Nick Maxwell 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
Sir,—Lar Joye, in his item on the Lusitania (Artefacts, HI 23.3, May/ June 2015), refers to the torpedoing of the RMS Leinster in 1918 ‘with the loss of 178 lives’. This is a common error made by referring to an official 1919 publication on vessels lost at sea, which omits military deaths. Phillip Lecane, in … Read more
Readers of ‘On this day’ in the last issue (HI 23.3, May/June 2015) may have had an unsettling sense of déjà vu. It wasn’t you, it was us. Owing to a file labelling error, the listing for May/June 2014 rather than 2015 was published. Also, in the article on Irish Shipping the captions on p. … Read more
Sir,—With the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War recently, I was pleased to see Daire Brunicardi’s article (HI 23.3, May/ June 2015) about the important role of Irish Shipping in keeping neutral Ireland going during the war. It brought great pleasure to me as the proud daughter of an Irish seafarer. … Read more