Secondhand Irish History Books

When Asquith introduced his bill for Home Rule for Ireland in 1912 he sparked a decade of turbulence and violence for Ireland and her people. The outbreak of World War...

Few events in the history of Belfast have had such a profound effect upon the memories of its citizens as the blitzing of the city in April and May, 1941....

Richard Mulcahy was architect of the guerrilla war that forced the British to grant Dominion status to Ireland and the guiding spirit behind the civil war that ensured the survival...

Irish diplomats spied for the United States during the course of the war. Irish diplomats in Europe carried messages and supplied information to the OSS - the predecessor of the...

`There followed a blue flash accompanied by a ver y bright magnesium-type flare ... Then came a frighteningly loud but rather flat explosion, which was followed by a blast of...

In the summer of 1909 Eibhlin Nic Niocaill (Eileen Nicholls) arrives on the Dingle Peninsula in the extreme south-west of Ireland. One of the finest scholars in the new national...

This guide to Ireland presents a meticulous, historical account of Ireland coupled with a comprehensive directory of sites. This fascinating volume is a perfect companion both for the discerning traveller...

In The Irish War military veteran and historian Tony Geraghty reveals the sinister patterns of action and reaction in this generations-old domestic conflict. Drawing on public and covert sources, as...

'Volume IX' of 'Documents on Irish Foreign Policy' brings together for the first time the entire spectrum of Ireland's foreign relations between 1948 and 1951. It covers Ireland's role as...