Editorial

Events

NOVEMBER 01 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Avenue. The original houses of Belfield, Ruth Ferguson. Adm. €4/students €2. 03 Sat 11am Military History Society of Ireland, Wexford Town Library. The war at sea around Ireland, 1914–18, Pat McCarthy. 03 Sat 11am–4.30pm Medal Society of Ireland, Knox Hall, Monkstown Village. Medal and … Read more

The end of the First World War

While not a ‘special’ as such, this issue has a particular end-of-First-World-War emphasis. Mark Phelan reminds us of how the Central Powers were eventually defeated (pp 24–7); Monika Barget, Pádraig MacCarron and Susan Schreibman retrieve yet another aspect of the heretofore hidden history of women’s involvement (‘Sphagum moss and female agency’, pp 32–4); and John … Read more