Soloheadbeg — impact & legacy

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Seminar and History Ireland Hedge School held 
@ Ballykisteen Hotel, Limerick Junction, Co. Tipperary.
Saturday 19 January 2019.

  • National and international context—Noreen Higgins McHugh.
  • December 1918 general election in Tipperary—Seán Hogan.
  • ‘Deserters, spies and hirelings’ : perceptions of a January day. Des Marnane.
  • Vindicating a democratic mandate for independence: physical force or passive resistance? Martin Mansergh.
  • Irish police casualties, including the War of Independence. Jim Herlihy.

The Hedge School was chaired by Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland and includes all the speakers above.