Tom Barry and the Road from Mesopotamia to Kilmichael
By John Dorney In 1915, aged 17, Thomas Bernadine Barry enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in Cork, as he recalled in …
Today in Irish History, November 28 1920 – The Kilmichael ambush
John Dorney on a famous, bloody action in West Cork during the Irish War of Independence On the 21st of November 1920, …
Understated Insurgency: The Carlow Brigade in the War of Independence, 1917-1921
By Daniel Murray. See also Bushwhacked, the ambush of the Carlow column. When Pádraig Kane sat down to give his Statement …
Opinion: Remembrance and Reconciliation: Heroes in the Irish War of Independence
Donald Masterson on healing the wounds of the Irish independence struggle. As Ireland enters the first years of its decade long …
Book Review: ‘The Republic – The Fight for Irish Independence.’
By: Charles Townshend Publisher: Allen Lane, 2013 Price: €27.99 Reviewer: Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc Forty years ago Charles Townshend’s first book …
Opinion: Commemorating Kilmichael
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the pitfalls of commemorating the Kilmichael ambush. The Southern Star newspaper recently reported (3rd August 2013) that Cork …
Evasive Manoeuvres: An Examination of Florence O’Donoghue’s Account of the Death of Michael Collins
What really happened on the day Michael Collins was shot? Daniel Murray looks at Florence O’Donoghue’s version. An Irregular Meeting In February …