AN BAILITHEOIR The Collector An Bailitheoir” Film Bio Doc – 13 Official Selections and Accolades | Best Short Documentary at Istanbul Film Festival Watch the captivating (Proof of Concept) documentary “An Bailitheoir” (The Collector) directed by Jason Ó Fionnáin and co-produced by Bartle D’Arcy. This film delves into the […]
Tá comóradh ar Chath na gCeithre Cúirteanna 1922 ar siúl amárach, le siúlóid staire agus sóláistí agus ceol ina dhiaidh i Fegans1924 – ag teacht le chéile ar chéimeanna tosaigh an dorais faoi áirse na gCeithre Cúirteanna ar 2.30 i.n. Bí ann agus scaip an scéal le bhur dtoil Á […]
Hello folks Im trying to find out any info about my late father Patrick Byrne from Rathleigh in Portlaoise Co. Laois, he was born in 1916 and died in 1990, said to be a member of the IRA and he was also a member of Sinn Fein and ran […]
Press Release_Dividing the Nation.FinalCopy (1) Dividing the Nation – A performance of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Debates From the 14th December 1921 to the 7th January 1922, members of Dáil Éireann held a series of private and public sessions to debate the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great […]
The Forgotten Vice-Commandant There is an Interesting new local book out associated with the Revolutionary period in Limerick called ‘The Forgotten Vice-Commandant’ – A Grandson’s Account of Johnny Mc Sweeney, Vice-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion Mid-Limerick Brigade, IRA. It is an excellent local history story which goes into great detail […]
Irish Volunteers who died between 24 April 1916 and 31 December 1920 Several weeks ago I put out an appeal for photographs, memory cards and lesser known ballads /poems about volunteers who died between 24 April 1916 and 31 December 1920. We got a good response from some of you […]
Spike Island’s Republican Prisoners, 1921 Written by Tom O’Neill €20.00 Paperback May, 2021 Spike Island was the largest British military run prison for republican prisoners and internees in Munster and south Leinster during the Irish War of Independence. The book has biographical details of almost 1,200 prisoners and internees that […]
