Did Michael Collins order the killing of Henry Wilson?
By Ronan McGreevy The assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP was an event that I have called Ireland’s Sarajevo. Just …
War along the Border: Ireland 1922
The second in a two-part article on the Irish War of Independence in the border counties. Part one here. By John Dorney …
Podcast: Commemorating the Irish Civil War 100 Years on
With John Dorney and Cathal Brennan, in association with the Irish History Show. We discuss: How the Irish Civil War is being …
The Cork Landings – August 8-10, 1922
On August 8 1922, pro-Treaty forces landed by sea in Cork, seizing the Free State’s second city from anti-Treaty forces. By John …
Betrayal or breakthrough? Arthur Griffith, the Boundary Commission and an unsigned memorandum
By Colum Kenny ABSTRACT: The interpretation of certain events in London on the weekend of 12–13 November 1921 is central to any …
The River Lee and the Republican Armoured Cars of the Irish Civil War
By Anthony Barrett When the artillery of the Provincial Government’s National Army opened fire on the Four Courts on the morning of the …
The Irish Civil War – A short military history
By John Dorney (See also the Irish Civil War a Brief overview) The Irish Civil War, the conflict between rival nationalist factions …