Sir,—In the article ‘Ireland and Empire’ (HI 34.3, May/June 2026) the caption for Jack B. Yeats’s Grief painting (p. 15) refers to O’Connell Bridge being once known as White Horse Bridge. My amateurish research into this reference has been unable to find any record of this name. Could you please extrapolate on the statement?—Yours etc., … Read more
Sir,—A small correction is due to Damien McLelland’s otherwise accurate and informative article on Frongoch internment camp (HI 34.2, May/June 2026). The surviving hut pictured on p. 8 is not actually on the site. This particular hut was bought and relocated to a farm about a mile away when the camp closed in 1920, after … Read more
A chara,—Cora Crampton (‘Remember Mullaghmast’, HI 34.3, May/June 2026) states: ‘The Nation’s brand of chauvinistic nationalism often alienated Protestants’. This is a remarkable statement given that Protestants were among the founders and writers of The Nation, most notably Thomas Davis. It was certainly a nationalist paper but I dispute any claim that it was chauvinist. … Read more
Sir,—With regard to ‘James Connolly in India?’ (Letters, HI 34.3, May/June 2026), John Connolly did not serve with the King’s Liverpool Regiment. His army file (he used the name ‘James Reid’, not ‘John Reid’) shows that he was with the Border Regiment, serving a total of sixteen years. The regiment was created in 1881 under … Read more
Sir,—Your reviewer describes David McCullagh’s From crown to harp as ‘scrupulous’ and an ‘exemplary’ piece of scholarship (HI 34.2, March/April 2026, p. 67). McCullagh has contributed notably to de Valera studies, but with respect to what Arthur Griffith called ‘a damnable lie’ I fear he nods. The ‘damnable lie’, repeated by McCullagh (pages 52 and … Read more