Sir,—There is no single corroborated or semi-credible shred of evidence that Theobald Wolfe Tone was the illegitimate son of the barrister Theobald Wolfe. In stating that he ‘probably’ was a half-brother of the latter’s actual son, Charles, Aodhán Crealey (HI 29.1, Jan./Feb. 2021, p. 9, ON THIS DAY) no doubt thought it safe to rely … Read more
Sir,—Joe Connell’s article on Katharine Parnell (HI 29.1, Jan./Feb. 2021) was a most interesting read. It may be of interest to readers to know that Katharine Parnell was the sister of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC of the British Army. Katharine’s first husband, Captain William Henry O’Shea, was the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) MP … Read more
Sir,—An uncharacteristic glitch occurred in the editing process of my article ‘Hurling in Thurles before the GAA’ (HI 28.3, May/June 2020). In the version submitted to your magazine I had written that the Nicholsons of Turtulla, Thurles, had a team of hurlers that played against sides sponsored by other members of the ascendancy—‘landed gentry’, ‘upper … Read more
BY TONY CANAVAN HISTORICAL PRECEDENT FOR THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL The attack on the Capitol Building on 6 January 2021 brought to mind that the last attack on the US Capitol prior to the storm-Trumpers was led by British Army Major-Gen. Robert Ross from Rostrevor, Co. Down. His troops not only attacked … Read more
A new archives service in the midlands By Lisa Shortall Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society (Offaly History) in 2019, the Society completed the building of its second premises, Offaly Archives, after four long years of design and planning. The new repository is a state-of-the-art archives … Read more