Thursday, 8 July 2021

Truce in Irish War of Independence (Jul. 1921) - what the Irish in Paris said.

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On this day 100 years ago, 8 July 1921, negotiations to agree a truce in the Irish War of Independence concluded at  Dublin's Mansion Ho...
Monday, 5 July 2021

Le Petit Journal and the phantom submarine!

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As you know I have been tweeting front pages from Le Petit Journal Illustré every Monday for the last few years. Stories related to Ireland...
Thursday, 24 June 2021

Book review - 'Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London 1900-25'

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My review of Mary MacDiarmada's book,  Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London 1900-25 , is now live and available on the websit...
Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Ireland's Own article - The Sullivan brothers

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I have just written a piece for Ireland's Own magazine on the Sullivan Brothers, whose tragic story would have profound implications fo...
Friday, 1 January 2021

Happy New Year!

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It's always interesting to look through the newspaper archives to see what was happening at different points in history. The 1st of Janu...
Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Charles Stewart Parnell's walking stick - a literary baton

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I have just written a piece about a plain walking stick that was once owned by Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891). In fact it was made by h...
Friday, 11 December 2020

The burning of Cork (11.12.1920) in six newspaper archives

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On 11 December 1920, five acres of property was destroyed in Cork City, Ireland. In a reprisal attack, members of the British Crown forces s...