PARTITION – History Ireland

LORD LONDONDERRY, ULSTER UNIONISM AND PARTITION

By N.C. Fleming The prospect of Irish unification has received greater attention since Brexit. Much has been made of the willingness of some northerners from a unionist background to discuss how it could take shape. Though it might seem unprecedented, it is not a novel development. The 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878–1949) was a long-standing … Read more

NANO AIKEN, INTERNMENT AND THE END OF THE IRISH REVOLUTION IN THE NORTH, 1923–4

By Eoin Magennis and Lesa Ní Mhunghaile Nano Aiken’s 1934 application for a military service pension named two unlikely referees for the 1923 period of service. One was Monsignor Eugene O’Callaghan, chaplain to Armagh Gaol and later bishop of Clogher. The other was Sir Dawson Bates, minister for Home Affairs in the Northern Ireland government. … Read more