Despair, defiance and democracy: Ireland in 1922
Part of the challenge of this year’s centenary is to confront the silences around 1922
Bandon massacre showed roots of internecine violence ran deep
Shooting dead of 13 men in 1922 led to mass exodus of Protestants from that part of Cork
Church of Ireland to mark the centenary of the Bandon Valley Massacre
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton will visit the parishes where 13 Protestant men were shot in 1922
New evidence challenges claim Tom Barry invented story of false surrender at Kilmichael
1924 letter to Army headquarters appears to corroborate IRA commander’s version of events
Tom Barry showed great military expertise, says historian
New documentary marking Kilmichael ambush centenary and discusses controversies
Shot, bayoneted and clubbed: the ruthless lengths the IRA went to at Kilmichael
Autopsy reports show how the IRA sought to ensure none of the enemy were left alive
Guerrilla tactics: Arming the IRA
Greatly outnumbered by the crown forces when it came to firepower, the IRA was forced to capture, steal and smuggle weapons
Ireland’s first World War veterans: Shunned, ostracised, murdered
Hundreds of thousands of Irish soldiers returned home to a largely hostile country
Ghosts of past loom over West Cork History Festival
Passionate debates take place at Lissard over past IRA treatment of Protestants in region
IRA campaign in Co Cork during War of Independence not sectarian, UCC historian argues
Dr Andy Bielenberg says new evidence does not support thesis that Protestants were targeted in county
Diarmaid Ferriter: The 1916 prisoners released on Christmas Eve
Hundreds of internees from the Rising returned to an already changing Ireland
Diarmaid Ferriter: Michael Collins was no trail-blazing feminist
Collins wrote to Art O’Brien to express his disapproval about an intelligence operation that had been delegated to a woman
Historians to give lecture on 1922 Dunmanway killings
New evidence will be presented by UCC academics shedding light on Cork killings
Priest, scholar and champion of Medjugorje shrine
John Chisholm: January 25th, 1922 - October 25th, 2014
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