Joseph Devlin

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The modern Irish Border as proposed in Sir James Dougherty’s final assessment, May 11th, 1914.
How was the Irish Border drawn in the first place?

Nearing a century in existence the Irish Border has become the defining feature of Ireland’s political geography. The Border was established in law in(...)

A queue outside a church to sign the anti-conscription pledge in 1918.
The day the Home Rule movement died

On April 9th, 1918, House of Commons MPs gathered for a special sitting. At 3pm, British prime minister David Lloyd George briefed the house on the si(...)

John Redmond addressing a home rule meeting at Parnell monument on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.
The durable democrat

For 18 years in a row, John Redmond was elected chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party – from February 1900 until his untimely death in March 1918.(...)