Author: Bruce Gaston

A Beginner’s Guide to the Irish Volunteers

“Aye, sor! Me, sor! Oi’ll do it, so I will!” What was that? Irish volunteering That’s not funny. Sorry. I’m paying attention now. Ask the standard questions then. What? A paramilitary organisation formed by Irish nationalists. When? November 1913. Where?…

Free E-Book on Irish History

For St Patrick’s Day only, you can download the Irish History Compressed e-book absolutely free using the coupon code KQ89Z. Get it here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/311082 And if you do read it and like it, please think about posting a review to…

History Carnival 131

The call for submissions for this month’s History Carnival brought in an amazing collection of blog entries. How on earth can I, your poor editor this month, possibly sort through, categorize and comment on such a wide and varied range…

Significant Commas in Irish History

As well as teaching about Irish history, I teach English language and grammar, especially the written variety, which a lot of the time seems to mean teaching commas: where to put one, where not to put one, and why it…