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The Irish Story

03.12.2022

When Donegal had trains! – The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company – The Irish Story

The Lough Swilly railwayBy John Joe McGinleyThe first railway in Ireland was planned in 1826 as a link between Limerick and Waterford.However, planning was delayed and a railway line in Ireland would have to wait until 1834. This was the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Du

The Irish Story

14.12.2022

‘One Irregular was killed’: The death of John Lawlor of Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, 31 October 1922. – The Irish Story

An IRA flying column, at Kilflynn Kerry in 1922. (Courtesy of the Irish Volunteer website)By Bryan MacMahonBallyheigue, Co. Kerry, has received very little attention from national or even local historians of the revolutionary years of 1916 to 1923. But significant events took place there and in the

The Irish Story

16.12.2022

TV documentary reviews: The Irish Civil War and Marú in Íarthar Chorcaí – The Irish Story

The Irish Civil WarDirected by Ruan ManganReviewer: Thomas TormeyAiring on RTÉ One over the nights of 11,12,13 December and now available on the RTÉ Player,The Irish Civil Wardocumentary series represents the national broadcaster’s latest contribution to the Decade of Centenaries. As such it follows

The Irish Story

20.12.2022

Book Review: Ireland’s Special Branch: The Inside Story of their Battle with the IRA, 1922-1947 – The Irish Story

By Gerard LovettPublished by Eastwood Books (2022)ISBN: 978-1-913934-29-3Reviewer: Daniel MurrayBook Review:Ireland’s Special Branch: The Inside Story of their Battle with the IRA, 1922-1947, by Gerard Lovett (2022)Anyone believing the Civil War was over in Ireland by 1926 might have reconsidered th

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