James Durney on his new book 'Special Powers: Civil War Internment at Newbridge Barracks and Tintown Camp, 1922-24'
Kildare's Culture Corner
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 - 15 minutes
Historian James Durney's new book tells the untold story of Ireland's forgotten prisoners who, in the shadow of the civil war, found themselves trapped behind the wire at Newbridge Barracks and the Curragh internment camps — imprisoned by former comrades who had once fought alongside them against the British.
Drawing on primary sources and firsthand accounts, 'Special Powers' reveals how the final battles of the Civil War were fought not on battlefields, but in the jails and camps where former comrades became bitter enemies — a dark chapter in Irish history that has remained hidden for too long.
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