Fearghal McGarry

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Fearghal McGarry

Queen's University Belfast

Fearghal McGarry is professor of modern Irish history at Queen's University Belfast.

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

A new documentary, Taking Sides, explores how former enemies worked together to establish Irish independence. It reveals Britain's far from impartial role in Ireland's Civil War.
History • 11 May 23

Partition, 1921: the story behind the new documentary

A new documentary, Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the politicians who divided Ireland. The memory of partition, as Fearghal McGarry explains, has continued to trouble the country
History • 17 Jun 21

How the British authorities viewed the War of Independence

A new documentary, Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence, draws on the "enemy files" to explore Britain's view of the War of Independence. As Fearghal McGarry explains, the "view from the barracks" was very different
History • 25 Jun 20

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