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