‘A bad fight, a disgraceful fight’, Tom Barry in the Civil War
By John Dorney Tom Barry was a most headstrong and abrasive young man in 1922. Aged 25, he had fought in both …
The Belfast News Letter and the Irish Civil War
By John Dorney There were, effectively, two civil wars in Ireland in 1922-23. The first was within the new state of Northern …
The UCC Civil War Fatality Project – Counting the dead of the Irish Civil War
By John Dorney During fighting between pro and anti-Treaty forces in Limerick city in July 1922, Catherine Sexton was penned in her …
‘One Irregular was killed’: The death of John Lawlor of Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, 31 October 1922.
By Bryan MacMahon Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, has received very little attention from national or even local historians of the revolutionary years of …
Book Review: The Fall of Dublin by Liz Gillis
Book Review: The Fall of Dublin by Liz Gillis Mercier, 2011 Reviewer: John Dorney Liz Gillis’s new book, the …
Historical Perspective | Irish republican bent-knee episode of 1922 suggests that P.A.’s weakness could have virulent consequences
Fascinating piece by Ed Moloney on Ireland’s ‘bending the knee’ moment which gave rise to the civil war. I think it misses the impact of …
Today In Irish History – The Dail Votes For The Treaty, 7 January 1922
~1922~ By Eoin Purcell We covered before the New Year, Mary McSwiney’s contribution to the Treaty debate, and a fine contribution it …