Nick Maxwell The British government’s commitment to Irish unity turned out to be illusory. By Cormac Moore The Government of Ireland Act 1920, which led to the partition of Ireland, had its genesis in the latter half of 1919, once most of the post-First World War peace conferences had concluded. The Third Home Rule Act had been … Read more
Annie Burke’s glasses: a new lens through which to view Bloody Sunday, 1920 By Siobhán Doyle Artefacts that bear visible traces of damage caused by conflict are often employed by curators in exhibitions in order to emphasise the physicalities of violence and the distress of individuals. Many of these artefacts are everyday objects that become … Read more
In this the centenary year of the Kilmichael ambush it is perhaps timely to reflect on Peter Hart’s reinterpretation and how he arrived at his conclusions. By John Regan Twenty-two years ago, Canadian-born historian the late Peter Hart stirred up controversy with his iconoclastic reinterpretation of the famous ambush at Kilmichael. The storm followed the … Read more
One of many examples of black propaganda by the press officials in Dublin Castle? Or has it a basis in truth? By Michael B. Barry As the War of Independence intensified throughout 1920, Crown forces expanded their operations in Dublin. The new force of Auxiliaries worked together with the British Army in mounting patrols, roadblocks … Read more
Who was Tony Small, friend and manservant of Lord Edward Fitzgerald? And what became of him and his family after Fitzgerald’s death in 1798? By Laura McKenna The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina in September 1781 was one of the last of the Revolutionary War and one of the bloodiest. Among those left … Read more