Statute of Kilkenny
The parliament of Kilkenny, which passed the eponymous Statute, opened on 18 February 1366.
Ireland
The First Soviet in Ireland
Striking for better working conditions and equal pay, the attendants and patients of Monaghan asylum took over the hospital and hoisted a red flag.
Solving the Insoluble
Was the partition of Ireland an inevitable act?
Britannia’s ‘Huns’
The moral authority Britain gained during the First World War was undermined by the behaviour of the Crown Forces during the Irish War of Independence.
Family Chemistry
A focus on Cork’s female descendants.
This Blessed Plot
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 offered an opportunity for the ambitions of a well-connected group of Puritan politicians and businessmen. The result was civil war.
Making Medieval Ireland English
An audacious plan to install an English saint as the patron saint of Ireland.
The First Shots in the Irish War of Independence
A squalid incident in Tipperary set the tone for a bitter conflict.
Why do the British know so little about Irish history?
In the first of a new series, we ask historians one of the burning questions of the day.
‘Cambridge History of Ireland’ review
By escaping its neighbour’s orbit, the history of Ireland has moved out of its traditional comfort zones.