No Middle Path: The Civil War in Kerry; County Donegal Historical Society Annual; Dúchas: The Duhallow Historical Journal; The Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society
Many of those who fought to defend the new State, and their survivors, were angry about how they were treated by successive governments.
The book’s title comes from a handwritten note by Dan Mulvihill, an IRA commander from Castlemaine, who wrote that there was no middle path in the civil war in Kerry; the author concludes that most historians agree that the divisions in the county were the most bitter, violent and atavistic of the whole country.
The formation of the Garda Síochána in Donegal 100 years ago is one of 20 features in English and Irish in theNo 74, . The society is celebrating 75 years since its founding in 1947, and its new annual is edited by Seán Beattie who has also authored the essay on the Garda. He states that some historians have described the new recruits as hardened guerrilla fighters, but in many cases this was far removed from reality.
Other topics include Painting Life in the Rosses; The Burt Reclamation Scheme; and Archaeological Evidence for Viking Activity in Medieval Donegal. A fascinating article, In Search of Fahan Mura by LS McLaughlin, considers an old disused graveyard with protected church ruins, the site of the ancient abbey at Fahan Mura, four miles from Buncrana. When the scholar John O’Donovan visited the area in 1835 he was appalled at the neglect of its ancient traditions.
In his history of Cullen Pipe Band, Con Houlihan looks back on memorable events since 1941 when it was formed after a young boy developed a love of bagpipes. Over the years the band has played at carnivals, festivals, Puck Fair, Munster finals, Easter commemorations and accompanied de Valera during his successful campaign for the presidency. To improve North-South relations, McNeillstown Pipe Band, from Portglenone, Co Antrim, visited Cullen in April 1997.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wind farm developers pledge €500,000 to local fisheries industryCodling Bank developers earmark cash to boost inshore and offshore industry in and around site of proposed wind farm over next five years
Read more »
Anne Enright on Dublin, A Writer’s City: every house a writer, a character, a connection. Everyone thought they had something to sayMorash works a fluid historical axis, moving with ease from Danish traders to the wide streets commission, from James Stephens to Roddy Doyle
Read more »
Anne Enright on Dublin, A Writer’s City: every house a writer, a character, a connectionAnne Enright: Dublin, a Writer's City manages to be compendious in a small space, busy as the streets themselves and true to the remarkable spirit of a town
Read more »
Armed attack kills 10 people in Ecuador port city overnightLocal police confirmed the death toll in Guayaquil, which has become one of the country’s increasingly bloody centers of a turf war between rival drug-trafficking gangs.
Read more »
Final bids for Manchester United could make it the most expensive club in the worldThe Glazers will now consider proposals from a local business tycoon and a Qatari banker which will rause more questions about ownership in the Premier League
Read more »
What are our options when neighbours build without planning permission?Q&A: Enforcement action is responsibility of local authority but make sure everything is in writing and in the format required
Read more »