Irish History

“What’s my life compared with the cause?” MacSwiney and Barry – Oct 1920

Death of Terence MacSwiney & Kevin Barry – Oct 1920 Unwilling to create another martyr like Thomas Ashe, British authorities[…]

Black and Tans vs. IRA – 1920 The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]

100th anniversary of the death of Kevin Barry This week marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Kevin Barry[…]

Conscription Crisis | April 1918 With Allied casualties mounting on the Western front due to the German Spring Offensive, in[…]

Vintage Farming Ireland – Threshing Oats Once the corn stack had been built and a thresher was available to thresh[…]

How the names of counties are formed from the Irish Language In this video I will explain the meaning behind[…]

Bloody Sunday in Croke Park in 1920 The remarkable story of Christopher ‘Yarra’ Duffy, who survived being shot in the[…]

Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1849 Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1849 was a catastrophic tragedy that has embedded itself in the[…]

Ancient Ireland Culture and Society We can see in this video how under Brehon Law providing hospitality became a legal[…]

Famine and Shipwreck Famine and Shipwreck: An Irish Odyssey is a documentary feature that combines dramatic recreations with testimonies from[…]