‘I AM CONFIDENT THAT IF WE STAND UNITED VICTORY IS CERTAIN’—LIAM LYNCH’S STRATEGIES IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE CIVIL WAR

By Gerard Shannon As 1922 ended, Liam Lynch—chief of staff of the anti-Treaty IRA—admitted in a private communication that he did not anticipate the republican military resistance to succeed against […]

‘THE WRESTLING RAGE’—THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN DUBLIN, 1907

By Ronan Mulhaire Between the close of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the First World War professional wrestling, in the words of Matthew Lindaman, ‘enjoyed a status unparalleled […]

‘QUEEN’S COLLEGE CORK IS IN FLAMES!’

The curious case of Richard Burke, executed for murder, and the unsolved mystery of the great fire at Queen’s College, Cork, in 1862. By Pat Poland The fire at Queen’s […]

KINDRED LINES: IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVE

By Fiona Fitzsimons Irish traditional music is both an oral tradition and an art form. It often, though not always, has no set composer and is rooted in a community […]

COMPREHENDING CONTEMPLATION—THE POOR CLARE ORDER IN IRELAND

By Bronagh Ann McShane ‘When Cromwell left [Ireland] … he put Ireton in charge of his soldiers. Ireton came to Galway in 1652 and demanded “surrender”. Galway yielded after many […]