A chara,—Seán Mac Mathúna (1876–1949) of Luogh, Doolin, Co. Clare, collected folklore during the 1930s and 1940s. Seán was also known as Johnny (Mháirtín) McMahon to his neighbours and friends. He was a meticulous collector who assembled one of the finest regional archives held in the National Folklore Collection. I hope to publish a selection … Read more
Sir,—In relation to my letter (HI 27.4, July/August 2019), may I offer some new evidence that Augustino de Cruce should not be regarded as the ‘progenitor’ of the Cruise family in Ireland. Your columnist Fiona Fitzsimons bases her evidence on Augustino witnessing a grant from Strongbow c. 1176, recorded in the Register of the Abbey … Read more
By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr The first organised action against British military forces after the Rising took place at Fermoy on Sunday 7 September 1919. The IRA’s Cork No. 2 Brigade carried it out under the command of Liam Lynch. Their objective was an armed party of British soldiers who attended Sunday service at the … Read more
BY TONY CANAVAN Alcock and Brown return to Clifden The two men who made aviation history by becoming the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic are returning to the landing spot in the west of Ireland where their plane touched down 100 years ago. A statue of John Alcock and Arthur Brown that normally … Read more
The implications for history journals, researchers and learned societies. By Jacqueline Hill Recent decades have seen certain publishers of science journals focus chiefly on profit. Naturally, libraries and other subscribers find such costs extremely challenging. A simple example should suffice. A one-year library subscription to the journal Irish Historical Studies, published by Cambridge University Press, … Read more