Owen O'Shea
Author, Historian, Researcher of Irish Politics and Irish History
Member of Irish Association of Professional Historians
Member of Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society
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When the Free State army turned on their own: the murder of Private Daniel Sugrue in 1923
Daniel Sugrue was a man of divided loyalties. Like so many who felt compelled to join the Free State Army, whether through political conviction, military experience or financial necessity, Sugrue enlisted in October 1922. A tailor from Dominick Street in Tralee, and later living at Brewery Lane in Killarney, he became the tailor for the Free State Army garrison in Killarney, which was based at the Great Southern Hotel. Daniel’s wife, Mary, believed that her
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Occasional meanderings and insights into Kerry’s past with a focus on electioneering, election results, key political figures, political culture, and the dramatic ups and downs of politics in the county over the past century.
When the Free State army turned on their own: the murder of Private Daniel Sugrue in 1923
Daniel Sugrue was a man of divided loyalties. Like so many who felt compelled to join the Free State Army, whether through political conviction, military experience or financial necessity, Sugrue
Commemorative concert to mark centenary of the Civil War in Kerry
A special commemorative concert marking the centenary of the Civil War in Kerry will take place at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee next month as part of the programme of events
Unique visual media exhibition to present stories of the Civil War in Kerry
Mise, le Meas’ draws on original material from combatants and their survivors A unique visual media exhibition which is based on original documents and accounts from the people who were
