The Irish Civil War: A Centenary Perspective
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Address by Prof. Michael Laffan
Address by Prof. Michael Laffan to the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society (April 2022)
The Civil War: A Centenary Perspective
For many decades, historians and commentators avoided examination of the Civil War, regarding it almost with embarrassment. So it was within families and communities too, where the ‘War of the Brothers’ was often discussed only in hushed tones, if at all. However, since the arrival of Michael Hopkinson’s ground-breaking Green against Green in 1988 things have changed, and authorities such as Tom Garvin, Bill Kissane and – most recently – Diarmaid Ferriter have published books on the subject. In this lecture, Professor Michael Laffan, explains the primary factors that contributed to the Irish Civil War, and also examines its impacts on post-Independence Irish politics and society.
A graduate of University College Dublin and Trinity Hall Cambridge, Professor Laffan lectured at the School of History and Archives at UCD for over three decades. A former president of the Irish Historical Society, and a sought-after contributor on matters historical for the national media, he has also published extensively on Ireland’s Revolutionary Period. His seminal work on the original Sinn Féin organisation, The Resurrection of Ireland: the Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923, remains the definitive text on that subject; whilst his more recent biography of W. T. Cosgrave successfully addressed a previous dearth in academic examination of the first leader of the independent Irish State.
Established on 21 March 1900, the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society seeks to promote public engagement with matters of historical and archaeological importance in the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published more than 70 volumes of its Journal, and hosts monthly lectures in Galway city.
For more information please visit our website at: https://gahs.ie/
Fair Dealing/Use Images, quotations and citations utilised in this video are intended for educational and non-commercial purposes only.
The Civil War: A Centenary Perspective
For many decades, historians and commentators avoided examination of the Civil War, regarding it almost with embarrassment. So it was within families and communities too, where the ‘War of the Brothers’ was often discussed only in hushed tones, if at all. However, since the arrival of Michael Hopkinson’s ground-breaking Green against Green in 1988 things have changed, and authorities such as Tom Garvin, Bill Kissane and – most recently – Diarmaid Ferriter have published books on the subject. In this lecture, Professor Michael Laffan, explains the primary factors that contributed to the Irish Civil War, and also examines its impacts on post-Independence Irish politics and society.
A graduate of University College Dublin and Trinity Hall Cambridge, Professor Laffan lectured at the School of History and Archives at UCD for over three decades. A former president of the Irish Historical Society, and a sought-after contributor on matters historical for the national media, he has also published extensively on Ireland’s Revolutionary Period. His seminal work on the original Sinn Féin organisation, The Resurrection of Ireland: the Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923, remains the definitive text on that subject; whilst his more recent biography of W. T. Cosgrave successfully addressed a previous dearth in academic examination of the first leader of the independent Irish State.
Established on 21 March 1900, the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society seeks to promote public engagement with matters of historical and archaeological importance in the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published more than 70 volumes of its Journal, and hosts monthly lectures in Galway city.
For more information please visit our website at: https://gahs.ie/
Fair Dealing/Use Images, quotations and citations utilised in this video are intended for educational and non-commercial purposes only.
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