Top Irish Story posts of 2012
With 2012 drawing to a close, this is a summary of the most viewed new Irish Story posts of the year. The …
Interview: Irish Radicalism in Scotland
Cathal Brennan talks to historian Alex O’Fhailghigh for Episode Nine of the Irish History Show on radicalism in Irish community in Scotland in …
The Kirkintilloch Tragedy, 1937
Seventy-five years ago this month one of the biggest peace-time tragedies befell the Irish state when ten young migrant workers from Achill …
War and Famine in Ireland, 1580-1700
This article on famine in Irish History looks at how war provoked famine and massive population loss and aided conquest in early …
Padraig Lenihan and the 17th Century in Ireland
In our discussion of 20th century Irish nationalism, we often talk about Irish nationalism springing from the Irish Catholic identity – a …