Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Podcast: Ida Milne and the Spanish Flu of 1918
John Dorney interviews Dr Ida Milne on the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918. Ida Milne is the author of Stacking the Coffins, …
The Hunger strike and General strike of 1920
By John Dorney In early April 1920, a young IRA man, Christopher ‘Todd’ Andrews was arrested by British troops at his family …
Book Review: Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland
By Cormac Moore Published by Merrion Press, 2019 Reviewer: John Dorney This year, 2020, marks 100 years since the passing of the …
The Army Mutiny of 1924 and the Opening of the Army Inquiry Papers
By John Dorney On December 5 2019 at Cathal Brugha Barracks, the Irish Military archives did something very unusual for an army; …
‘A Hopeless and Thankless job’ The Dispensary Doctor in Ireland
By John Dorney Sickness in rural Ireland before modern times was a serious business. Medical help was hard to find. In 19th …
Interview: Joe Connell on Guerrilla Warfare in Ireland 1919-1921
Joe Connell is the author of the newly published, The Shadow War, Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence. Here he is …