Nick Maxwell At eleven sharp on the morning of 12 March 1798, a force of thirteen sergeants and a servant, under the command of Justice of the Peace William Swan, descended on the house of Oliver Bond, a wealthy cloth merchant, on Bridge Street in Dublin. Disguised in their street clothes and supplied with the secret password, … Read more
ir,—I am endeavouring to make a study, possibly a book, on Irish heraldic souvenirs often known as Goss ware. Readers may recall that I wrote an article on the topic in a previous issue (Artefacts, HI 20.3, May/June 2012). Please does anyone know of, or could anyone send images of, such ware for towns in … Read more
ir,—Having read Mr McAlister’s reply (Letters, HI 23.4, July/Aug. 2015) with interest, I notice that he has not addressed the issues which I raised. Nowhere in my letter (HI 23.3, May/June 2015) was there a suggestion of a joint remembrance ceremony commemorating the 1916 Rising and the Battle of the Somme. I do, however, believe … Read more
ir,—As a close student of the Near East, I would endorse Pat Walsh’s corrective (letters, HI 23.3, May/June 2015) on the use of the word ‘genocide’ with regard to the Christian Armenians. It raises issues with regard to their nationalism, some of which I learned from exiles in Cyprus. It makes for interesting comparisons with … Read more
Sir,—I am delighted that Fionnula Smyth (Letters, HI 23.4, July/Aug. 2015) was pleased with my article on wartime Irish shipping in the preceding issue. She takes exception to my ‘imaginative and enthusiastic’ comments on the government’s actions in setting up Irish Shipping Ltd. She is also critical of the government for not having set up … Read more