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
BY TONY CANAVAN Cultural vandalism vs city living In a surprising move, Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has defended the ESB’s proposal to convert the Georgian House Museum in Dublin into luxury apartments. The minister has said that the project ‘has the potential to become an exemplar scheme for Dublin to demonstrate successful city … Read more
The Churchill bust in the Oval Office—or, to be precise, its absence—is exercising minds on both sides of the Atlantic once again. By Úna Ní Bhroiméil The bronze bust of Churchill commissioned by the British War Office in 1945 became a point of conflict initially in 2012 amid claims that President Obama had removed it … Read more