The Children of Lir
The Children of Lir is a famous legend from the Irish Mythological Cycle. This a sad tale about the love of one family, jealousy, magical…
The Children of Lir is a famous legend from the Irish Mythological Cycle. This a sad tale about the love of one family, jealousy, magical…
Cathbad was an Irish Druid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was one of Ireland’s most powerful Druids for his time who gathered…
The story Deirdre of the Sorrows is recorded in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It’s a tale of beauty, lust, and death dating back…
Ireland is a land of myth and mystery, a land rich in stories of the supernatural, of the fantastic. Even today, although a modern outward-looking…
Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns…
Following the formation of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in 1967, the reaction of the Unionist Government was quick and predictably negative. Terence…
The “zeitgeist” of the 1960s can best be described as the demand for freedom, equality, and justice. In Czechoslovakia, the streets of Paris, the Southern…
Terence Marne O’ Neill (1914-1990) was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the first of them who endeavored to reconcile Protestants and Catholics…
The Republic of Ireland Act was signed by the President of Ireland. It became law on 21 December 1948 and was brought into force on…
During the 1930’s Europe was inching steadily towards war. The fascist states of Germany and Italy were in the process of expanding their empires. Stalinist Russia was…
Although Eamon de Valera had fought for an Irish republic during the rising of Easter 1916 and later during the War of Independence 1919-1921 and…
Prior to the civil war of 1922-1923, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) principle allegiance was to the national government assembly known as Dáil Éireann. However,…
Following the civil war, the Irish Free State was governed by the pro-treaty parties the largest of which was, Cumann na nGaedheal, from 1923 to…
In 1923, the irregular troops laid down their arms, giving victory to the Free State forces. Eamon de Valera, as Director of Operations for the…
Formed in 1920 the Ulster Special Constabulary was also known as the B-Specials. As a reserve police force, they were used in times of emergency…
Prior to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, Ireland was policed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police. Needless…
With the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 by Dáil Éireann, albeit by a very small majority, the seeds of the civil war were…
Eoin O’Duffy was born in Ulster, near Castleblaney in County Monaghan. Trained initially as an engineer he later became an auctioneer. He became interested in Irish politics…
Éamon de Valera is the man who, more than anyone else, determined Ireland’s fate and character for most of the 20th century. He was an…
The British had hoped that the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 would lead to the end of the war on the island of Ireland. As…
By the late 1920’s Ireland was in a state of disarray from the Irish war of independence. The British forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary along…
The Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve was formed in 1920 and was the official name for the Black & Tans. Former British soldiers were mostly…
The Irish War of Independence occurred between 1919 – 1921. In December of 1921, the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the Irish and British…
The 1916 Uprising occurred on Easter Monday in Ireland lasting 6 days with over 12,000 British troops surrounding Dublin and the Irish republican leaders surrendering…