The Irish Story Archive on the Irish Civil war
The Irish Civil War ripped apart the independence movement from 1922-23. This is an archive of our articles to date on the …
Today in Irish History, The execution of the “Drumboe Martyrs”, 14 March 1923
Kieran Glennon tells the story of the four Republicans executed in Donegal in 1923, by among others, his grandfather. Four Republicans, …
Book Review: The Battle for Cork, July-August 1922
The Battle for Cork, July-August 1922 By John Borgonovo, Mercier 2011 Reviewer: John Dorney On August 8 1922, 450 Free State soldiers …
Today in Irish History,the Anglo-Irish Treaty is Signed, 6 December 1921
On December 6, 1921, a Treaty was signed between Irish and British negotiators that determined the shape of 20th century Ireland. This is …
George Lennon: A Different Kind Of Irish Hero
Terence O’Reilly, author of a number of books on Irish History including Hitler’s Irishmen and Rebel Heart, looks briefly at the life …
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 …
Perspectives on the Easter Rising – Part III, Aftermath
In this third and final part of our audio feature on the 1916 Rising, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and …