Civil War casualties in County Tipperary
By John Dorney The death toll of the Irish Civil War remains one of the least studied but most remarked upon questions …
‘Cowardly, Cunning and Contemptible’ – The British campaign in Dublin, 1919-1921.
The British counter-insurgency campaign in Dublin 1919-1921. By John Dorney. A British Army private, J.P Swindlehurst, stationed in Dublin from January …
Thinking about Violence in the Irish Civil War
John Dorney on the logic of violence in the Irish Civil War, based on research for his forthcoming book on the Civil …
‘The Mad Dance of Death’: The Ulster Protestant Association in Belfast, 1921-22
Loyalist paramilitaries and the birth of the Northern Irish state. By Michael C. Rast In late 1921, a Belfast police officer …
Among the Philistines: Dissent and Reaction in the Mullingar IRA Brigade, 1921
By Daniel Murray The Arrests On 4th November 1921, during the Truce that followed the Irish War of Independence, Michael Collins, as …
The Irish Press Slum Crusade 1934-36
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …
A Bitter Brotherhood: The War of Words of Séumas Robinson
Daniel Murray on Seumas Robinson’s re-telling of his War of Independence. See also Seumus Robinson’s War of Independence. A Man for all the …