When Eoin O’Mahony died in February 1970 at the age of 65 The Times said that he was the outstanding Irish talker of his time and remarked that if he had had a Boswell he was the stuff of Johnson. Born in Cork on 22 March 1905, he was educated at Clongowes, where he acquired … Read more
Ireland will find it difficult to escape the nightmare of history this centennial June, with a series of events slated to explore history in several invented states. Historians and critical theorists begin in Galway on 2–5 June when the NUI Centre for Irish Studies hosts the IV Conference on Colonialism. The assembled speakers and … Read more
While Dublin Castle anticipated a revival of United Irish activity in Leinster 200 years ago, it was in New South Wales, Australia, that the republican organisation made its last show of force. The scale and potential of the Castle Hill revolt of March 1804 shocked a colonial regime that had weathered several ‘Irish plots’ between … Read more
Tara needs no introduction to the readers of History Ireland. Its reputation as the most sacred ground in Ireland, and its symbolic capital, is undisputed. The Discovery Programme’s innovative research has not only yielded amazing results but has been the focus of international interest. Tara is traditionally central to the story of St Patrick’s conversion … Read more
This September (2004) teaching commences in the South on the long-awaited new Leaving Cert history syllabus. On the face of it this is a very impressive document running to almost 50 pages, the fruit of years of consultation between teachers, academics and the Department of Education and Science (DES). Particular emphasis has been placed on … Read more