Category: Publications

27 December 1922: The occupation of the Irish consulate, New York

Read John Gibney’s essay on “Revolutionary Diplomacy” on Century Ireland.

22 December 1922: Patrick Hogan’s memorandum on land seizures

Read Heather Laird’s essay on “Containing the Land War” on Century Ireland.

8 December 1922: The Mountjoy executions

Read Seán Enright’s essay on “State Executions during the Irish revolution” on Century Ireland.

7 December 1922: Ulster opts out of the Irish Free State

Read Robert Lynch’s article on “Partition and Power” on Century Ireland.

6 December 1922: The Irish Free State constitution becomes law

Read Bill Kissane’s article on “Defining Independence” on Century Ireland.

30 November 1922: Cumann na mBan’s telegram to W.T. Cosgrave

Read Dianne Hall’s article on “Irish Australians and the civil war.” on Century Ireland.

An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin addresses the Royal Irish Academy

An Taoiseach reflects on how history shaped his political choices

4 November 1922: Mary MacSwiney’s hunger strike

Read Diarmaid Ferriter’s essay on “The Sanctity of Oaths” on Century Ireland.

23 October 1922: The burning of Tullamaine Castle

Read Gemma Clarke’s essay on ‘Everyday Violence in the Irish Civil War’ on Century Ireland.

10 October 1922: The bishops condemn the republican campaign

Read Dáithí Ó Corráin’s essay on ‘Weaponising the Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church and the Civil War’ on Century Ireland.

7 October 1922: The killing of teenagers Eamonn Hughes, Brendan Holohan and Joseph Rogers

Read Anne Dolan’s essay on “Trauma and the Legacy of Violence” on Century Ireland.

22 September 1922: The publication of Liam Mellows’s ‘Notes from Mountjoy’

Read Gavin Foster’s essay on “Class, Social Revolution and Republicanism in the Civil War” on Century Ireland.