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The Irish Citizen Army, 1913-16: White, Larkin and Connolly

The Irish Citizen Army, 1913-16: White, Larkin and Connolly



The period of the Irish Citizen Army’s first three commands is one everyone tends to believe they know. There is plenty of detail in the published histories. D. R. O’Connor Lysaght sifts through it to find out what actually happened.
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The Easter Rising in Galway
The Easter Rising in Galway

Most accounts of Easter 1916 focus on the Dublin rising and neglect the risings in other parts of Ireland: north County Dublin, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, and south-east Galway. Fergus Campbell examines the key events of the Easter Rising in Galway. Why did more than 500 poorly armed small farmers and agricultural labourers make a stand against the British state, and what was its significance to the broader history of the Rising?

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Seá¡n McLoughlin - the boy commandant of 1916
Seá¡n McLoughlin - the boy commandant of 1916

Seán McLoughlin began Easter Week as a lieutenant in the Irish Volunteers but ended it as commandant-general of the army of the Irish Republic. After James Connolly sustained serious injuries, McLoughlin was promoted to the head of military command and led the retreat from the GPO to Moore Street, where the final surrender took place. Charlie McGuire tells the story of the little-known ‘boy commandant of 1916’.

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1966 and all that: the 50th anniversary commemorations
1966 and all that: the 50th anniversary commemorations

The fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising is now often described as a time of unreflective self-congratulation in the Republic of Ireland. Roisin Higgins, Carole Holohan and Catherine O’Donnell explore a more complex moment during which the memories of the past were used to ease the uncertainties of a changing society.

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'Why did Jimmie die?'
'Why did Jimmie die?'

In the context of the recent history of Northern Ireland, Paul Bew casts a cold eye on the decision of the political establishment in Dublin to officially commemorate the 1916 Rising.

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Making sense of Easter 1916
Making sense of Easter 1916

The 1916 Rising was a contentious event even before it took place. Arguments for and against it were batted back and forth between Irish nationalists for many months before Easter 1916—and the arguments have continued right up to the present day. Charles Townshend tries to make sense of it all.

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1916 in the de Valera papers
1916 in the de Valera papers

Recently a number of private paper collections were transferred from the Franciscan Library, Killiney, to the University College Dublin (UCD) Archives, most notably those of Éamon de Valera. Seamus Helferty examines some of those relating to the 1916 Rising.

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The Gardener of Glenstal
The Gardener of Glenstal

World War II evacuee, football coach, gardener, historian—Brian Murphy of Glenstal Abbey reflects on a multifaceted life in conversation with Tommy Graham, and in particular on the relevance of J. J. Kelly’s Catholic Bulletin to our understanding of the 1916 Rising.

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