16 Lives—Roger Casement

ANGUS MITCHELL O’Brien Press £13.85 ISBN 9781847172648 Amongst the sixteen men executed after the 1916 Rising, the one whose role is most difficult to evaluate is Roger Casement. He comes across as a quixotic figure on the revolutionary margins, his importance and achievements overshadowed by controversy about the authenticity of records of his sex life … Read more

The Rising dead: RIC & DMP

RAY BATESON Irish Graves Publications £17.50 ISBN 9780954227531 If Ray Bateson was lucky enough to be a tenured professor of modern Irish history with an army of research students chomping at the bit for a mention in the credits of one of his books one can only imagine the output he might achieve. He has … Read more

Events

May 1 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Mount Merrion Community Centre. Birth of aviation in Ireland, Paddy Donohue. Adm. ?4. 6 Tues 8.30pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Do the Irish speak English?, Terry Dolan. Adm. ?3. 7 Wed 8pm Cumann Seanchais Ard Mhacha, Cardinal Ó Fiaich Memorial Library. Scots … Read more