Nick Maxwell Why was it that Cork (county and city), which accounted for c. 10% of the country’s population, produced nearly 25% of those killed in the War of Independence? What role did its substantial (c. 10%) non-Catholic (mainly loyalist) population play? Did individual IRA commanders like Tom Barry make a difference and what was the significance of the engagements … Read more
Historians have long contrasted the more nakedly sectarian conflict in Belfast (c. 500 deaths in 1920–2) with the conduct of the War of Independence elsewhere. With disturbances costing twenty lives in June 1920, Derry seemed to be heading the same way but never reached the same level of intensity. Why not? What was the relationship between … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”https://history2013.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/20200625-HistoryIrelandShow-113.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” On 28 June 1920, five men from C Company of the 1st Battalion of the Connaught Rangers led a mutiny in Jalandhar, Punjab, in protest against martial law in Ireland. Following their surrender a few days … Read more
While some applicants may have exaggerated their service, a system of checks and balances allowed statements to be verified and tested. BY ROBERT MCEVOY ‘Doherty: If I could get a few shillings … a pension … Referee: The only thing that might happen to you is to be prosecuted for having sent in a false … Read more
Privilege and change in the Catholic middle class. BY COLUM KENNY One was a controversial Jesuit psychologist who left the priesthood and married but later recanted. One was a surgeon who served in the British Army but then canvassed for Sinn Féin. And the third joined the new Electricity Supply Board, his son becoming architect … Read more