Book review: How the Irish Won the West
Published by New Island Books, Dublin, 2016 ISBN: 978-1-84840-512-7 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan From the title, with its slightly tongue-in-cheek reference to …
The Battle at South Dublin Union, 1916
The battle at South Dublin Union was some of the most close-quarters and brutal fighting of Easter Week. By John Dorney The …
Book Review: The GAA & Revolution in Ireland 1913-1923.
Gearoid O Tuathaigh, editor Collins Press, Cork 2015. Reviewer: Barry Shepperd Now that we have collectively entered that all-important and much discussed …
Book review: Ireland’s Call: Irish Sporting Heroes who Fell in the Great War
By Stephen Walker Published by Merrion Press, Sallins, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-78537-018-2 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “I felt more nervous before playing an …
Book Review: Harry Clarke’s War – Illustrations for Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914-1918
By Marguerite Helmers, Published by Irish Academic Press, 2016. Reviewer: Patricia Curtin Kelly Harry Clarke (1889-1931) is best known for his magnificent stained …
1916 Book Reviews – The Easter Rebellion A New Illustrated History and According to Their Lights, Irishmen in the British Army, Easter 1916.
The Easter Rebellion 1916 A New Illustrated History By Conor McNamara, Published by The Collins Press, Cork 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney With …
Frederick Engels and Ireland
Aidan Beatty on Frederick Engels’ evolving views on Ireland and the Irish in the 19th century. Give me two hundred thousand …