Nick Maxwell The roots of Lorraine lay in the Carolingian kingdom of Lotharingia. Divided into Upper and Lower Lorraine in the tenth century, the duchy as it was in the late medieval and early modern period was not established until it came into the possession of René of Anjou (1431–53), by which time previous Lorraine territories such … Read more
MATTHEW STOUT Wordwell Books €35 ISBN 9781999790905 Reviewed by Pat Wallace So much progress has been made on so many levels by so many specialists over the past half-century that there is now an ocean of data available on Ireland’s first historical millennium. Material culture is only part of this ocean and its specialities range … Read more
O’Connell Street, Dublin By Sarah Buckley The General Post Office (GPO) in O’Connell Street, Dublin, one of Ireland’s most symbolic buildings, has witnessed two centuries of Irish history. The foundation stone of the neo-Classical building was laid by Lord Charles Whitworth (1752–1825), lord lieutenant of Ireland, on 12 August 1814 and the building opened for … Read more
Wed 5.30pm Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St Stephen’s Green N. C.J. Haughey—prince of power, Conor Lenihan. Adm. €15. Wed 7pm Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St Stephen’s Green N. James Joyce’s Dublin in song, Sinéad Murphy and Darina Gallagher. Adm. €15.
The Ormond–St Leger feud. By Alan Bryson By spring 1544 the lord deputy of Ireland, Sir Anthony St Leger, faced growing criticism of his policies, especially among supporters of the most powerful Irish nobleman, James Butler, ninth earl of Ormond. He still had the backing of King Henry VIII, however, and, in comparison with the … Read more