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A Failed Revolution? The Irish Confederate war in its European context (3:1)

A Failed Revolution? The Irish Confederate war in its European context (3:1)



Catholic Ireland failed to win lasting political autonomy within the context of a tripartite Stuart monarchy, but its rebellion of the 1640s nevertheless ranks as one of the most successful revolts in early modern history.
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Interview with Professor James Lydon (3:1)
Interview with Professor James Lydon (3:1)

Seán Duffy talks to James Lydon who retired in 1994 as Lecky Professor of Modern History in Trinity College, Dublin.

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The Problem of Patrick (3:1)
The Problem of Patrick (3:1)

Most people if asked about St Patrick would mention one or more of the following: snakes, slavery, Armagh, Slemish, Saul, Downpatrick, Croaghpatrick and, of course, the shamrock. How many would mention the saint’s own writings—his Confession or his Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus?

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‘Devices made by magic’: an attempted escape from Dublin Castle in 1332 (3:1)
‘Devices made by magic’: an attempted escape from Dublin Castle in 1332 (3:1)

On 11 July 1332, Sir William Bermingham was taken from Dublin Castle where he had been imprisoned, and was hanged by order of Anthony Lucy, the justiciar.

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Irish Credit Unions: a success story (3:1)
Irish Credit Unions: a success story (3:1)

A credit union is a mutual society, owned and run by the members on a democratic co-operative basis to provide a savings and loan service.

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Languedoc in Laois: the Huguenots of Portarlington (3:1)
Languedoc in Laois: the Huguenots of Portarlington (3:1)

For about fifty years there was a French-speaking town by the Bog of Allen, and of all the Huguenot communities, Portarlington was the one where the French outnumbered all others.

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Re-presenting war: the Somme Heritage Centre (3:1)
Re-presenting war: the Somme Heritage Centre (3:1)

Museums and heritage centres are places where most public history is now both produced and consumed.

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‘A Star Chamber affair’: the death of Timothy Coughlan (3:1)
‘A Star Chamber affair’: the death of Timothy Coughlan (3:1)

The controversial death of Timothy Coughlan in 1928 outside the home of ‘intelligence officer’ Seán Harling sheds light on the fragile nature of the post-Civil War pax Hibernica and the intractably personal dimension of difficulties in the aftermath of civil unrest.

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History teaching in Northern Ireland: recent second-level school texts (3:1)
History teaching in Northern Ireland: recent second-level school texts (3:1)

Irish history has constituted a major area in the curriculum in the South since the formation of the state. In the North the situation has been more problematic, with schools divided essentially into two systems.

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Personal narratives as historical sources: the journal of Elizabeth Smith 1840-1850 (3:1)
Personal narratives as historical sources: the journal of Elizabeth Smith 1840-1850 (3:1)

Among the many resources available for historical study and research on nineteenth-century Ireland are the numerous personal narratives by women, the most common form of writing women have traditionally produced

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