In Kieran Rankin’s article on maps of Ireland in caricature (‘When English eyes are satirising’, HI 29.1, Jan./Feb. 2021), in relation to Tom Merry’s map, ‘GEOGRAPHY BEWITCHED’ (p. 23), the last sentence of the second column should have read: ‘It may be, however, that this figure represents a respectable “everyman” that contrasts markedly with … Read more
A chara,—I very much welcomed the recent publication of O’Halpin and Ó Corráin’s The Dead of the Irish Revolution and I read with interest the review of the book by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc (‘Big Book’, HI 29.2, March/April 2021). A comprehensive and accurate reference source for details of all the fatalities that occurred in … Read more
A chara,—Dr Patrick Maume cites E.P. Thompson’s The poverty of theory in his welcome reply to my article on revisionism (Platform, HI 29.2, March/April 2021). In my piece (Platform, HI 28.4, July/August 2020), I cited the same collection to illustrate the ideological imperatives operating within and beyond the academy. Unfortunately, Dr Maume’s response rests on … Read more