Person: Henry Wilson

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Daniel Mannix, the Charleville-born Archbishop of Melbourne, was swamped by well-wishers on his return by train to Cork in 1925, in contrast to five years earlier when two naval destroyers were sent to prevent his arrival during the War of Independence. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive</p>

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Eoin Hahessy: de Valera and Mannix forged an unlikely bond that helped shape Ireland

Ahead of the Irish Examiner's supplement and UCC's conference on the Civil War, we recall Archbishop Daniel Mannix whose role in those turbulent times demands a renewed focus

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Book review: Ireland: The Autobiography ed. by John Bowman

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Book review: Churchill and Ireland

comment-analysis

Decisive leadership and selflessness saved the nation after the Army Mutiny

Refund for McSwiney body’s transportation

It’s time to abandon Béal na mBláth

The real history of Churchill and Dev was well hidden in TV series

THE face-off between Eamon de Valera and Winston Churchill in this week’s Hidden History TV programme on RTÉ 1 was a case of hiding history and promoting distortion.

Sat, 20 Oct, 2007

Latest push for peace could be the best chance in 85 years

IN the past there have always been people in the wings who have had a vested interest in destroying the various peace initiatives.

Sat, 08 Apr, 2006

Irish general who stood by his men to the bitter end

I WISH to congratulate you on your anniversary review of the Battle of the Somme (Irish Examiner, June 27-29).

Sat, 07 Jan, 2006

Republicans and unionists are united by an antipathy to progress

THE biggest surprise this week was that people were so surprised when the Belfast gathering to announce a breakthrough in the peace process turned into a fiasco.

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003