Sir—In your last issue Brian Hanley refers to a ‘Donie O’Neill’ as oneof the defenders of Connolly House during a violent anti-Communistattack in March 1933. The name mentioned is obviously a misprint forDonie O’Reilly. Not alone was he a founder member of the CommunistParty of Ireland in June 1933, he was one of the first … Read more
Sir,—I am researching certain aspects of political, personal andcultural life in Edwardian Belfast relating to Roger Casement and havecome across a family that plays a mysterious part in his activities ofthat era, but whose details I cannot trace beyond the publiclyavailable records of censuses, wills, and street directories. The family consisted of the father, William … Read more
Sir,—I was interested to read Stephen Royle’s article in the last issue on Irish island emigration and its legacy. I have just spent six months on Dursey Island, West Cork from September 1998 to February 1999. Dursey has a total population of five native islanders with several houses renovated as holiday homes. I would like … Read more
Steven G. Ellis is Associate Professor of History at University College Galway; Oliver P. Rafferty is Director of Studies at Campion Hall, Oxford; Patrick Maume lectures in history at Queen’s University, Belfast; Michael Perceval-Maxwell is Professor of History at McGill University, Montreal; James G.R. Cronin is a postgraduate history student at University College Cork.
From the moment I turned the first page of this book I was riveted. This is a splendid study of the subject, one which will undoubtedly be regarded as a landmark publication by the specialist and as a thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating overview of the cultural and artistic climate of Dublin and Edinburgh at the … Read more