Mayo North Family History Research Centre has won the annual MeidhealAward . Established in 1981 as the Crossmolina Historical Society, itsoon developed and set up a multi-faceted centre which included afamily history research unit and a Rural Artefacts Museum. The centrewas officially opened in April 1992 by President Mary Robinson andsince then has gone from … Read more
Sir, —You are to be congratulated on publishing Ron Hill’s article ‘Thecollapse of the Soviet Union’ (HI 13.2, March/April 2005). Not only wasit an informative introduction for the general reader, but also itraises a number of questions. Hill ends his piece with the summary:‘[The Soviet Union] had lost its way sometime in the 1970s, and … Read more
Sir, —Peter Hart in his interview (HI 13.2, March/April 2005) dismissesmy work in Tom Barry: IRA freedom fighter, saying that it ‘containsalmost no new evidence’ despite my in-depth analysis of the Kilmichaelambush, the sectarian issue (1920–22) that Peter Hart places suchemphasis on in his book (but not in the interview) and other aspects ofTom Barry’s … Read more
Sir, —In the January/February issue (HI 13.1) Professor John Horne gives an illuminating account of the origins and rise to power of Fascism in Italy and of National Socialism in Germany. I have only two cavils with his article. After examining arguments for and against the notion that the two movements had enough in common … Read more
Dublin-in-Print is holding an exhibition to formally launch its projectwhich was established in December 1994 with the aim of creating adatabase index for The Freeman’s Journal. The exhibition will consistof a collection of articles from The Freeman’s Journal outlining thevarious issues which the paper reported upon in the winter of 1846/7.There will also be a … Read more