he was “never so happy” as when …
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 – …
Historical Perspective | Irish republican bent-knee episode of 1922 suggests that P.A.’s weakness could have virulent consequences
Fascinating piece by Ed Moloney on Ireland’s ‘bending the knee’ moment which gave rise to the civil war. I think it misses the impact of …
Deserters or spies? British Soldiers Executed At Lough Attorick
by Padraig Og O Ruairc looks at the case of three British soldiers executed at Lough Attorick on 20th February 1921. On …
Historical Perspective | Irish aviation disasters since 1940s
The Irish Independent looks at the crashes and disasters in Irish air transport history. Sad, tragic but compelling: April 15, 1948 30 …
Historical Perspective | Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa (1880-99
Fascinating book from the sound of this review: Few of these desperadoes would be remembered except for their criminal exploits, but other …