Sir,—Regarding Nigel Jones’s review of Gerard Murphy’s book (HI 27.1, Jan./Feb. 2019), I was surprised by the assertion that Dr Murphy ‘is well qualified for the role of historical detective, being professionally versed in forensic science’. The information about the author included in the book merely states that Murphy holds a Ph.D and lectures at … Read more
Sir,—Patrick Maume (HI 27.1, Jan./Feb. 2019) declares, using very sparse evidence indeed, that Brian O’Higgins was led into ‘holocaust denial’. This is a very strange accusation to make, considering that the excerpt quoted to bolster the assertion of ‘holocaust denial’ is from the Wolfe Tone Annual of 1948. Evidence for the holocaust was, in 1948, … Read more
Sir,—Padraig Yeates (HI. 27.1, Jan./Feb. 2019, Platform)is to be congratulated on his discovery of Irish Labour’s proposals for mass resistance to conscription in Ireland. Not least of its benefits is the opportunity it provides to question the narrative agreed by traditionalists and revisionists alike as to the Irish national struggle between 1919 and 1921. In … Read more
By Stephen Callaghan The Second Boer War broke out in October 1899. It was a conflict for which the British were under-prepared, with towns like Kimberly, Ladysmith and Mafeking being besieged by the Boers at the outset. The following year saw several hundred thousand British and Commonwealth reinforcements on their way to South Africa. Prior … Read more
BY TONY CANAVAN Sinn Féin’s success in the 1918 general election A research study carried out at Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB), has found that the 1918 electoral reforms in Britain and Ireland did not cause Sinn Féin’s subsequent electoral victory, as previously proposed. In early 1918, the right to vote was extended to all men … Read more