Sir,—I read Daniel Mulhall’s piece (HI 32.3, May/June 2024) with interest. No context is given for the Citizen’s jibe about King Edward VII—‘There’s a bloody sight more Pox than Pax in that boyo’. Joyce set the novel in 1904, the year of the Entente Cordiale between England and France. In the first paragraphs of his … Read more
Sir,—I was very surprised at the omission of the place Faughart in the recent article ‘St Brigit—who was she?’ by Edel Bhreathnach (HI 32.2, March/April 2024). Professor Bhreathnach rightly points out that the entries in the early annals, including the dates of Brigit’s birth and death, will always be open to interpretation. The Irish annals … Read more
Sir,—In his review of my book Remember ’48 (2 vols): Young Ireland and the Rising and Young Irelanders beyond the Rising, Peter Gray wrote (HI 32.2, March/April 2024, p. 61): ‘The most recent critical writings on the subject, such as James Quinn’s 2015 book on Young Ireland and the writing of Irish history, do not … Read more
BY DONAL FALLON MEN OF THE SOUTH COME TO LIFE The impact of modern technology on Irish museums is explored in our current Museum Eye (pp 56–7) and in our recent review of the Book of Kells Experience (March/April 2024). Beyond museums, developing technology is now making its presence felt in art galleries. At the … Read more
BY AODHÁN CREALEY JULY 01/1690 The Battle of the Boyne. The scene that morning near the village of Oldbridge was quite a spectacle. On the northern bank was King William, Prince of Orange, who had accepted the English throne two years earlier on the invitation of England’s Whig political élite. His 36,000-strong army was an … Read more