Britain’s Irish Civil War
In my 2011 review of historian Liz Gillis’ new Irish Civil War study “The Fall of Dublin” from Mercier Press IContinue Reading
Category: Reviews
Some New Arrivals
In recent months I have been somewhat remiss in posting no new book reviews on An Sionnach Fionn. This isContinue Reading
Not So Much Revising History, As Rewriting It…
Following on from my post examining the controversy raging around “Terror in Ireland 1916-1923” , the collection of historical essaysContinue Reading
The Curse Of Peter Hart Strikes Again
A few weeks ago I linked to a review by the historian John M. Regan on the new publication “TerrorContinue Reading
Reading The Irish Revolution
Two lengthy but informative articles for you, both from the Dublin Review of Books (or DRB), examining aspects of theContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn – An Anniversary Of Sorts
Well my first ever Post on An Sionnach Fionn went up on the 15th of May 2011 (back whenContinue Reading
Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide
A quick post to mark a review by Theo Dorgan in the Irish Times of a new biography of the Irish poet Mícheál Ó hAirtnéideContinue Reading
Jeremy Brett – The Quintessential Sherlock Holmes
I’ve always been a bit of a Sherlock Homes fan (or the much more impressive Irish form, Searbhlach de Hoilm!),Continue Reading
History And Counter-History In Ireland – Confronting The Apologist Historians
Just a quick post to highlight Protestant Cork 1911-1926, one of the best resources I’ve seen so far on the issue of the alleged declineContinue Reading
Alice Milligan – An Fíorghael
A national newspaper in Ireland carrying an article praising an Irish Republican and Revolutionary hero? Or in this case, a heroine. WhateverContinue Reading
The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament
Irish journalist Jason Walsh reviews new book The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament by veteran Republican Tommy McKearney over atContinue Reading
Forget David Starkey – Lets Talk About The Daily Mail And ‘Monkey Language’
As Britain England deals with the outcry over professor David Starkey’s controversial comments on the days of civil unrest thatContinue Reading
Irish In America
Anti-Irish (or more specifically anti-Irish Catholic) bigotry is a current which runs deep in American history, from the late 17th toContinue Reading
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It’s Sci-Fi – Irish Sci-Fi!
I’ve written several articles about the long tradition of Irish language authors working in the Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genresContinue Reading
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian Allies
An edited version of my review of historian Alan Taylor’s ‘The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects,Continue Reading
Barbarella… The ’60s Meet Sci-Fi – And Jane Fonda!
Jane Fonda stripping in Zero-G? Reviewing ‘Barbarella’ on Prog464.com!
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