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The Irish Story Top Ten of 2021
Arthur Griffith, at the Mansion House in Dublin in July 1921, after the announcement of the Truce. Thanks to all of our writers contributors guest
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‘A Hard Bargain’ An Analysis of the Social and Economic Background of Kerry in the Early Twentieth Century
A scene from rural Kerry in the early 1900s. Life and work in County Kerry, 100 years ago. By Kieran McNulty Sunday was “hiring–day” for the
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The Wiggan’s Patch Massacre, Pennsylvania, 1875
The Boarding house where the murders took place. The terrible murders of Charles O’Donnell and Ellen McAllister. By John Joe McGinley Early in the
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Treaties that Shaped the Course of Irish History
Michael Collins signs the Treaty. By John Dorney Today, December 6 2021, is 100 years since the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. The Treaty
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Book Review: Without a Dog’s Chance, The nationalists of Northern Ireland and the Boundary Commission 1920-25
By James Cousins, Published by Irish Academic Press, 2020 ISBN:9781788551021 Reviewer: John Dorney As the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
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‘The Blood of Irish rebels flowed in his veins’: Che Guevara and the Irish
Guevara depicted on the ‘international wall’ in Belfast. By Barry Sheppard Since his execution in Bolivia in 1967, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has
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Civil War casualties in County Wicklow, 1922-1923
National Army troops in a posed photograph near Brittas, Wicklow in 1922. By Aaron Ó Maonaigh This article is part of an ongoing project to count
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Podcast: Ian Paisley with Ed Moloney
Ian Paisley in 1985. Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview journalist Ed Moloney on the career of unionist leader Ian Paisley. First broadcast on
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Author response: Thomas Earls Fitzgerald on Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland
Thomas Earls Fitzgerald I would firstly like to extend my thanks to John Dorney for his careful, measured and thoughtful review of my book. The Irish
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Book Review: Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland 1918-1923
By Thomas Earls Fitzgerald Published by Routledge, London 2021 ISBN 978-0-367-33352-2 Reviewer: John Dorney Thomas Earls Fitzgerald’s book is a
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Mother Jones: ‘the most dangerous Irish woman in America’
Mary ‘Mother’ Jones By John Joe McGinley Mary Harris Jones, a proud Cork woman, was a teacher, seamstress, labour activist and union organiser. A
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A Stroll Through Rebel Cork
The aftermath of the burning of Cork, December 1920 By Dara Burke Picture the scene. Groups of armed men stalking Cork city, firing into the air,
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Podcast: The 1641 Rebellion
A government punitive expedition, north of Dublin, in 1641 Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the start of the great convulsion of mid
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‘A fight to the finish’: The hunger strike of Michael Fitzgerald, 1920
Michael Fitzpatrick By Gerard Shannon On 10 April, 1923, Liam Lynch, IRA Chief-of-Staff, lay dying of bullet wounds in a public house in
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Perceptions of Richard J. Daley: Ireland and Irish America
Richard J. Daley in 1962 By Ray Esten Richard J. Daley (1902-1976), the long-time mayor Chicago, was variously described in Ireland as a proud