What happened when Éamon de Valera toured America during the start of the War of Independence

James Gleeson, seen here as a POW during the First World War at Limburg POW camp. The camp was visited by Roger Casement, who recruited some prisoners for the Irish Brigade

Family histories: the extraordinary lives of the Gleeson siblings

When James Gleeson died, his neighbours had no idea this quiet man had been a soldier and a POW in a German camp visited by Roger Casement. While James was in the British Army, his sister was working for the IRA. His grandson Paul Scully tells their story

History • 05 Jun

The Great Irish Famine

Famine Ireland

After the Famine

The Lockout

From the RTÉ Archives: Irish memories of WW1

Gallipoli

The 1916 Rising

Overview

The 1918 General Election

The First Dáil

Soloheadbeg

De Valera in America

The Dáil Ban

Suppression of Cumann na mBan

Hunger Strikes

The Munitions Strike

The death of Terence MacSwiney

Bloody Sunday

Martial Law

The Burning of Cork

The Border

The burning of the Custom House

Northern Ireland's parliament opens

The Truce

The Treaty

Overview

Transfer of Power

IRA Convention

The Pact Election

The Battle of Dublin

The Conventional Phase

The Sea Landings

The death of Michael Collins

Guerrilla warfare

The Irish Free State

The arrest of Liam Deasy

The end of the Civil War

The Silent Civil War

The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

Stardust

The Good Friday Agreement

Roger Casement

Family histories: the extraordinary lives of the Gleeson siblings

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