By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Following the Soloheadbeg ambush on 21 January 1919, Séamus Robinson, Seán Treacy, Seán Hogan and Dan Breen went on the run. The group who took part in the ambush became known as ‘the Big Four’, for whom the British offered a reward of £10,000. On 11 May 1919 Hogan was … Read more
MAY 02 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Avenue. The amazing life of Delia Murphy, Carmen Cullen. Adm. €4/€2. 07 Tues 8pm Dublin Port Company & Bullock Harbour Preservation Association, Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre. Hugh Leonard walk, Danielle Keyes-Byrne. 07 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. … Read more
CATRIONA J. McKENZIE and EILEEN M. MURPHY Four Courts Press €45 ISBN 9781846823305 Reviewed by: Áine Foley Áine Foley is a Busteed Fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. In 2003 a cemetery at Ballyhanna, near Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, was excavated, revealing the skeletal remains of almost 1,300 individuals. Radiocarbon dating established … Read more
CIARÁN J. DEVLIN Four Courts Press €22.45 ISBN 9781846827556 Reviewed by: Sparky Booker Sparky Booker lectures in medieval history at Queen’s University, Belfast. It is clear when reading The making of medieval Derry that it is the fruit of a life’s work; it is characterised by an impressive depth and richness of detail, as well … Read more
Keith Busby Brepols €110 ISBN 9782503570211 Reviewed by: Caoimhe Whelan Caoimhe Whelan is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of History, Trinity College, Dublin. This volume offers encyclopaedic coverage from the twelfth–fourteenth centuries of both the French language and literature in medieval Ireland and the representation of Ireland in medieval French literature. Drawing on … Read more