Sir,—I found it odd that you did not ask a historian to review The Catholics of Ulster by Marianne Elliott who is not only a noted historian but one of History Ireland’s patrons.Others better qualified or at least possessing ‘the nobility of the Gaelic mind’ (to use just one of Mons. Murray’s unhistorical phrases) will, … Read more
Sir,—Referring to the article on the Civil War photographs in the last issue (HI vol.9, no.1, Spring 2001), it should be noted that the picture at the top of page 34 is shown in reverse. It shows a closer view of the same scene as the two lower pictures, but it will be noted that … Read more
Reviewed by Paul Caprani Peter Pearson’s book is perhaps the best architectural history of Dublin since Maurice Craig’s Dublin 1660-1860. It presents an area by area account of the growth and development of the core of the city from its Viking origins through to the present day. The meticulously detailed account of the city’s built … Read more
Reviewed by Geraldine Stout The cries of despair and outrage from the tourist sector following the current closure of Newgrange, Cashel, etc. because of foot-and-mouth disease restrictions clearly shows the extent to which the industry has become dependent on these cultural amenities. Heritage presentation is big business and has become the flagship of the … Read more
Reviewed by Bernadette Cunningham In the period 1250 to 1650 covered by this book there was no single entity known as Gaelic Ireland. The term has been devised by modern historians to signify collectively the numerous quasi-autonomous Gaelic and Gaelicised lordships that existed in medieval Ireland. The sources from which the detailed workings of … Read more