Nick Maxwell by Brian Cleary When Ivan Yates rose to formally open the Byrne-Perry Summer School in Gorey at the end of June, the packed all was in exuberant mood. They had come from all over Ireland to hear what the scholars had to say to a modern audience about 1798. They were not disappointed. Gorey was … Read more
Peace dividend Antrim and Randalstown Historical Societies and Rathfeigh Historical Society (County Meath) have recently enjoyed reciprocal visits. According to a spokesperson for Rathfeigh Historical Society these outings, in addition to being very enjoyable, helped contribute to the establishment of good relations with their northern counterparts particularly in light of the present political climate.
Alphabetical disorder In the article ‘Clann na Talmhan: Ireland’s last farmers’ party’ (HI Summer 1995) the order of the names of the co-authors, Peter Moser and Tony Varley, was inadvertently reversed.
Speaker Conolly? In the last HI (Summer 1995), in the review of Stella Tillyard’s Aristocrats (the lives of Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740-1832) by Eleanor Burgess, due to an editing error, Thomas Conolly, who married Louisa Lennox, was incorrectly referred to as ‘Speaker of the Irish House of Commons’. In fact it was … Read more
Centenary of the Picture Postcard—Rare Dublin Views To celebrate the centenary of the picture postcard in Ireland, the Guinness Hopstore is hosting an exhibition of over 1,300 postcards showing rare Dublin views dating from the 1890s-–1950s. The exhibition was opened in January and runs until the end of July 1995. Some very … Read more