Value for money? One of the suggestions most frequently made to me over the years has been: why don’t you compile an index of the magazine? Great idea, but neither the time nor the resources were available. And as one issue led to another, and one year to the next, the task grew bigger and … Read more
Cúchulainn at the K Club? For those of us who are parents, this time of year is forever associated with that bitter-sweet experience of seeing our offspring head off to a new year in school, college or university (especially if it is for the first time). A vague feeling of melancholy is tempered by the … Read more
Sir, —As current Head of the School of History and Anthropology atQueen’s I am happy to reassure Eoin Dillon (‘Platform’, HI 14.4,July/August 2006) that African history is far from defunct in Belfast.We have already appointed a lecturer in African history (Dr RobertBlyth) to fill the gap left by the tragic death of Martin Lynn in … Read more
Sir, —Col. John Terence O’Neill is entirely right in his observations onDavid O’Donoghue’s book about events in Jadotville, Congo, in September1961 (Reviews, HI 14.4, July/August 2006). Though even the barestknowledge of the Jadotville affair raises questions, anythingapproaching rational and/or informed discussion has long and famouslybeen taboo. However, my new book, Heroes of Jadotville: the soldiers’story, … Read more
High-frequency history This issue marks the start of the second year of History Ireland as a bi-monthly publication. Judging by the response to last issue’s readers’ survey (and thank you to all those who took the time to respond—we are still poring over the entrails), this new departure has gone down very well with our … Read more