How Cumann na mBan paid tribute to Kevin Barry's mother Kevin Barry died on November 1, 1920 In this video, Marika MacCarvill tells how her grandmother Eileen McGrane and her Cumann na mBan branch paid ... History • 8 hrs
History in pictures: themed image galleries and exhibitions History in pictures: themed image galleries and exhibitions History • 15 hrs
War of Independence lives: meet the people who changed history War of Independence lives: meet the people who changed history in these extracts from the Dictionary of Irish Biography History • 15 hrs
Dead their conquerers:the significance of the 1920 hunger strikes Terence MacSwiney was the most famous hunger striker of the War of Independence but hunger strikes were a widespread and crucial tactic in the war ... History • 28 Oct
Katherine Moloney: Kevin Barry's sister was activist in own right Her commitment to activism was galvanised by her brother Kevin's death and she later became a campaigning trade unionist. In this entry from the Royal ... History • 12 hrs
Watch the Terence Mac Swiney documentary 74 Days Watch the documentary 74 Days: The Hunger Strike of Terence MacSwiney History • 9 hrs
Black Women in History October is Black History Month. In this extract from her book Black Women in History, artist and writer Charlot Kristensen celebrates the lives of extraordinary ... History • 22 Oct
How MacSwiney's hunger strike drew international attention Terence MacSwiney's death was a crucial event in the War of Independence and made headlines all over the world. In this video, featuring footage from ... History • 22 Oct
How MacSwiney's hunger strike posed religious and legal questions How the Lord Mayor Of Cork's hunger strike and death 100 years ago posed medical, ecumenical and legal quandaries History • 20 Oct
Death of a Lord Mayor This week marks the centenary of the death of Cork's Terence MacSwiney, after 74 days on hunger strike. It was a crucial point in the ... History • 20 Oct
Mary MacSwiney: trailblazer who became a "threat to stability" She was the suffragist whose brother Terence's hunger strike shook the world. But her increasingly radical views estranged her from her former comrades. In this ... History • 22 Oct
War of Independence in colour: Terence MacSwiney Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", bringing colour to monochrome images. Compare both versions with our interactive presentation History • 23 Oct
Death of a lord mayor: Terence MacSwiney's 1920 hunger strike The Lord Mayor Of Cork's hunger strike and death 100 years ago posed medical, ecumenical and legal quandaries History • 27 Oct
War of Independence in colour: searching a civilian Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", bringing colour to monochrome images. Compare both versions with our interactive presentation History • 16 Oct
Ned Broy: the Irish spy who came in from the cold He was the Dublin policeman turned spy for Michael Collins who played a significant part in the new Irish state. In this extract from the ... History • 15 Oct
Seán Treacy: a life - and death - in images Seán Treacy was shot dead on 14 October 1920. A new exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol Museum marks the centenary with this collection of images and ... History • 15 hrs
Indignities and outrages: War of Independence and sexual violence "Women were the bodies through which men were fighting for their ideals in many cases," says Dr Mary McAuliffe. In this video, she explains how ... History • 08 Oct
Dick McKee: the Dublin Brigade leader who died on Bloody Sunday He was the young printer who helped plan some of the most significant moments in the War of Independence - and met a violent end. ... History • 10 Oct
War of Independence in colour: May Gibney remembers Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 09 Oct
Ernie O'Malley: the bohemian revolutionary He was a middle class boy who became a radical rebel and world traveler, and later collaborated with director John Ford. In this extract from ... History • 01 Oct
War of Independence in colour: hunger strikers recover Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 01 Oct
Vincent Byrne: the last survivor of Michael Collins's Squad He was the teenage rebel who became the last man standing in Michael Collins's squad. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Lawrence ... History • 25 Sep
War of Independence in colour: an auxiliary smoking Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. Compare both versions ... History • 25 Sep
