The legendary movie starring Cillian Murphy, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, was filmed in a number of locations - most of ...

But his claim to fame might be that he was one of the rebels who started the War of Independence in Soloheadbeg ... place at Soloheadbeg where two Royal Irish Constabularies [RIC] policemen ...

It’s this methodology that helped spark O’Halpin’s interest in studying similarities between Ireland and Afghanistan’s struggles to cope with anomalous, British-imposed and maintained borders, for ...

If you nodded off during history classes you may not remember the vast story of Ireland. Check out these Irish historical ...

The Truce that brought the War of Independence to an end in July 1921 resulted in jubilation, consternation and suspicion. Although welcomed by the public, it was clear to many Irish republicans ...

The attack was the start of the Irish War of Independence. World War I, known as “the war to end all wars,” lasted four years, and decimated an entire generation of young men. Losses for the ...

The Truce that brought the War of Independence to an end in July 1921 resulted in jubilation, consternation and suspicion. Although welcomed by the public, it was clear to many Irish republicans ...

CARLOW Historical and Archaeological Society (CHAS) will hold its next lecture in the Milford Room at the Seven Oaks Hotel on Wednesday 19 February at 8pm. Economic and social historian Andy ...

As the Irish War of Independence progressed in early 1921, the movements of British troops throughout the country were tabulated. Where it was noticed that convoys were maintained on a regular ...

book, The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection shows us, he was also a gatherer ...

Sinn Fein has made a request for Belfast City Hall to be lit up on the Republic’s National Day of Commemoration on July 11 — ...