Nick Maxwell Mexican muddle Michael F.X. Hogan (‘The Irish Soldiers of Mexico’, HI Winter 1997), has informed us that University Press of the South, mentioned at the end of the article as supplier of his book The Irish Soldiers of Mexico for $49.95, is not an authorised distributor. It is available for the much more reasonable price … Read more
Sir John Gilbert Nineteen-ninety-eight is the centenary of the death of Sir John Gilbert whose valuable legacy to the city and people of Dublin continues to this day. Born in Dublin in 1829, he was a noted book collector, librarian of the Royal Irish Academy, historian and archivist. The Gilbert Library in Pearse Street contains … Read more
Who fears to click on ’98? To commemorate the bicentenary of 1798, the National Library, in collaboration with the National Museum, will be releasing in March a CD-Rom, The Fellowship of Freedom: the United Irishmen and the 1798 Rebellion. There are four major sections, accessed through popular patriotic prints displayed on a Victorian-style living room: … Read more
Who fears to speak of ’98? Judging by the amount of 1798-related lectures, seminars and exhibitions being organised throughout the country, practically no-one! History Ireland is keeping its powder dry until the summer issue (in the shops towards the end of May) which will be a ‘1798 special’.
Michael F.X. Hogan One of the least known stories of the Irish who came to America in the 1840s is that of the Irish battalion which fought on the Mexican side in the US-Mexico War of 1846-48. They came to Mexico and died, some gloriously in combat, others ignominiously on the gallows. Under a … Read more