On 3 December 1923, Garda Sergeant James Woods was murdered during an armed robbery at Scartaglin Garda Station in rural Kerry. In the days and

The first ever account of the life and times of the former Fianna Fáil TD, county councillor, greyhound owner and successful businessman, Timothy ‘Chub’ O’Connor

The extraordinary and dramatic story of the 1956 by-election in Kerry North and the candidate who was too young to vote for herself When the

Twenty-two-year-old Johanna (Hannah) O’Connor had not a care in the world and was in ‘the midst of gaiety’ as she made her way home from

The Blueshirts, a quasi-fascist organisation in the 1930s, had a small but active presence in County Kerry during 1933 and 1934. Their bombastic leader, Eoin

A vicious assault on two sisters in Kenmare a century ago, as the Civil War came to an end, prompted a major political crisis and

A dramatic and tragic four days in one Kerry village during Ireland’s Civil War Jeremiah Hanifin had no known involvement in politics or any particularly

An estimated 14 civilians were killed during the Civil War in Kerry. A list detailing the names and dates of death is attached at the

New research by a Kerry historian has identified at least 31 Free State soldiers from Kerry who died during the Irish Civil War. Drawing on

Not many citizens of the Irish Free State were writing to their prime minister in the 1930s. In an age of greater deference to those

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

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

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

A unique dramatised account of one of the darkest days of the Civil War in Kerry will be screened at Siamsa Tíre in February as

Local, national and international experts to discuss Civil War and its legacy Part of the State’s Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2023 A three-day conference

Due to phenomenal interest in the theatrical portrayal of a War of Independence ambush which happened in mid-Kerry in 1921, a series of new dates

Rosalie Rice worked as a sorting clerk and telegraphist at Kenmare Post Office when the Civil War began. She was a member of a family

The violence and divisions of the Civil War in County Kerry were more vicious, bitter and prolonged than anywhere else in Ireland. For generations, the

One of the saddest and most shocking aspects of the Civil War in County Kerry is the very young age at which many combatants and

The dramatic story of the IRA ambush of members of the Crown Forces near Milltown, County Kerry in 1921 is being presented as a new