Authority In Ireland, 1919/21 ?

Brendan Clifford Colum Kenny, who gave the Irish Times line on events relating to the Decade Of Anniversaries, has now become a Professor at Dublin City University, and in that capacity he is setting the scene for the great achievement made possible by the Treaty:  the unification of Ireland by the Boundary Commission. Of course the Boundary Commission did not actually whittle … Continue reading Authority In Ireland, 1919/21 ?

The evolution of British policy and the emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department

The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9) The evolution of British policy and the emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department in the years after the Easter Rising, 1916-1918. Mss notes, Part 19 Irish Propaganda Response, December 1919  The Irish propaganda campaign continued to operate on several fronts.  Desmond FitzGerald had been in England … Continue reading The evolution of British policy and the emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department

“Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated” 

“Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated”  Jack Lane: Text of a talk at the  Mother Jones Festival Cork,   26 July 2025 You will find more work by Jack Lane on his website https://aubanehistoricalsociety.com This talk is a very brief outline of the case for the real Roger Casement and why we are  now presented with  a … Continue reading “Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated” 

Roger Casement Commemoration—Invite

1916 -1921 CLUB The 1916–1921 Club invites you to a special commemoration of Roger
Casement on Sunday, August 31st, at 2:00 PM at Glasnevin Cemetery,
Dublin.
 The event will include a wreath-laying ceremony at Casement’s grave,
followed by a talk on his legacy at the Glasnevin Cemetery Museum. “Roger Casement - the real and the fabricated” By Jack … Continue reading Roger Casement Commemoration—Invite

LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25

That 1921 'Treaty'? LLOYD GEORGE / DE VALERA correspondence, September1921.  Dail Eireann, Official correspondence relating to the peace negotiations, June-September, 1921 (Dublin, October 1921) Lloyd George to De Valera, 29 September . . .  The proposals we have already made have been taken by the whole world as proof that our endeavours for reconciliation and settlement are no … Continue reading LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25