March 1923 – The Terror Month
March 1923, the penultimate month of the Irish Civil War, saw some of its most brutal acts. John Dorney looks at what …
Today In Irish History – Mary MacSwiney & The Dail Treaty Debates, 21 December
~1921~ Today in 1921, the Dail was a few days into debating the treaty, the full debate lasted into January 1922, being …
Today in Irish History – Assassination of Sean Hales, December 7 1922
John Dorney looks at the savage bout of assassinations and executions in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War. On December 6th, …
Book Review: The Republican – An Irish Civil War Story
The Republican, an Irish Civil War Story by TS O’Rourke Reviewer: John Dorney History, Napoleon Bonaparte once mused, is nothing more than …
The Irish Civil War – A divisive memory
In a previous article here at The Irish Story, John Dorney looked at the memory of the Irish Civil War. Here we …
Who Shot Frank Lawlor? – Encounters with the Irish Civil War
John Dorney tries to make sense of a killing in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War The Irish Civil War was …