Intro
For several years I have been researching antisemitism in Ireland and want to use this space to share some of that. The impetus arrived from trying to understand the modern far-right movement in Ireland and realising that antisemitism was a glue that stuck so much of it together, even if many of the participants were not fully aware. As such, much of the writing can be understood as a study of Irish fascism in general. The blog is unashamedly antifascist.
Much of the writing will cover 20th century history and the subject matter can be very difficult as it includes extreme hatred and genocide. I am not Jewish, but neither are the people and movements I am studying. Part of the reason this is an understudied area of Irish history may be due to the small numbers of Jews that live in Ireland. I do not believe it is incumbent on the people who are subjected to bigotry and hatred to study and explain it to those who are not. Hopefully this work can raise awareness and understanding of the role antisemitism has played in shaping far right movements in Ireland. The constituent movements can be broadly split into three streams – Catholic, state nationalism, and anti-state nationalism. I am an amateur historian with limited resources and most of the work relies upon the research of others who have done the heavy lifting, credit will be given where due.
No Pasarán.