By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr The Crossbarry ambush occurred on 19 March 1921 and was one of the largest engagements of the War of Independence. It took place at the rural crossroads of Crossbarry, Co. Cork, about 20km south-west of Cork city. The IRA escaped a major British attempt to surround them. During the hour-long … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3EIhQYKNk Reviewed by Colum Kenny Colum Kenny is Professor Emeritus at Dublin City University and author of The enigma of Arthur Griffith: ‘Father of Us All’ (Merrion Press, 2020). President Michael D. Higgins has launched a series of in-depth seminars relating to the foundation of the Irish state. The first took place online in December … Read more
TERRY MOYLAN (ed.) Craft Recordings €30 ISBN 9780955311215 Reviewed by Donal Fallon Donal Fallon is a historian and the presenter of the ‘Three Castles Burning’ podcast, which explores the social history of Dublin. That there has been something of a resurgence in traditional and folk music is widely acknowledged, leading to Choice Music Award success … Read more
PATRICK O’SULLIVAN GREENE Eastwood Books €20 ISBN 9781916137585 Reviewed by Paschal Donohoe, TD Paschal Donohoe is the Minister for Finance. The National Treasury Management Agency has a low public profile but is essential to the operation of our state. The phrase ‘treasury’ is suggestive of great riches, of bullion residing in secure vaults for national … Read more
JAMES P. BRUCE Vernon Press €38 ISBN 9781622738984 Reviewed by Emmet O’Connor Emmet O’Connor is a senior lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities at Ulster University. Few nationalist movements had as many luminaries per capita as Young Ireland. Most have now been elbowed aside in public history by heroes of subsequent struggles, but … Read more