Seán Beattie, Donegal in transition: the impact of the Congested Districts Board (Merrion Press, €21.95 pb, 298pp, ISBN 9781908928306). Fergus Whelan, God-provoking demo-crat: the remarkable life of Archibald Hamilton Rowan (New Island, €16.99 pb, 292pp, ISBN 9781848404601). Anthony Russell, John Mitchel and Jenny Verner: between two flags (Merrion, €19.99 pb, 267pp, ISBN 9781785370007). Tadhg O’Keeffe, … Read more
The Royal College of Physicians is situated in an ornate building, erected in 1863 with the proceeds, it is said, of the insurance on the Georgian house that previously stood on that site and which was destroyed by fire. As part of a project to increase the use of the building and raise its profile, … Read more
Ireland’s universities tend to name libraries after eminent persons with whom they are associated. Trinity College has libraries named after the philosopher George Berkeley and the historian W.E.H. Lecky, while NUI Galway named one after the antiquarian James Hardiman. University College Cork opted for the nineteenth-century mathematician George Boole, and this documentary was a contribution … Read more