Sir,—Colum Kenny’s interesting article on Arthur Griffith (HI 24.3, May/June 2016) is marred by an implicit assumption that because its subject supported Zionism he could not have been an anti-Semite. In fact, the ranks of gentile Zionists include a number of anti-Semites, notably Arthur Balfour (of the Declaration), Hilaire Belloc and Anthony Eden (endorser of … Read more
Sir,—In his article in your March/April issue (HI 24.2, pp 34–5)Mark Phelanstated that ‘the Connaught Rangers regiment had a colourful history, fighting with distinction at Waterloo and thereafter policing the outer limits of the British Empire’. In fact, the regiment wasenroute from Canada at the time of Waterloo and only arrived at Spithead on 15 … Read more
Sir,—In his timely article on the ‘Castle Document’ (HI 24.2, Mar./Apr. 2016, p.66), Joseph E.A. Connell Jr did not mention more direct evidence about its source.I have extensively researched the saga of the mysterious ‘Castle Document’ with helpful inputs from a grandson of one central figure involved. Eugene ‘Smith’—properly Smyth—was indeed the telegraphyclerk who memorised … Read more
BY AODHÁN Ó RAGHAILLIGH JULY 10/1992 Albert Pierrepoint (87), hangman, died.During much of the last century Pierrepoint was a household name on these islands. In fact, there were three Pierrepoints. First there was Henry Pierrepoint, who dispatched over 100 souls between 1901 and 1910 before being sacked for drunkenness. Then came his brother, Tom, followed … Read more
NOWADAYS, THE O’NEILL SURNAME IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN NAMES IN IRELAND. AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT INSTIGATED BY THE CURRENT GENERATION OF THE CLAN HOPES TO RECORD AS MANY OF THE O’NEILL FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE—OVER THE COMING YEAR—ACROSS THE GLOBE. The ancient clan claims descent from Conn Ceadcathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles), the second-century … Read more