Wicklow and Dublin Mountains in 1812: Richard Griffith’s map for the Bogs Commissioners With extracts from his report and a commentary Arnold Horner (Glen Maps, €12.50) ISBN 0954303423 The extensive mountain range south of Dublin was once regarded with apprehension by the settlers of the surrounding lowlands, fearful of attack by the ‘wild Irish’, the … Read more
The purpose of Peoples, nations and cultures: an A–Z of the peoples of the world, past and present (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 672pp, hb £30, ISBN 0304365505) is, according to its dust-jacket, to present a ‘readable, fascinating and informative guide to no fewer than 1500 peoples, both extant and extinct’, quite an ambitious claim for a … Read more
Louth County Museum Jocelyn Street, Dundalk Monday–Saturday 10.30am–5.30pm Sunday 2pm–6pm by Tony Canavan Located in a renovated warehouse in the heart of Dundalk, since it opened in 1994 the Louth County Museum has won a number of awards, including Museum of the Year in 1995 and 1999. It is also one of the few such … Read more
Our incurably violent neighbour Channel Four Blood on our hands: the English Civil War, 10 Feb. 2005 Directed by Tim Kirby for Mentorn Oxford Oliver Cromwell: New Model Englishman, 12 Feb. 2005 Directed by Paul Sen for Wall to Wall Television by Eamon O’Flaherty In recent years Channel Four has produced some very good programming … Read more
BRANIGAN, James Christopher (‘Jim’, ‘Lugs’) (1910–86), Garda, was born on 6 January 1910 in the South Dublin Union, James St., eldest child of John Alick Branigan, South Dublin Union official, and Ellen Branigan (née Kavanagh). The family lived in the union complex, which saw heavy fighting in 1916, when Jim witnessed the shooting dead of … Read more