The Irish Revolution was a module taught by renowned Irish historian Professor Michael Laffan in the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin from the late 1970’s until his retirement in 2010. In association with the UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies and History Hub.ie all 10 of the lectures were recorded and are available to download via iTunes and also via the RSS feed (links are below).

Listen to Lecture 6 – The 1918 General Election.

Click here to listen to Lecture 7 – The War of Independence/Anglo-Irish War.

Image: Detail of Sinn Féin election poster in 1918, quoting D. D. Sheehan MP, leading up to the December 1918 general election in Ireland. By Unknown. [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons