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

As the boat approached the shore of Innisfallen, the largest island on Killarney’s Lough Leane, Robert Roberts’ oars sliced through the still waters with ease.

The Civil War in Kerry was more brutal, divisive, violent and protracted than in any other county leaving physical, psychological and emotional scars which have

Quite a number of sons and daughters of Kerry have gone out from Ireland and made significant marks in their adopted countries but few underwent

One event in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s tested the mettle of those of us in Fianna Fáil who were hoping that the Troubles

My presentation to the Daniel O’Connell School 2021 which took place in Cahersiveen in October. The presentation deals with how the newspapers in Kerry reported

The road surface was later described as having been ‘most slippery’ and ‘treacherous’.’ It was Sunday, 11 December 1955 and Johnny Connor, the Clann na

Thomas (Tom) O’Donnell, who served as the member of parliament for West Kerry from 1900 to 1918, was born on 30 November 1871. A native

Seanad Éireann – the Irish parliament’s second chamber – has often been home to a diversity of colourful and interesting personalities who, it could be

Many political figures of interest from the past are forgotten with the passage of time and one of the objectives of this blog is to ensure