BITE-SIZED HISTORY

BY TONY CANAVAN   Centenary of an unusual kidnapping One hundred years ago the IRA captured Brig. Gen. Cuthbert Lucas while he and two other British army officers were fishing on the River Blackwater in County Cork. Letters between Lucas and his wife (addressed ‘c/o the IRA’), along with Lucas’s secret captivity diary, have now … Read more

ON THIS DAY

BY AODHÁN CREALEY SEPTEMBER 14/1982 Princess Grace of Monaco (52) died, a day after suffering a stroke and crashing her car. Princess Grace, of course, was the former actress Grace Kelly, daughter of John B. Kelly Jr of Philadelphia, the affluent owner of a brickwork contracting company, and granddaughter of John Peter Kelly from Drimurla, … Read more

Four Courts Press at 50

By James Kelly Anniversaries naturally lend themselves to reflection. It is appropriate, therefore, as Four Courts Press celebrates its 50th anniversary this year that its formative contribution to academic publication in Ireland generally, and to historical publication specifically, does not pass unnoticed. Founded in 1970 by Michael Adams, whose death in 2009 deprived Ireland of … Read more