By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Upon his arrival on Friday 28 April 1916 to take command, Major-Gen. Sir John Grenfell Maxwell first issued a proclamation indicating that he would take all measures necessary to quell the Rising. His second command was to have a limepit dug in the yard of Arbour Hill Prison (large enough … Read more
MAY 03 Tues 1pm Dublin City Council & the Irish Georgian Society, RSAI, 63 Merrion Sq. S. Historic ironwork: its history, significance and conservation, Ali Davey. Adm. €15. 03 Tues 6.30pm Royal Dublin Society, RDS Library, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Law and insurgency: the Irish experience of 1916, Robert D. Marshall. Booking: +353 (0)1 2407254, librarydesk@rds.ie. … Read more
BRIAN BARTON Ulster Historical Foundation £19.99 ISBN 9781909556324 Reviewed by: Geoffrey Roberts At the core of this book is a compelling account of the Luftwaffe’s blitz on Belfast in April–May 1941. When war broke out in 1939 the city did not expect to be attacked by German bombers: it was geographically remote and deemed a … Read more
GEARÓID Ó TUATHAIGH (ed.) Collins Press €29.99 ISBN 9781848892545 Reviewed by: Liam Alex Heffron Growing up in a county where the perennial question revolved around whether Mayo footballers would ‘do it’ this year, the GAA was so interwoven into the tapestry of parish life that to question it was akin to questioning my parents’ marriage. … Read more
LUCY McDIARMID Royal Irish Academy €25 ISBN 9731908996749 Reviewed by: Mary McAuliffe In this beautifully produced book Lucy McDiarmid, using memories, letters, diaries, archival sources and personal accounts, writes, with clarity and rigour, on the thoughts, ideals and actions of women during the 1916 Rising. She begins with the wonderful story of young Cumann na … Read more