Gerard Murphy’s Reply to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s Review
Gerard Murphy, author of The Year Of Disappearance: Political Killings In Cork, 1921-1922, responds to Pádraig Óg O’Ruairc’s review of his book. I …
Book Review: The Year of Disappearances. Political Killings in Cork 1921-1922
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc challenges the claims in Gerard Murphy’s recent book, The Year of Disappearances. Political Killings in Cork 1921 – …
Things Fall Apart – The Dublin riot of February 2006
A personal recollection of the riot in Dublin on February 25, 2006. By John Dorney. In early 2006, a group of northern …
‘The distinction is a fine but real one.’- Sectarianism in County Clare during the War of Independence
Padraig Óg Ó’Ruairc looks at the existence or lack thereof of sectarian violence in Clare during the War of Independence. For more from Padraig read his books, …
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 …
The Irish War of Independence – A Religious War? Part III
In this concluding part of a three-part series, we talk about the results of the Irish Revolution and the partition of the …