Sir,—There is no single corroborated or semi-credible shred of evidence that Theobald Wolfe Tone was the illegitimate son of the barrister Theobald Wolfe. In stating that he ‘probably’ was a half-brother of the latter’s actual son, Charles, Aodhán Crealey (HI 29.1, Jan./Feb. 2021, p. 9, ON THIS DAY) no doubt thought it safe to rely ... Read more
