The Fenian Rebellion of 1867 was a result of failed attempts to invade Canada by the Irish-American branches of The Fenian Brotherhood, the movement there was severely split between the supporters of Colonel John...
History of Ireland
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
William Butler Yeats, poet, playwright and Irish nationalist was born in Sandymount, County Dublin on July 13th, 1865. His father, John, was a portrait painter and non- practicing barrister. The family were Anglo Irish...
The Fenian Brotherhood
In the aftermath of the Great Famine, Ireland was exhausted. The population had fallen dramatically through death from hunger and disease, and from mass emigration. Over a million people had fled to seek a new life in...
The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde
Wilde, born in Westland Row in Dublin, was the middle child of Sir William Wilde, a successful eye and ear surgeon, and his wife Jane Francesca, an Irish nationalist who wrote poetry under the pseudonym of Speranza...
The Neolithic Period In Ireland
The Neolithic or new stone age period in Ireland dates from 4000BC-2000BC and was when many new developments had been brought to Ireland.
Niall Of The Nine Hostages
There is a lot of confusion over the life of Niall Noigiallach as historians have different theories on when he was born, died etc. It has been said that he was one of the High Kings of Ireland and that he reigned sometime at the end of the 4th century or the...
High Kings of Ireland
The High Kings of Ireland is a significant part of Irish history and mythology. They were historical and legendry figures known as an Ard Rí who claimed Lordship of the entire island of Ireland. The High Kings, or at least their stories, date as far back as 1500 BC so...
The Mesolithic Period In Ireland
The Mesolithic Period dates from 8000BC – 4500BC and was when the first people arrived in Ireland. It’s believed the first settlers may have come from Scotland arriving on the North East coast of Ireland.
History Of Ancient Ireland
We begin our story of Irish history with Ancient Ireland which dates back to approximately 10,500 BC, the Palaeolithic period. We'll take a look at who were the people of Ancient Ireland and they came to arrive in different waves, bring with them new methods of...