Nick Maxwell By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr On 18 September 1914 Home Rule was enacted and simultaneously postponed for the duration of the First World War, which had begun in August. The Ulster question was ‘solved’ in the same way: through the promise of amending legislation, which was left undefined. Unionists were in disarray, wounded by the … Read more
Sir,—Following your publication of an article by me relating to Arthur Griffith (HI 24.4, May/June 2016), I have been sent the attached undated photograph of Griffith, which gives no location or names. Suggestions are welcome at colum.kenny@dcu.ie. Looking at the photo, I believe that the third person from the left is Seán Milroy and the … Read more
Sir,—John Donoghue’s article (‘The curse of Cromwell: revisiting the Irish slavery debate’, HI 25.4, July/August 2017) includes misquoted and misleadingly contextualised source material relating to William Petty, architect of the Down Survey. The block quotation on pp 26–7 splices material excerpted from works printed 30 years apart, incorrectly implying that the quotation occurred as a … Read more
In the September/October 2017 edition of History Ireland I published a letter from Mr Mike McCormack of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America headed ‘The Irish and slavery’. Mr McCormack’s letter took issue with an earlier article by John Donoghue but also made personal reference to Mr Liam Hogan, who co-authored an article published … Read more
BY TONY CANAVAN Confusing fact with fantasy? The Ulster Museum in Belfast would appear to have confused fact with fantasy—and we are not talking creationism here. The museum has put on display a 77m-long tapestry depicting scenes from the hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones. The tapestry, which took three months to create and is … Read more