Some News From The Irish Story
I’m really pleased to be able to share this news, it means that at least one (and probably more) of the “Story …
Book Review: The IRA, A Documentary History 1916-2005
The IRA, A Documentary History 1916 – 2005 Brian Hanley 9780717148134 Gill & Macmillan Reviewer: Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc The IRA: A …
Today In Irish History – Henry II Lands At Waterford And Claims Ireland For Himself, 18 October.
~1171~ One of the frustrations in history, is dating, in particular tying an event some 900 or so years ago to a …
Book Review: The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick
The Young Ireland Rebellion And Limerick by Lauren Fenton Reviewer: Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc The Young Irelander’s Rebellion of 1848 could be …
Policing The Dublin Fog
Barry Kennerk writes about the trials and perils of Dublin’s Victorian Policeman. ‘Now the city sleeps: wharves, walls, and bridges are veiled …
Historical Perspective: On Resigning
John-Paul McCarthy adds some interesting historical perspective to the debate about Brian Cowen and his position in a piece in the Irish …
Today in Irish History -The Battle of the Boyne, July 12.
We talk to military historian Padraig Lenihan, author of 1690: Battle of the Boyne, about the most famous Battle in Irish History. By …