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
BY AODHÁN CREALEY MARCH 13/1854 Harriet Smithson (53), actress and the first Madame Berlioz, died in Montmartre, Paris. In 1827, after regular appearances in Dublin’s Crow Street Theatre and London’s Drury Lane, Smithson, from Ennis, Co. Clare, took Paris by storm on her début in the role of a passionate Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Notables … Read more
Celtic Studies used to play an important part in Germany’s academic landscape. Today the discipline is considered rather exotic. Similarly, little attention is paid to Irish literature. In defiance of this, academics based in Germany share how and why they are keeping Irish heritage alive. By Laura Patz It must be tiring sometimes. Most … Read more