Today in Irish History, The Repeal Meeting at Clontarf is Banned, 8 October 1843
John Dorney remembers the day that Daniel O’Connell’s agitation for Repeal of the Union between Britain and Ireland was halted in …
Loyal Dublin – The Dublin Protestant Operative Association
A previous article here at The Irish Story touched on the politics of 19th century Protestants in Dublin. Here, John Dorney looks …
Book Review: Liberator –The Life and Death of Daniel O’Connell
Liberator –The Life and Death of Daniel O’Connell 1830-1847 By Patrick M. Geoghegan. Gill &Macmillan, 2010 Reviewer: John Dorney Patrick Geoghegan opens this …
The Crowther Family – An Irish Story
John Dorney looks the fortunes of the Crowther and Knowles families of 19th century Dublin. They were working class Protestant unionists, whose 19th century …
Book Review: King Dan The Rise of Daniel O’Connell 1775-1829
King Dan, The Rise of Daniel O’Connell 1775-1829, By Patrick M. Geoghegan, Gill & MacMillan, 2008. Reviewer: John Dorney Daniel O’Connell, Patrick …