Podcast: the Penal Laws Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the anti-Catholic legislation that defined Irish life from the 1600s up to the 1800s. www.theirishstory.com/2026/06/06/p...
Book Review: Bloody Summer, A New History of the 1798 Rebellion: A fair minded concise but comprehensive look at the evetns of 1798 in Ireland. By James Quinn.
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Ambushes in the Irish War of Independence: Myth and Reality.The IRA ambush became the distinctive motif of the War of Independence, but this vision is somewhat at odds with the reality, as this article discusses theirishstory.com/2021/03/04/a...
Thank you for this very comprehensive review
Charles McCarthy of Cork joined the French Irish Brigade but defected to British after French revolution. He served as British governor of their West African colony and died in 1824 in battle against the Ashanti. His head was made into a ceremonial drinking cup www.theirishstory.com/2024/02/29/s...
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