Sir,—In his recent letter (HI 4.4, Spring 1997) Patrick Maume correctly states that in some districts Protestant yeomanry corps continued to exist on an unofficial basis following the disbandment of the yeomanry as a body. He also says that such a body existed in the Crom Castle area of Fermanagh under the patronage of the … Read more
Sir,—I noticed a few assertions in Timothy Bowman’s article, The Irish at the Somme (HI 4.4, Winter 1996), which I believe are incorrect. Firstly, Mr Bowman mentions that there were twenty-three ‘Irish’ battalions at the Somme; there were several more that I am aware of, namely: 1st and 2nd battalions/18th London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), … Read more
Sir,—The article ‘The Hue and Cry of Heresy’ by Philip McGuinness (HI 4.4, Winter 1996), while interesting, was fundamentally flawed. The author invites the reader to ‘dig deeper into the science and society in which Newton was embedded, and one is allowed…a fascinating insight into the use and abuse of science by ideologues…’. As one … Read more
Sir,—In his article ‘Soloheadbeg: what really happened?’ Kevin Haddick Flynn betrayed a dated and shallow understanding of a complex event. He sets himself the purpose of examining the intent and actions of Seán Treacy, Dan Breen and their comrades at Soloheadbeg. Did they set out solely to capture the gelignite or did they have the … Read more