Irish Echoes

21 stories

Icons of Ireland

Discover the extraordinary lives of Ireland’s most influential figures – from revolutionary leaders and national heroes to cultural pioneers who shaped the heart and soul of Irish history.

Icons of Ireland: Hugh O'Neill -The Great Earl of Tyrone.

Icons of Ireland: Robert Emmet - Discover the life, uprising, and tragic execution of Robert Emmet.

The O'Rahilly - The reluctant rebel who sacrificed everything for Ireland.

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington: Prominent Irish pacifist falsely imprisoned and executed in 1916.

General Joseph Holt: The Rebel Who Defied the British!

Harry Boland: Key figure in the Irish War of Independence and one-time confidant of Michael Collins.

Icons of Ireland: Owen Roe O'Neill - Brilliant Irish Chieftan who defended Ireland's independence.

Tom Crean - Ireland’s unsung Antarctic explorer

Icons of Ireland: Michael Dwyer - The Fearless Guerrilla Leader of Ireland’s 1798 Rebellion.

Myles (Miles) Byrne – Irish insurgent leader in the 1798 Rebellion who later served under Napoleon.

Kitty Kiernan: The Woman Who Loved Michael Collins.

Icons of Ireland: The Life and Legacy of Theobald Wolfe Tone.

Icons of Ireland: Kathleen Clarke - Pioneer of Irish Independence and Women's Rights

Icons of Ireland: Lord Edward Fitzgerald - Aristocrat turned Revolutionary.

Countess Constance Markievicz - Irish revolutionary and pioneer for justice.

Icons of Ireland: Dr. Kathleen Lynn - Rebel, Doctor, and Visionary of Irish History

Anne Devlin, the unsung heroine who risked everything for Ireland’s cause.

John Devoy: "The most dangerous Irishman since Wolfe Tone"

Margaret Skinnader: Ireland's first female sniper in the Easter Rising

Tom Clarke: The architect of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising.

William Smith O'Brien - The gentleman rebel of Irish history.