Sixteen Glasgow Volunteers in the Irish Revolution
The story of sixteen Glasgow based Irish Volunteers 1916-1923. By Thomas Tormey At Easter 1916 sixteen members of the Glasgow unit of …
‘An invaluable lesson and example to Ireland’ – Grundtvig, the Danish folk movement and Ireland
The influence of the Danish ‘folk high school’ movement in 1930s Ireland. By Barry Sheppard. The early decades of Irish independence have …
Controlling History: Commemorating the First Dáil, 1929-1969.
Diarmuid Francis Bolger on the battle for ownership of the legacy of the First Dáil Éireann. January 21 2019 will mark …
‘Infectious piousness’ – Advertising and the Eucharistic Congress, 1932
When consumerism and Catholicism collided in 1932. By Barry Sheppard June of 2017 marked the 85th anniversary of the 31st International …
Career Conspirators: The (Mis)Adventures of Séan Ó Muirthile and the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the Free State Army, 1923-4
Pro-Treaty activists and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1922-24. By Daniel Murray. See also his previous articles on the IRB here and here. …
The Irish Press Slum Crusade 1934-36
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …
‘The Perfect Physique’ – Eugen Sandow in Ireland, 1898
Conor Patrick Heffernan on famous strongman Eugen Sansdow’s visit to Ireland in 1898. In April 1898, reports began to emerge in Irish …