By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Although Liam Lynch opposed the seizure of the Four Courts in April 1922 by a group of hard-line republicans, he joined its garrison in June 1922. He was arrested by the Free State forces but was allowed to leave Dublin, on the understanding that he would try and halt the … Read more
MARY KENNY Columba Books €19.99 ISBN 9781782183860 Reviewed by Sarah-Anne Buckley Sarah-Anne Buckley lectures in history at the University of Galway. Mary Kenny states that the focus of her most recent book, The way we were, is twofold. Part 1 examines ‘the context of history’ and Catholic Ireland since 1922. Part 2 explores the ‘men … Read more
CONOR CURRAN Four Courts Press €31.50 ISBN 9781801510394 Reviewed by Brian Trench Brian Trench is a former senior lecturer at the School of Communications, Dublin City University, and former media officer at Bohemian Football Club. A century ago Dublin was emerging as a football capital, home to the newly formed Football Association of the Irish … Read more
DONAL FALLON New Island Books €15.95 ISBN 9781848408722 Reviewed by Evan Comerford Evan Comerford is a civil servant with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Donal Fallon provides a fresh and engaging take on Dublin’s social history with a trip through the streets, broad and narrow, of the capital city in Three castles … Read more
ELIZABETH BORAN, E. CHARLES NELSON and EMER LAWLOR (eds) Four Courts Press for the Trustees of the Edward Worth Library €50 ISBN 9781946820233 Reviewed by Mary Davies Mary Davies is the co-author (with Patricia Butler) of Wicklow through the artist’s eye: an exploration of County Wicklow’s historic gardens, c. 1660–1960 (Wordwell Books, 2014). The Edward … Read more