Nick Maxwell 
Reviewed by Sylvie Kleinman Sylvie Kleinman has taught Irish history and historiography at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1925 an academic, critical of the excessive moralising and lack of perspective in classroom teaching, deplored the ‘gush of legend, rhetoric, passion or panegyric’ form of national history that still ran through examination papers. This form of history … Read more
Reviewed by John M. Regan Borrowing Tom Bartlett’s coinage, David Fitzpatrick defines ‘descendancy’ as the ‘states of mind engendered by a shared awareness of the declining power and influence of a past ascendancy’. Professor Fitzpatrick explores fractured and contradictory Protestant experiences, bridging military service, support for and opposition to Home Rule, sectarianism, Orangeism, the … Read more
By Tony Canavan This exhibition takes us to the heart of the Irish experience in World War I. Based around information panels and interactive screens, there are also artefacts in the form of posters, pamphlets and personal papers. While it begins and ends by setting the war in its wider context, it focuses on … Read more
Gallipoli: Ireland’s forgotten heroes RTÉ1, 21 April Lusitania: 18 minutes that changed the world RTÉ1, 7 May By John Gibney In specifically Irish terms, there are three major centenaries being marked in 2015: the Gallipoli campaign, the beginning of which on 25 April was rapidly followed by the anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania … Read more
By Claire Breen and John O’Neill Thatched houses in Ireland typically fall into two broad categories. Direct-entry houses, where the door opens directly into the main living space, abound in the west and north. Lobby-entry houses, where the door opens into a small lobby leading on either side to the main living space and a … Read more