Irish History

On Easter Monday 24 April 1916 men and women of the 4th Battalion, Irish Volunteers, under the command of Eamonn Ceannt occupied a number of well-chosen strategic positions in and...

Between 1915 and the entry of the United States into the war in 1917, merchant shipping was badly shaken by German submarines. In 1915 losses were exceeding the replacement rate...

The office of Mayo County Librarian was hardly a crucial post. It was little more than a routine appointment, yet it escalated into a conflict that had national consequences. It...

From Ashbourne to Killmallock the events of the War of Independence are well known. In this book, the actual participants and eyewitnesses to events describe the planning, the action and...

Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52. The key factors she analyses include political ideologies; providentialist ideas that read the potato...

In the pages of this book, Francis Costello allows Michael Collins to speak in his own words. He traces Collins's career from his school days to his tragic death at...

'Richly detailed and often thought-provoking... This is an enthralling book.'Dervla Murphy, The Irish Times'A truly marvellous story-one in which truth is more brave and more resourceful than fiction.'Irish PostSet in...

In April 1998, the Good Friday Agreement brought an end to the bloodshed that had engulfed Northern Ireland for thirty years. It was lauded worldwide as an example of an...

A full and definitive account of the war waged between Irish Republicans and England over three centuries by the bestselling author of 'Who Dares Wins', with emphasis on the latterday...

'Speak slowly, think swiftly, act wisely''There is no secret that is known by three'No single book can encompass the wisdom of the Celts. This was a race which loved language,...

Irish genealogy now attracts unprecedented interest both at home and abroad. Many who try to trace their roots, however, are disappointed. This practical, fact-filled book can turn failure into success....

A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead,...

The first definitive account of one of Ireland's most controversial business stories Founded in 2009 by the enigmatic Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit started as a 150-person meet up in Dublin....

The Celts were one of the founders of European civilization, the first North European people to emerge into recorded history. They have survived today only on the western seaboard of...

Ernie O'Malley (1897-1957) was one of the most talented and colourful of modern Irish republicans. An important IRA leader in the 1916-1923 Irish Revolution, this bookish gunman subsequently became a...

Written in prison in South Africa, Ireland and the United States, Enemy of the Empire was originally a device for keeping sane in a situation of extreme boredom and oppression.A...

This book, the first feminist ethnography of the violence in Northern Ireland, is an analysis of a political conflict through the lens of gender. The case in point is the...

Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the...

The 1916 Rising is one of the most documented and analysed episodes in Ireland's turbulent history. Often overlooked, however, is its immediate aftermath. This significant window in the narrative of...

On 26 December 1960, 12,000 Ulster police and B Specials began one of their biggest manhunts. It was for Prisoner 1082 - Donal Donnelly - who had made a dramatic...

'We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies."The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights...

Nestling on the River Bandon, Kinsale emerged as a settlement in the sixth century and has seen many changes. Its deep, secure harbour provided a safe anchorage and prospered during...

It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ... On 25 June 1938, Douglas Hyde became the first President of...

Round Towers are the only form of architecture unique to Ireland. The remains of over seventy survive, widely distributed throughout the island, from Cork to Antrim, in some of the...

The Easter Rebellion of 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the twentieth century. A generation of extraordinary revolutionaries left behind iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks,...

The decade between the labour conflict (the `Lockout') of 1913 and the end of the Civil War in 1923 was one of seismic upheaval. How the GAA - a major...

Throughout Ireland, we can see the often-derelict remains of our industrial past: distilleries, mills, railways, canals, etc. Ireland was the location of over 180 thriving breweries, 93 railway companies and...

The story of the Jeanie Johnston unfolds during a tragic period in Irish history - the Great Famine of 1845 - 1849. Sweeping through Ireland it decimated the population, killing...

When the Alexandrian scholar Ptolemy compiled his geography of the known world, he described a far-off land, Ireland, known in Classical sources as 'Ierne' ('the fertile land'). One of the...

The Irish Military Intelligence Service is often referred to as G2. Michael Collins was its first Director in the War of Independence when the IRA succeeded in the intelligence war...

Operation Harvest, the codename for the IRA's border campaign of the 1950s, was an ambitious plan to wage a guerrilla war in the North. The IRA used tactics adopted by...

This collection of historical essays explores the unique connections between Ireland and England. Amongst the subjects dealt with are: "The Irish Question"; varieties of Irishness; the importance of place; famous...