Podcast: The Desmond rebellions
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the Desmond rebellions of the late sixteenth century in Munster First broadcast on The Irish History …
Hugh O’Neill and Nine Years War, 1594-1603
By John Dorney In the early part of the 16th century the English Tudor monarchs had embarked on a project to bring …
The Riddle of Ross Island: Ireland’s enigmatic early miners
How did a copper mine in prehistoric Ireland seemingly emerge from nowhere? By Patrick Fresne. Nearly four and a half millennia …
Ireland and the First World War – A Brief Overview
By John Dorney Ireland throughout the First World War of 1914-1918 was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …
Today in Irish History, January 3, 1602, The Battle of Kinsale
The Decisive battle of the Nine Years War. By John Dorney On Christmas Eve 1601 by English reckoning and January 3 …
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 …
“Deceived as hereafter to the destruction of both” – Stories from the 1641 Rebellion
John Dorney looks at rival Catholic accounts of the 1641 rebellion. The Irish insurrection of 1641-42 began with an abortive plot by …