Nick Maxwell Mon 8pm Clondalkin Historical Society, Áras Cronáin, Watery Lane. Dan Donnelly: Irish boxing champion, Larry Breen. Wed 5.30 & 7pm The Dublin Lectures, Little Museum of Dublin, St Stephen’s Green. ‘Dublin can be heaven’, Tim Carey; The movie stars of Dublin, Ruth Barton.
Fri 8pm Military History Society of Ireland, Griffith College. Marshall William Carr Beresford, ‘the ablest man I have seen with the army’, Marcus de la Poer Beresford.
By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Surrey House on Leinster Road was the home of Countess Markievicz. It was also where James Connolly’s The Spark and the Workers’ Republic were printed. In the 22 January 1916 issue of the Workers’ Republic, the following appeared under the heading ‘What is Our Programme?’: ‘We shall continue, in season … Read more
PAUL ROUSE Oxford University Press £30 ISBN 9780198745907 Reviewed by Kevin McCarthy Firstly, let’s be straight about it: this is a really good book, and one which should appeal in equal measure to both sports fans and students of Irish history. Paul Rouse has won significant acclaim over the years as a social and sporting … Read more
PATRICK FITZGERALD, CHRISTINE KINEALY & GERARD MORAN (EDS) Quinnipiac University Press $35/€30/£25 ISBN 9780990945406 Reviewed by Liam Kennedy Ten million people emigrated from the small island of Ireland to other parts of the world between 1700 and the present. Some were adventurers, some were social outcasts, some were missionaries and some were fleeing war and … Read more