Editorial

NOVEMBER 04 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South. Surviving the seventeenth century? The Kennedys of Mount Kennedy, Cork, Therese Hicks. 05 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Paul Henry—art and Modernism, Eimear O’Connor. Adm. €3. 06 Wed 8pm Rathmichael Historical Society, National School, Stonebridge Road. Howth … Read more

The disestablishment of the Church of Ireland 150 years ago (‘in the nick of time’, according to Kenneth Milne, pp 24–7) was a triumph of British statecraft in Ireland. Prime Minister Gladstone had not only prepared the ground across a broad spectrum of UK public opinion by making it a major plank in his general … Read more