Events

MAY 33 Tues 8.30pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. The GPO—200 years of history, Stephen Ferguson. Adm. €3. 7 Thur 11.30am RMS Lusitania centenary lecture, Bray Library, Eglinton Road. The last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, James Scannell. 7 Thur 6.30pm National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Road. ‘The embrace … Read more

Events

March 3 Tues 8pm Clare & Shannon Archaeological & Historical Societies, Old Ground Hotel, Ennis. Praying and singing in medieval Ireland, 1000–1600, Frank Lawrence. 6 Fri 7.30pm NUI Maynooth History Forum, Rhetoric House, South Campus. The moral economy—how the poor survived in 1830s Ireland, Seán Bagnall. 9 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, … Read more

Captain Jack White: imperialism, anarchism and the Irish Citizen Army

LEO KEOHANE Merrion Press €20.25 pb, €49.95 hb ISBN 9781908928931 Reviewed by Angus Mitchell Of the many strands of radical thought to be reckoned with in the ideological crossfire of Ireland’s revolutionary years—nationalism, socialism, feminism, anti-imperialism, modernism, internationalism, pacifism and vegetarianism—the relevance of anarchism is notably understudied. Part of the reason is due to the … Read more