Nick Maxwell TheFenian spirit is ever present in Ireland and needs at any time but alittle organisation to make it burst into renewed activity.’ So wroteJohn O’Leary in 1896. O’Leary had been a leading Fenian, playing asignificant editorial role on the Irish People, for which in 1865 he,alongside other leading figures, was convicted of treason-felony andsent into … Read more
Sir, —I read with interest Jim Fitzpatrick’s recollections of meeting Che Guevara in Kilkee in 1962 in your July/August 2008 issue. He mentioned that, according to folklore, another visit to the region saw Guevara locked into Hanratty’s pub in Limerick. A brief article, written by Arthur Quinlan, appeared in the Limerick Leader on 15 March … Read more
Sir, —I write to you in the hope that some of your readers may be ableto help me with some research that I am currently undertaking. I livein an area of County Waterford known as Sliabh gCua. To many, theSliabh gCua area consists of the civil parishes of Lickoran andSeskinane, plus small portions of bounding … Read more
Sir, —I’m trying to find more information on an individual called JohnNeale. He was a ‘young socialist cockney member of the Irish CitizenArmy’ who acted as a lookout on top of the Metropole Hotel during theEaster Rising. On the Friday, ‘as the building was being evacuated, hisammunition pouch was exploded by a stray bullet . … Read more
A chara, —Naturally, I believe, if we are interested in history weshould want all our new residential developments in Ireland to be givennames that relate to the history (and geography) of the various areas.While our local councils have the power to veto pretentious names, theydo not have the time to research the history of areas … Read more