Nick Maxwell Irish history publishing tends to come in waves, often in tandem with public commemorations and anniversaries. A case in point is the 1798 Rebellion. In the run-up to the bicentenary commemorations what started as a trickle of articles and monographs, some on the occasion of the bicentenaries of the French Revolution in 1989 and the … Read more
Sir,—Any reader not yet stupefied by recent exchanges on the late Peter Hart’s academic integrity is invited to consult my detailed and footnoted riposte to John Regan’s charges in a forthcoming issue of History. His latest contribution to History Ireland restates familiar accusations without offering fresh evidence. One specific challenge should, however, be declined forthwith. … Read more
Armagh’s cathedrals by Tony Canavan Church of Ireland +44 (0)28 [048 RoI] 37523142, admin@armaghpubliclibrary.co.uk, www.stpatricks-cathedral.org Daily 10am–5pm (–4pm Nov.–March) Suggested donation £3, £2 concession, children & students free Guided tours available with advance notice Catholic +44 (0)28 [048 RoI] 37522638/37522802, www.armagharchdiocese.org Admission free, voluntary donation Guided tours available with advance notice The Church of Ireland … Read more
Sir,—Des Bell and Fearghal McGarry complain (HI 20.3, May/June 2012) that ‘before the first scene of The Enigma of Ryan had been shot, our film had been denounced by an Irish Democrat article headlined “Film to slander Frank Ryan as Nazi collaborator”’. They do not name the author of the offending article and are being … Read more
LYNCH, Eliza Alicia (1834–86), mistress of Francisco Solano López (dictator of Paraguay, 1862–70), was born in Charleville, Co. Cork, the eldest of at least three children of John Lynch, a Catholic doctor, and his wife, Jane Elizabeth, second daughter of Captain William Lloyd, RN. Little is known of Eliza’s life before her marriage, at the … Read more