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Irish America waited on tenterhooks for news from Ireland and the 1916 Easter Rising so much so that in the midst of World War One it was front page news on the New York Times for two weeks. After the Easter Rising began on April 24, 1916, Irish America waited, rapt, for news from Dublin.
A history of the mutiny of 70% of the Belfast police force during a dockers' strike which brought together Catholic and Protestant workers in struggle.
Josh Tidy from Letchworth Heritage Foundation explores the history of world-renowned printers and publishers, Dent’s.
Plotting partition: The other Border options that might have changed Irish history Three plans were considered for the Irish Border before the six counties model was adopted Fri, May 21, 2021, 16:08 Updated: about 5 hours ago Conor Mulvagh A former customs guard hut is illuminated on the Irish Border in Ravensdale, Ireland. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty The Irish Border is the defining feature of Ireland’s modern political geography. Established in law ...
℘℘℘ In April 1916, the front pages of America’s newspapers were dominated by headlines about the war on Europe’s western front, where the German and French armies were battling at Verdun, and by reports of German American opposition to President Wilson’s re-election campaign. Then, on Tuesday morning, the 25th, came news of the capture of a German ship that had tried to land arms on Ireland’s west coast, and the arrest of Sir Roger Casement, a retired diplomat. “Daring Invasion of Ireland by Germans Fails,” screamed the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. Partisan passions...