https://www.rte.ie/history/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:39:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1113/1416231-surgeons-versus-barbers-how-surgeons-declared-their-independence/In these two short extracts from Every Branch of the Healing Art: A History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dr Ronan Kelly explains the origins of what we call surgery - and tells how surgeons declared their independenceMon, 13 Nov 2023 12:53:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1113/1416231-surgeons-versus-barbers-how-surgeons-declared-their-independence/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1106/1414892-what-grave-goods-tell-us-about-pagan-irelands-female-ritualists/In ancient Ireland women were buried with objects suggesting the dead women had been held in high regard by their communities as ritualists or shamans. So what can these graves tell us a lot about the status of the "bean feasa"?John Waddell explainsMon, 06 Nov 2023 11:31:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1106/1414892-what-grave-goods-tell-us-about-pagan-irelands-female-ritualists/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1027/1413342-ireland-100-an-old-song-resung-the-story-behind-the-show/On Monday October 30th, RTÉ and South Wind Blows concert commemorates 100 years of the Irish State with performances from Dermot Kennedy, Damien Dempsey, Tolü Makay and more. Two of the producers of Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung explain how it happenedFri, 27 Oct 2023 13:02:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1027/1413342-ireland-100-an-old-song-resung-the-story-behind-the-show/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1020/1412016-when-the-women-of-ireland-demanded-de-valeras-attention/In 1936 a group of women's organisations wrote to Éamon de Valera to voice their concerns about women's role in the new constitution. Bláithin Ni Chathain, producer and archive researcher of The Records Show, tells what happened nextFri, 20 Oct 2023 15:18:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1020/1412016-when-the-women-of-ireland-demanded-de-valeras-attention/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1016/1411116-family-histories-the-postmistress-and-the-revolutionary/When a Cork village postmistress retired in 1919, her daughter Lizzie was the obvious choice of successor. But the authorities were dubious - because of Lizzie's husband's revolutionary activities.... Her grandson Timothy Twomey tells their storyMon, 16 Oct 2023 10:19:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1016/1411116-family-histories-the-postmistress-and-the-revolutionary/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1002/1408546-under-a-southern-sky-an-irish-settlement-in-colonial-australia/Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:26:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1002/1408546-under-a-southern-sky-an-irish-settlement-in-colonial-australia/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0925/1407162-family-histories-the-extraordinary-lives-of-the-gleeson-siblings/When James Gleeson died, his neighbours had no idea this quiet man had been a soldier and a POW in a German camp visited by Roger Casement. While James was in the British Army, his sister was working for the IRA. His grandson Paul Scully tells their storyMon, 25 Sep 2023 10:27:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0925/1407162-family-histories-the-extraordinary-lives-of-the-gleeson-siblings/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22293943/Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22293943/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0824/1401486-family-histories-the-last-days-of-edward-greer/In the third part of our Family Histories series, Stephen Mooney recreates the final days of his great-uncle Edward Greer in the Battle of the Somme.Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:55:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0824/1401486-family-histories-the-last-days-of-edward-greer/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1411532-what-did-we-learn-from-the-decade-of-centenaries/We have come to the end of a serious interrogation of the years of our so-called revolutionary period. How did we do?Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1411532-what-did-we-learn-from-the-decade-of-centenaries/In Conversationhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/citizens-lockout-1913-to-2013/Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:28:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/citizens-lockout-1913-to-2013/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0824/1401434-family-histories-war-comes-to-miltown-malbay/In the latest in our series Family Histories, Vincent Quealy tells the story of how the War of Independence arrived in Miltown Malbay - and changed the lives of his relatives, the Meade family, foreverThu, 24 Aug 2023 11:54:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0824/1401434-family-histories-war-comes-to-miltown-malbay/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/michael-collins/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:24:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/michael-collins/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-seven-ages-of-noel-browne/418651176387Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:45:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-seven-ages-of-noel-browne/418651176387Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0802/1397787-family-histories-brothers-in-arms/As a child Michael Riordan wondered about the portrait of a young soldier in British uniform displayed in his family home. In the second part of our Family Histories series, he tells the story of two brothers in arms who met different fates in World WarWed, 02 Aug 2023 10:44:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0802/1397787-family-histories-brothers-in-arms/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/In the first in a new series, Family Histories, Sinéad Andrews tells the story of her extraordinary grandmother Mary Coyle, whose adventures and achievements have been overshadowed by those of her better known husband.Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:03:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/1916 Risinghttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/tony-connelly-a-hidden-history/395559463968Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:59:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/tony-connelly-a-hidden-history/395559463968Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0608/1388064-a-hidden-history-tony-connelly-on-his-ric-constable-grandfather/Tony Connelly's grandfather was an RIC constable who went north and joined the RUC after the War of Independence. In a new documentary, Connelly traces an extraordinary family storyThu, 08 Jun 2023 10:46:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0608/1388064-a-hidden-history-tony-connelly-on-his-ric-constable-grandfather/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0529/1386311-irish-history-share-your-family-stories/Mon, 29 May 2023 16:12:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0529/1386311-irish-history-share-your-family-stories/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/Tue, 23 May 2023 15:33:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-ireland-then-and-now/Tue, 23 May 2023 15:49:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-ireland-then-and-now/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22249930/Mon, 15 May 2023 11:20:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22249930/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0511/1382987-mai-omahony-tells-the-story-of-why-her-mother-was-stood-up/Mai O'Mahony tells the story of how her mother was stood up in 1923 because her date was shooting someone down the road.Thu, 11 May 2023 10:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0511/1382987-mai-omahony-tells-the-story-of-why-her-mother-was-stood-up/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/taking-sides-britain-and-the-civil-war-e1/395582504008Thu, 11 May 2023 14:39:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/taking-sides-britain-and-the-civil-war-e1/395582504008Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/category/history/Thu, 11 May 2023 14:44:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/category/history/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0508/1382352-taking-sides-britains-involvement-in-the-irish-civil-war/A new documentary, Taking Sides, explores how former enemies worked together to establish Irish independence. It reveals Britain's far from impartial role in Ireland's Civil War.Mon, 08 May 2023 17:35:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0508/1382352-taking-sides-britains-involvement-in-the-irish-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-silent-civil-war/10001642-00-0000?epguid=IP000068007Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:01:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-silent-civil-war/10001642-00-0000?epguid=IP000068007Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0427/1379530-how-sound-came-to-light-the-forgotten-tapes-of-the-civil-war/Liam McGrath, executive producer of The Silent Civil War, explains how hours of audio recordings with Irish revolutionaries made their way from an attic in Washington D.C. back to Ireland.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:54:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0427/1379530-how-sound-came-to-light-the-forgotten-tapes-of-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0425/1379033-impossible-conditions-nan-hogans-family-share-her-prison-letter/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:07:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0425/1379033-impossible-conditions-nan-hogans-family-share-her-prison-letter/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379049-if-we-stand-united-victory-is-certain-liam-lynchs-final-days/He was the military commander of the anti-Treaty forces whose death in April 1923 was the beginning of the end of the Civil War. Gerard Shannon tells the story of the last days of Liam Lynch.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:48:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379049-if-we-stand-united-victory-is-certain-liam-lynchs-final-days/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379040-broken-for-generations-the-civil-wars-transgenerational-impact/Pitting former comrades against each other, the Civil War was a traumatic event for most of its participants. But what was the impact of the Civil War on subsequent generations? Síobhra Aiken tells their storyTue, 25 Apr 2023 12:20:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379040-broken-for-generations-the-civil-wars-transgenerational-impact/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0424/1378809-too-young-to-die-remembering-the-executed-men-of-drumboe/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:40:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0424/1378809-too-young-to-die-remembering-the-executed-men-of-drumboe/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0419/1377848-jennifer-nuttall-tells-the-story-of-how-her-family-was-threatened/In this video, Jennifer Nuttall tells her daughter Deirdre about her own father's memories of a terrifying visit during the Civil War.Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:46:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0419/1377848-jennifer-nuttall-tells-the-story-of-how-her-family-was-threatened/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0418/1377688-remembering-so-we-dont-forget-the-irish-folklore-commission/For nearly ninety years, the National Folklore Collection has gathered oral history from all over the country. Its new endeavour, the Civil War Memory Project, may be the last meaningful opportunity to record memories of this tumultuous periodTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:01:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0418/1377688-remembering-so-we-dont-forget-the-irish-folklore-commission/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0417/1377497-the-silent-north-civil-war-memory-and-the-north-of-ireland/For decades, researchers of oral history paid surprisingly little attention to the north of Ireland when it came to the Civil War. That is finally changing with the Civil War Memory Project, as Síobhra Aiken explainsMon, 17 Apr 2023 16:19:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0417/1377497-the-silent-north-civil-war-memory-and-the-north-of-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0412/1376594-nan-hogan-a-revolutionary-life/Nan Hogan was a revolutionary activist who played a part in both in the War of Independence and Civil War. Now, thanks to her nephews, Hogan's story is being brought back into the light, as Mary McAuliffe explainsWed, 12 Apr 2023 15:19:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0412/1376594-nan-hogan-a-revolutionary-life/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0412/1376520-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-a-raid-on-baggot-street/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:36:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0412/1376520-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-a-raid-on-baggot-street/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/21346780/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:14:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/21346780/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:37:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-agreement/10001322-00-0000?epguid=IP10001323-01-0001Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:07:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-agreement/10001322-00-0000?epguid=IP10001323-01-0001Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/player/all-programmes/good-friday-agreement-25th-anniversary/jb7e_DcWRMimTue, 04 Apr 2023 17:19:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/all-programmes/good-friday-agreement-25th-anniversary/jb7e_DcWRMimGood Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0410/1361438-to-declare-a-republic-david-mccullagh-on-the-life-of-liam-lynch/Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War, is seen by some as a Republican icon, an uncompromising defender of Irish independence who stood by his principles, and who chose death over surrender.Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0410/1361438-to-declare-a-republic-david-mccullagh-on-the-life-of-liam-lynch/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2013/0523/452075-good-friday-agreement-referendum/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:01:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/archives/2013/0523/452075-good-friday-agreement-referendum/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0331/1367517-rte-announces-special-coverage-to-mark-good-friday-agreement/RTÉ announces special coverage to mark Good Friday Agreement 25th AnniversaryFri, 31 Mar 2023 14:43:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0331/1367517-rte-announces-special-coverage-to-mark-good-friday-agreement/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0328/1366788-a-safe-home-growing-up-after-the-agreement/Anna McKinney worked on the new documentary The Agreement, but she wasn't yet born when the GFA was signed. Working on the series made her realise how much Northern Ireland has changed.Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:06:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0328/1366788-a-safe-home-growing-up-after-the-agreement/https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0328/1366859-post-agreement-cinema-in-northern-ireland/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:58:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0328/1366859-post-agreement-cinema-in-northern-ireland/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0323/1365916-how-the-labour-partys-peaceful-civil-war-stand-didnt-work-out/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:52:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0323/1365916-how-the-labour-partys-peaceful-civil-war-stand-didnt-work-out/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364442-the-silent-civil-war-memory-and-trauma/Memory, and forgetting, are at the heart of the subsequent history of the Irish Civil War and its place in the collective Irish psyche, says Conor MulvaghTue, 21 Mar 2023 11:38:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364442-the-silent-civil-war-memory-and-trauma/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364476-old-wounds-bringing-family-stories-out-of-the-shadows/Deirdre Nuttall tells how family stories can shed light on the shadows of the Civil WarTue, 21 Mar 2023 13:35:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364476-old-wounds-bringing-family-stories-out-of-the-shadows/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364471-what-was-done-was-done-the-long-shadow-of-the-civil-war/The Civil War lasted for less than year, but the wounds it inflicted have never fully healed. Sharing stories may be the way forward, says Liz GillisTue, 21 Mar 2023 13:25:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364471-what-was-done-was-done-the-long-shadow-of-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364432-hurled-into-eternity-after-the-executions/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:11:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364432-hurled-into-eternity-after-the-executions/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0316/1363663-how-the-treaty-caused-an-irrevocable-split-in-cumann-na-mban/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:32:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0316/1363663-how-the-treaty-caused-an-irrevocable-split-in-cumann-na-mban/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0315/1363381-back-to-the-future-human-rights-and-equality-in-the-gfa/The Good Friday Agreement enshrined a commitment to protecting human rights and created obligations on the British and Irish governments in international law, as Christopher McCrudden explains.Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:02:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0315/1363381-back-to-the-future-human-rights-and-equality-in-the-gfa/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0315/1363356-how-unionisms-old-distrust-of-the-south-threatened-the-agreement/Unionists had feared "the south" had designs on the north since the Treaty was signed in 1921. This distrust led to serious tension during the lead up to the Belfast Agreement, as Marie Coleman explainsWed, 15 Mar 2023 11:29:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/good-friday-agreement/2023/0315/1363356-how-unionisms-old-distrust-of-the-south-threatened-the-agreement/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362148-ira-emigration-and-settlement-after-the-revolution/After the Civil War, thousands of veterans joined the throngs emigrating from Ireland. Where did this "lost legion" go, and how did they fare? Gavin Foster explains.Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:07:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362148-ira-emigration-and-settlement-after-the-revolution/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362172-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-red-cross-on-oconnell/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:38:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362172-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-red-cross-on-oconnell/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0309/1361226-a-riotous-bunch-what-happened-to-civil-war-internees/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:15:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0309/1361226-a-riotous-bunch-what-happened-to-civil-war-internees/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/0407/1208416-1998-reeling-in-the-years/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:30:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/0407/1208416-1998-reeling-in-the-years/Good Friday Agreementhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-irish-civil-war/10001232-00-0000?epguid=IP000067397Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:45:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-irish-civil-war/10001232-00-0000?epguid=IP000067397Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/beyond-the-bullets-real-life-during-the-civil-war/10000995-00-0000?epguid=IP000067865Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:48:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/series/beyond-the-bullets-real-life-during-the-civil-war/10000995-00-0000?epguid=IP000067865Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/womens-history/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:47:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/womens-history/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0123/935340-daughters-of-the-revolution/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:27:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0123/935340-daughters-of-the-revolution/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0307/1360768-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-national-army-recruits/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:29:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0307/1360768-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-national-army-recruits/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0228/1359432-the-legacy-of-the-civil-war/It was a conflict that cast a long shadow. Diarmaid Ferriter examines the complex legacy of the Civil War.Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0228/1359432-the-legacy-of-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0228/1359429-how-the-irish-communist-party-attemped-to-work-with-the-comintern/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:10:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0228/1359429-how-the-irish-communist-party-attemped-to-work-with-the-comintern/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0227/1359208-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-queue/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:13:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0227/1359208-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-queue/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0222/1358246-a-three-minute-guide-to-social-class-and-the-civil-war-divide/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:24:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0222/1358246-a-three-minute-guide-to-social-class-and-the-civil-war-divide/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0221/1357972-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-cathal-brughas-funeral/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:23:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0221/1357972-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-cathal-brughas-funeral/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357950-from-grievance-to-reconciliation-commemoration-and-the-civil-war/How does a country commemorate the dead of a Civil War? As Eve Morrison shows, it has been a complicated processTue, 21 Feb 2023 11:56:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357950-from-grievance-to-reconciliation-commemoration-and-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357935-the-cease-fire-that-ended-the-civil-war/Two letters ended the conflict that tore the country apart. Brian Hanley on how the anti-Treaty IRA came to lay down their arms.Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:09:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357935-the-cease-fire-that-ended-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0214/1356618-the-19th-century-boxer-who-became-irelands-first-sport-celebrity/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:54:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0214/1356618-the-19th-century-boxer-who-became-irelands-first-sport-celebrity/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0214/1356586-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-waterford-is-taken/in 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:03:38 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0214/1356586-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-waterford-is-taken/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0209/1355729-a-three-minute-guide-to-the-battle-of-dublin/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:52:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0209/1355729-a-three-minute-guide-to-the-battle-of-dublin/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0207/1354205-the-legendary-gaelic-footballer-who-was-imprisoned-in-1916/He was the 1916 and War of Independence veteran who organised Gaelic football matches behind bars. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, Marie ColemanTue, 07 Feb 2023 10:59:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0207/1354205-the-legendary-gaelic-footballer-who-was-imprisoned-in-1916/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0201/1353112-the-female-irish-golfer-who-wasnt-afraid-to-take-a-stand/She was a brilliant golfer who kept her day job and stood by her principles. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, Linde Lunney tells the story of Philomena GarveyWed, 01 Feb 2023 16:13:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0201/1353112-the-female-irish-golfer-who-wasnt-afraid-to-take-a-stand/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0125/1351735-the-irishwoman-who-became-an-american-tennis-star-in-the-1890s/She was Victorian Ireland's most celebrated female tennis player who became a star in America. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, Paul Rouse tells the story of Mabel CahillWed, 25 Jan 2023 11:04:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0125/1351735-the-irishwoman-who-became-an-american-tennis-star-in-the-1890s/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0123/1350362-the-civil-war-in-context/A civil war is an imprecise thing, but the Irish Civil War wasn't the only conflict that could be described as such between 1918 and 1923. John Horne explains what makes it "the worst kind of war" - and how the Irish civil war fit in the wider contextMon, 23 Jan 2023 15:27:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0123/1350362-the-civil-war-in-context/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0116/1346943-crochet-cards-and-ceilis-civil-war-women-behind-bars/The female Civil War internees kept themselves busy behind bars - as these extraordinary artefacts from the Kilmainham Gaol Museum archives showMon, 16 Jan 2023 10:33:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0116/1346943-crochet-cards-and-ceilis-civil-war-women-behind-bars/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0112/1346343-bitter-enemies-the-guerrilla-phase-of-the-civil-war/It was the most brutal phase of the Civil War, and it would cast a long shadow. John Borgonovo tells the story of the guerrilla phase of the war - and how it endedThu, 12 Jan 2023 16:45:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0112/1346343-bitter-enemies-the-guerrilla-phase-of-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0111/1346123-among-equals-how-the-irish-free-state-interacted-with-the-world/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:51:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0111/1346123-among-equals-how-the-irish-free-state-interacted-with-the-world/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0109/1345702-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-limerick-under-siege/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:34:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0109/1345702-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-limerick-under-siege/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1217/1342541-tv-preview-sean-orourkes-two-tribes/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:40:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1217/1342541-tv-preview-sean-orourkes-two-tribes/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1215/1342107-its-part-of-who-we-are-today-todays-kids-and-the-civil-war/As Dublin's Historian in Residence for Children, Dervilia Roche faced the challenge of exploring the history of the Civil War with primary school children. She explains how she worked with the children to understand complex ideas about conflictThu, 15 Dec 2022 16:53:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1215/1342107-its-part-of-who-we-are-today-todays-kids-and-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0103/1266422-staging-the-treaty-the-drama-bringing-the-debate-to-life/Theo Dorgan explains how he came to write a stage production of the debates that changed the future of Ireland.Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:10:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0103/1266422-staging-the-treaty-the-drama-bringing-the-debate-to-life/The Treatyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1214/1341887-finding-the-festive-season-among-the-records/The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland is an online treasure trove of historical records - and we learn a lot about Christmas of the past there, as Ciarán Wallace explainsWed, 14 Dec 2022 17:06:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1214/1341887-finding-the-festive-season-among-the-records/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1213/1341584-the-irish-female-motor-racer-who-became-a-nazi-sympathiser/She was the Offaly-born daredevil who became an unashamed Nazi. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, Niav Gallagher tells the story of Fay TaylourTue, 13 Dec 2022 12:54:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1213/1341584-the-irish-female-motor-racer-who-became-a-nazi-sympathiser/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0106/1272236-about-the-civil-war-project/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:33:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0106/1272236-about-the-civil-war-project/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1212/1341416-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-children-meet-soldiers/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:10:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1212/1341416-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-children-meet-soldiers/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1212/1341335-hidden-away-the-treatment-of-civil-war-internees/During the Civil War, thousands of of anti-Treaty militants were interned by the Provisional Government without trial, in increasingly overcrowded camps and prisons. Anne-Marie McInerney tells their storyMon, 12 Dec 2022 10:28:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1212/1341335-hidden-away-the-treatment-of-civil-war-internees/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340347-the-mainstay-of-the-trouble-imprisonment-of-suspect-women/The women of Cumann na mBan had rejected the Treaty - and in late 1922, the Provisional Government decided to clamp down on their subversive activities. Sinéad McCoole tells what happened to this certain "class of female"Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:30:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340347-the-mainstay-of-the-trouble-imprisonment-of-suspect-women/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340285-civil-war-peace-moves/As the Civil War dragged on, both neutral parties and combatants made moves to end the conflict. Eve Morrison explains how that played outTue, 06 Dec 2022 12:34:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340285-civil-war-peace-moves/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338976-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-armoured-car-effigy/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:43:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338976-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-armoured-car-effigy/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338971-gentleman-johnny-the-irish-soccer-star-who-became-a-legend/He was the Dublin soccer player who became an international football star, captaining Manchester United and Ireland. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, James Quinn tells the story of Johnny CareyTue, 29 Nov 2022 11:25:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338971-gentleman-johnny-the-irish-soccer-star-who-became-a-legend/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2022/1128/1338814-the-irish-civil-war-the-making-of-the-documentary/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:41:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2022/1128/1338814-the-irish-civil-war-the-making-of-the-documentary/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1124/1338099-the-irish-free-state/It was the beginning of an independent Ireland - but the new Saorstát Éireann's lingering ties to Britain were unacceptable to many. Helene O'Keeffe tells the storyThu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1124/1338099-the-irish-free-state/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1123/1337904-the-conflict-on-irish-railways-1922-23/Even before the Civil War, railways north and south of the new border were causing trouble for the governments on both sides. And the train lines of Ireland would become a battleground over the course of the conflict, as Peter Rigney explainsWed, 23 Nov 2022 16:51:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1123/1337904-the-conflict-on-irish-railways-1922-23/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1122/1337672-how-one-woman-changed-the-irish-equestrian-world-forever/She was a lifelong horsewoman and champion showjumper who had a huge influence on the Irish equestrian world. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, Terry Clavin tells the story of Iris KellettTue, 22 Nov 2022 16:07:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1122/1337672-how-one-woman-changed-the-irish-equestrian-world-forever/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1122/1337595-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-collinss-funeral/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:23:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1122/1337595-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-collinss-funeral/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1116/1336515-the-irish-wimbledon-finalist-who-became-a-convicted-murderer/He was the privileged tennis player who went all the way to the Wimbledon finals and ended his days in a French penal colony. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's Irish Sporting Lives, Tom Higgins tells the story of Vere GooldWed, 16 Nov 2022 15:42:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1116/1336515-the-irish-wimbledon-finalist-who-became-a-convicted-murderer/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1115/1336275-big-house-burnings-during-the-civil-war/The country house could be represented as the most powerful symbol of British colonialism and imperialism in Ireland. But why were more of them burnt out during the Civil War than the War of Independence? Terence Dooley explainsTue, 15 Nov 2022 14:23:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1115/1336275-big-house-burnings-during-the-civil-war/History