Dublin and Cork during the First World War
This is a conversation between historians John Borgonovo and Padraig Yeates on two Irish cities, Dublin and Cork during the First World …
Transport in 19th Century Dublin
Michael Barry looks at how people got around in 19th century Dublin Georgian Dublin was an intimate city, easily contained within …
Robert Emmet, the 1803 Proclamation of Independence and the ghost of 1798
Maeve Casserly examines the thinking of Robert Emmet, architect of the 1803 rebellion. In 1803 in Dublin, Robert Emmet and a small …
The People’s College Lecture Series on the Irish Revolution. Lectures 1-3
The People’s College with Irish Story contributors John Dorney and Cathal Brennan, are running a series of historical lectures. See below, the …
Book Review: Myth and the Irish State
Title: Myth And The Irish State Author: John M Regan Publisher: Irish Academic Press 2013 ISBN: 978-0-71653-212-5 Price: €27.95 in paperback (cheaper via …
“To maintain the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland.”- The Launch of the Limerick Volunteers, 1914.
Liam Hogan remembers the founding of the Irish Volunteers in Limerick city in 1914. The 25th of January 2014 marked the …
From Catastrophe to Baby Boom – Population Change in Early Modern Ireland 1641-1741
Padraig Lenihan talks to John Dorney and Cathal Brennan on Near FM’s History Show about life and death in 17th and 18th …