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The Irish Sword

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The Irish Sword
DisciplineMilitary history of Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKenneth Ferguson
Publication details
History1949–present
Publisher
FrequencyBiannual
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Ir. Sword
Indexing
ISSN0021-1389
OCLC no.53989036
Links

The Irish Sword is the official journal of the Military History Society of Ireland[1] containing articles on the military history of Ireland, book reviews, notes, notices, queries, illustrations[2] and proceedings.[3]

It includes information on subjects such as "West Cork and the Elizabethan wars"[4] and the experiences of Irish soldiers in Swedish service.[5]

The journal has been published since 1949, normally with two issues a year. The editor-in-chief is Kenneth Ferguson. Gerard Anthony Hayes-McCoy was founder editor, editing the journal for the first ten years to 1959.[6] Kevin Danaher edited from 1960 to 1971.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The Military History Society of Ireland". Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Contents Vol. XXVI 2006-" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ "MHSI Proceedings 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ 0 'Mahony, Edward (2004). "West Cork and the Elizabethan Wars, 1565-1603". The Irish Sword. XXIV: 123. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Grosjean, Alexia; Murdoch, Steve (2004). "Irish soldiers in Swedish service 1609-1613". The Irish Sword. XXIV (95): 161–164.
  6. ^ "Guide To A35 - The Papers of Prof G.A.Hayes-McCoy". Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ^ Lysaght, Patricia (October 2002). "Kevin Danaher, 1913-2002 - Caoimhin O Danachair - In Memoriam - Obituary". Folklore. 113 (2). doi:10.1080/0015587022000015356. S2CID 162196468.
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