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The Military History Society of Ireland was founded in 1949. The aim of the Society is to promote the study of military history, and in particular the history of warfare in Ireland and of Irishmen and women in war. The flagship of the Society, The Irish Sword, is a twice yearly publication, renowned for its scholarly treatment of military history.


The Society is affiliated, under the style of the Irish Commission for Military History, to the International Commission of Military History (www.icmh.info)


 


Latest News

 

 

    Summer 2024 Week-End Tour: 200 Years of Warfare in Sligo and the Northwest 1599-1798

     

    On Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th June 2024 the Society will tour battlefields and other sites in the county of Sligo and the Northwest to study battles associated with the Nine Years War, the Confederate War, the Jacobite Wars, and the 1798 Rebellion. Booking is now open. Click here>> for full details and application form.

     

     

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