Nick Maxwell

An analysis of Facts and figures of the Belfast pogrom 1920–1922. By Kieran Glennon In the summer of 1922, someone who was not the originally intended author wrote a pamphlet under a pseudonym; it was published by a company that may not have actually existed, and all but eighteen copies were pulped before they left … Read more

Recovering a small piece of Dublin history with the return of a decorated Great War veteran’s medal. By John Murray On Wednesday 21 April 1909, James Murray, a labourer living in 8 Grant’s Row in central Dublin, left for work. It would prove to be a day of unimaginable tragedy for him. He left his … Read more

By Fiona Fitzsimons The Royal Hospitals of Chelsea and Kilmainham were founded in the seventeenth century to provide accommodation for old soldiers ‘broken by age or war’, but the greater number of pensions issued by the Royal Hospitals were not to veterans ‘living in’ but to ‘out-pensioners’ living in their own homes. The UK National … Read more

A man described as ‘one of the greatest advocates of the [nineteenth] century’ has become merely a footnote in history. By Rob Christie Abraham Brewster was born at Ballinulta, Co. Wicklow, in April 1796. He was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1817. He was … Read more

The marquis de Boisseleau and the ‘Battle of the Breach’ at the first siege of Limerick, 1690. By Pádraig Lenihan History recalls Patrick Sarsfield as the hero who saved Limerick from Williamite besiegers in August 1690. The Frenchman who actually commanded the troops holding the city is less well known, though Limerick’s 2013 ‘Sarsfield’s Day’ … Read more