MAY 09/1671 Irishman Col. Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London. Having switched sides during the English Civil War, during which he gained a reputation for intrigue and espionage, Blood lost most of his lands with the Restoration and thereafter conducted a terror campaign against the Stuart establishment. None … Read more
MAY 01–04 Mon–Thur Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society, Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Away to Lismore (field outing). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 42899. 02 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Glenmalure: the wild heart of the mountains, Carmel O’Toole. Adm. €3. 03 Wed 7.30pm Remembering the Future: the Decade of Anniversaries, … Read more
By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr In the early 1900s, Arthur Griffith proposed that the Irish were capable of operating their own businesses, and that thousands of pounds were needlessly sent to Britain every year to profit British companies at the expense of the Irish people. Among the companies Griffith noted were the insurance companies of … Read more
TOM O’DONOGHUE and JUDITH HARFORD Palgrave Macmillan £65 ISBN 9781137560797 Reviewed by: Brian Fleming The 1960s were a period of considerable change in Irish education. Events during that period have been described subsequently in many books and articles. These have concentrated on the actions and experiences of policy-makers in government and other members of the … Read more
DANIEL C. WILLIAMSON Bloomsbury £76.50 ISBN 9781474216968 Reviewed by: Richard English Amid current frustrations regarding politics in Northern Ireland, it is vital to recall what genuine crisis in the North has actually involved. Daniel C. Williamson’s lucid and fair-minded study of Anglo-Irish relations during the early phase of the Northern Ireland Troubles offers helpful insight … Read more