Postgraduate Bursaries The British Association for Irish Studies has established a scheme to support postgraduate research in Britain on topics of Irish interest. The Association will award four bursaries of £1,000 each to postgraduate students, based in a university in Great Britain, conducting research on any aspect of Irish Studies. The aim of the awards … Read more
Sir,—Gregory Allen’s article on Carl Hardebeck in the last issue was most welcome, especially at a time when Irish vocal music enjoys such popularity. The restoration of Hardebeck’s name and contribution should be of significant interest to all contemporary students of the art form.It is ironic, however, that in crediting the editors and friends of … Read more
Sir,—I greatly enjoyed your Summer 1998 edition dedicated to the 1798 rebellion. I discovered aspects new to me and interpretations which challenged my conceptions based as they were on, In the county of Wexford thoserebels did rise,All brave Orangemen they thoughtthey’d sacrifice…. To find that Scullabogue barn is little known in (local) popular history and … Read more
Sir,—With reference to the article on 1798 in the North in the Summer 1998 issue, it was mentioned that the Ards men joined the insurgents from Saintfield and Ballynahinch at Creevy Rocks. A search of the Ordnance Survey map and enquiries from persons within the Saintfield, Crossgar, Ballynahinch triangle have failed to locate the whereabouts … Read more