THE IRA IN ‘THE SACRED ARK OF THE COVENANT OF TORYISM’, MAY 1922

By Charles Lysaght The Kildare Street Club was well described by nationalist leader John Dillon as ‘the sacred ark of the covenant of Toryism; of the most benighted Toryism in Ireland’. Its members were drawn from the landed aristocracy and gentry, as well as from judges and leading figures in the pre-independence administration. Although the ... Read more

Subscribe to History Ireland in print or digital here


View Subscription Options

Already a subscriber? Sign in