John Borgonovo

UCC

Dr John Borgonovo is a lecturer in the School of History at UCC and is also co-editor of the Atlas of the Irish Revolution

A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War Photo: National Library of Ireland, 22 July 1922

Bitter enemies: the guerrilla phase of the Civil War

It was the most brutal phase of the Civil War, and it would cast a long shadow. John Borgonovo tells the story of the guerrilla …

History • 17 Jan

Soldiers on board one of the ships heading from Dublin to Cork

The Civil War on water

The Civil War extended into the waves, as John Borgonovo explains

History • 05 Aug 22

Turning point: the Battle of Cork

Cork was the "unofficial republican capital" - but when National Army troops arrived by boat, the outskirts of the Munster city became a battleground, and …

History • 11 Aug 22

Simone Kirby as Ursula Sweeney in RTÉ drama Resistance, a character based on real-life spy Josephine McCoy

The story of Josephine McCoy, the IRA spy in the British barracks

The real story behind one of the plots in the Resistance drama is just as fascinating as what happens on screen

War of Independence • 20 Apr 22

A defiant gathering: the 1922 IRA Convention

In March 1922, the IRA met to determine how it would deal with the Treaty-supporting Free State. Soon the country would be divided.

History • 22 Mar 22

Prime Minister David Lloyd George's government ordered the ban.

A Two Minute Guide to the Dáil Ban

The Ban • 21 Apr 20

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