Hervey Morres and ‘the Montmorency imposture’

‘I do not hesitate to say that a more impudent claim was never successfully foisted on the authorities and the public.’ By Conleth Manning In 1815 certain members of the […]

Born on a Dublin street

Dominic Behan’s ‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’. By Michael Halpenny It’s not every historical debate that comes with its own ready-made soundtrack. This one came with the defiant beat […]

Schulze Marriage Register, 1806–37

By Fiona Fitzsimons Between 1697 and 1749 the Irish parliament passed a series of acts to restrict interfaith marriages. The laws were squarely aimed at the ‘political nation’—those who owned […]

‘Parish pumps’—the role of the Church of Ireland in Cork City in early fire-fighting

During the reign of King George I, a legal onus was placed on parishes in Ireland to provide fire-fighting equipment. By Pat Poland Just over 300 years ago, on 2 […]

‘Contrary to natural justice’—Mohammed Ali Somjee and the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956

National eligibility and residency rules are still a divisive subject in Irish sport today. By Cian Manning The late 1970s saw the Irish squash rackets scene dominated by a Pakistani […]