DESCENDANCY: IRISH PROTESTANT HISTORIES SINCE 1795

  Reviewed by John M. Regan Borrowing Tom Bartlett’s coinage, David Fitzpatrick defines ‘descendancy’ as the ‘states of mind engendered by a shared awareness of the declining power and influence of a past ascendancy’. Professor Fitzpatrick explores fractured and contradictory Protestant experiences, bridging military service, support for and opposition to Home Rule, sectarianism, Orangeism, the … Read more

Gallipoli: Ireland’s forgotten heroes; Lusitania: 18 minutes that changed the world

Gallipoli: Ireland’s forgotten heroes RTÉ1, 21 April Lusitania: 18 minutes that changed the world RTÉ1, 7 May By John Gibney In specifically Irish terms, there are three major centenaries being marked in 2015: the Gallipoli campaign, the beginning of which on 25 April was rapidly followed by the anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania … Read more