Joe Christie, the charismatic republican who died on 29 May, is shown here addressing a Dublin meeting shortly after playing a leading part in the arms raid on Armagh Barracks in 1954. Note the placards in three languages; UCD students borrowed from the opening words of Virgil’s Aeneid: ‘ Arma virumque cano’ (this is a … Read more
Sir,—I am currently researching John Sweetman (1752-1826), United Irishman, brewer and art collector. I am particularly interested in his activities as an art collector and would be most grateful to receive any information regarding works of art from his now dispersed collection or documents relating to him. Any help received would be duly acknowledged.—Yours, etc., … Read more
Sir,—I was very interested to read in the last issue of History Ireland of Marianne Elliott’s intention to write a book on the history of Ulster’s Catholics. Debate on this relatively neglected subject is set to be invigorated by one of the finest minds in the profession. Nonetheless, I have certain reservations.The book is set … Read more
Tony Canavan is an editorial consultant and member of the editorial board of History Ireland; David Edwards lectures in history at NUI, Cork; Thomas O’Loughlin lectures in theology at the University of Wales, Lampeter; C.D.C. Armstrong is a freelance historian.
Reviewed by C.D.C. Armstrong Religion and Rebellion contains the proceedings of the twenty-second biennial Irish Conference of Historians, held in May 1995. The title is not an exact description of the contents. Only a few of the essays deal with ‘rebellion’ in the usual sense of the word: violent resistance to established authority. ‘Religion, rebellion, … Read more