Friday 8 October saw the culmination of a lengthy campaign for official recognition of the World War II hero, Leading Seaman James J. Magennis VC, in his native city. Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Robert Stoker, welcomed the Magennis family who had come over from Bradford for the ceremony. Ian Fraser VC, DSC, the commanding … Read more
On 19 May 1999 Seamus Hosey (RTÉ) unveiled a monument, designed and sculpted by Anna Bland, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the battle of the Pass of the Plumes (Cashel Cross, County Laois), when an English force under Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, was ambushed and defeated by Owny MacRory O’More. Local historian George … Read more
The J.C. Beckett Prize in Irish History will be awarded each year topostgraduate students working in the field of medieval and modern Irishhistory. The first award will be made in 1999. Applicants for the 1999 prize are invited to submit an essay of12,000-15,000 words based on their dissertation. A medal and prize of£500 will be … Read more
Queen’s University, Belfast, was an apt venue for the Irish Legal History Society’s 1998 AGM and conference. The Society is a cross-border organisation founded ten years ago to encourage the study of the history of Irish law. A specific object is to publish original documents and works about Irish law and also to reprint or … Read more
The first Viking raid on Ireland is recorded in the Annals of Ulster for the year AD 795. The 1200th anniversary of this event in 1995 was marked by an international conference in Dublin attended by over 300 delegates. The proceedings have now been published—Ireland and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age (Four Courts Press, … Read more