cross 1 A celebrated chalice was discovered here in 1868 (6). 4 This hospital was founded in 1839 to care for sick Protestants (8). 9 He served as Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland in the seventeenth century (6). 10 Ian Smith served as its prime minister from 1964 to … Read more
Michael Davitt: freelance radical and frondeur Laurence Marley (Four Courts Press, €45) ISBN 9781846820663 Michael Davitt once took the sort of questionnaire that would now be found in a glossy magazine. We learn from it that his heroes were ‘those who minimise suffering’; his favourite food was ‘anything purchased by my own energy’; his favourite … Read more
Across 1 Pearse or Harrington? (7) 5 On his deathbed, he asked his aide-de-camp, General Daniel F. O’Leary, to burn his archive of writings (7) 9 Chinese society or gang involved in organised crime (5) 10 Unsuccessful CIA-inspired invasion floundered here in 1961 (3, 2, 4) 11This day is also known as International Workers’ Day … Read more
The annual Eighteenth-Century Ireland Conference, convened by Moyra Maslett and hosted by the interdisciplinary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast, included over 30 papers from speakers from Ireland and abroad. This year’s conference was notable not only for the usual wealth and diversity of papers but also for the focus on two commemorative … Read more
The centre is housed in an old gun battery on Lough Swilly.Flight of the Earls/Rathmullan Heritage Centre Rathmullan, Co. Donegal www.rathmullanflightoftheearls.ie Mon.–Sat. 10am–1pm, 2–5pm; Sun. noon–4pm by Tony Canavan The Flight of the Earls Centre is housed in the evocative location of an old gun battery on Lough Swilly. The battery, a solid granite structure, … Read more