R.F. Foster (Oxford University Press, 344.40) ISBN 0198184654 W.B. Yeats: vain, glorious, lout: a maker of modern Ireland Anthony J. Jordan (Westport Books, 313) ISBN 0952444720 ‘The work is done,’ grown old he thought, ‘According to my boyish plan; Let the fools rage, I swerved in naught, Something to perfection brought’; But louder … Read more
George Orwell once remarked that the best book to read while ill in bed is a dictionary. He would surely have approved, then, of the publication by Gill and Macmillan of the second edition of A New Dictionary of Irish History from 1800 (pp520, €29.99 pb, ISBN 0717125203). First published over twenty years ago, the … Read more
National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, until 29 May 2004. by Tony Canavan Today, when many exhibitions present a multimedia, interactive experience, this one stands out for its simplicity. It is a straightforward display on two floors of the National Photographic Archive of the black-and-white photographs of Dr J.J. Clarke from … Read more
BBC Northern Ireland King Billy (Olivia Nash), 28 January The Plantation (Jimmy McAleavy), 4 February St Patrick (Ian Kirk-Smith), 11 February by Eamon O’Flaherty ‘You thought you knew . . .’ is an engaging title for a short series of history programmes on BBC that went directly to the heart of some of the … Read more