Patrick J. Mahoney, or Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna, is an award-winning historian and writer. A former Fulbright scholar, he is the author of 3 books, including The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism and Recovering an Irish Voice from the American Frontier. He lives in Belfast with his wife and daughter.
Patrick J. Mahoney, or Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna, is an award-winning historian and writer. A former Fulbright scholar, he is the author of 3 books, including The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism and Recovering an Irish Voice from the American Frontier. He lives in Belfast with his wife and daughter.
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossroads. Thousands of demobilized Irish soldiers held the power to reshape history. Inspired by a popular desire to expel monarchical and aristocratic influence from the New World, many American Fenians began to align their efforts to establish an independent Irish...
Tales and Legends from Ernie O'Malley's Irish Folklore Collection
Runner-up, 2025 Katharine Briggs Award
Shortlist, 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards, Best Irish-Published Book of the Year
It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary struggle, was also a passionate collector of Irish folklore.
Centered on O’Malley’s native Clew Bay and its environs and...
A bilingual compilation of stories by Eoin Ua Cathail, an Irish emigrant, based loosely on his experiences in the West and Midwest.
The author draws on the popular American Dime Novel genre throughout to offer unique reflections on nineteenth-century American life. As a member of a government mule...
