Nick Maxwell MARTIN BROWN OSB and COLMÁN Ó CLABAIGH OSB (eds) Four Courts Press €45 ISBN 9781846825729 Reviewed by: Peter Harbison Over the years, and through documentary sources, we have been hearing a lot about the medieval religious orders in this country but, in comparison, very little about the two military orders—the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller—who … Read more
By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Frongoch internment camp was located in a former whiskey distillery in Merionethshire, Wales. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in the disused distillery buildings and crude huts, but in the wake of the Rising the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment … Read more
ROBERT SCHMUHL Oxford University Press £19.99 ISBN 9780190224288 Reviewed by: John Gibney One of the most quoted phrases of the 1916 Proclamation comes in the second paragraph, in which its authors indicate that the various insurgent organisations were not acting alone: they also had the assistance of ‘gallant allies in Europe’, a reference that is … Read more
BILL KISSANE Oxford University Press £18.99 ISBN 9780199602872 Reviewed by: Eoin Dillon At the time of writing, breakup is very much in the air. The UK has decided by referendum to leave the EU. Scotland, after more than 300 years, may decide to leave the UK. The EU might also fragment back into its constituent … Read more
CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 info@epicirelandchq.com, +353 (0)1 5313688 By Tony Canavan Dublin’s newest heritage attraction is a celebration of the Irish in the world. The ambitious project is the brainchild of Neville Isdell, the County Down-born former Coca Cola chief executive who owns the CHQ in Dublin. For quite a while the … Read more