The History Show Archive Part II: Episodes 8-16
This is the second part of our archive of Near FM’s History Show, presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The first …
Book Review: The Flame and the Candle – War in Mayo 1919-1924
By Dominic Price. Collins Press 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney Local studies of revolutionary Ireland are now coming out thick and fast as …
Book Review: Sligo.The Irish Revolution 1912-23
By Michael Farry Four Courts Press, 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney This new book on county Sligo’s experiences in the upheaval of 1912-23 …
Book Review: Terror in Ireland 1916-1923
Terror in Ireland 1916-1923. Edited by David Fitzpatrick Lilliput Press, 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney The purpose of terror, Lenin once said …
Today in Irish History, Roundup at Midnight Mass, 24 December 1922
A short seasonal tale of the Irish Civil War in Kerry. By John Dorney. Curragheen, County Kerry, Christmas Eve, 1922. Twenty two …
The Big House and the Irish Revolution
John Dorney looks at the burning of the Big Houses in the Irish Revolution of 1919-23. Late on January 29, 1923, Lady Mayo …
March 1923 – The Terror Month
March 1923, the penultimate month of the Irish Civil War, saw some of its most brutal acts. John Dorney looks at what …