Nick Maxwell 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
Thur 5.30pm GPO Witness Visitor Centre, O’Connell St. Rebel women of the twentieth century—Maud Gonne MacBride, Donal Fallon.
By Dennis Kennedy In this crowded decade of centenaries, are there any plans for an Independence Day? I mean a celebration of 100 years of a self-governing Irish state—the real thing, not the mythical Republic of 1916. How about 16 January, the day in 1922 when His Majesty’s lord lieutenant formally handed over Dublin Castle … Read more
Sir,—I am sorry to have to correct you, but you were inaccurate in your report of the result of the by-election in Waterford on 22 March 1918 (HI 26.3, March/April 2018, ‘On this day’). In fact, Captain W. Redmond defeated Dr V. White (Sinn Féin), not the other way around.—Yours etc., JODIE COOKE 6th Class … Read more
Sir,—May I make a brief contribution in relation to Tony Canavan’s ‘Bite-sized History’ article, with reference to the Spanish Civil War? Mr Canavan correctly states that most ‘mainstream historians’ have reached a certain consensus in this regard. May I suggest that history has demonstrated that ‘mainstream historians’ have frequently been proven wrong? One need only … Read more