Sir,—The National Inventory of War Memorials is a project currently in progress in Britain being undertaken by the Imperial War Museum which will lead to the creation of a new archive holding information on the estimated 54,000 war memorials throughout the British Isles. The bulk of the archive holds information on memorials which were built … Read more
Sir,—I would be very grateful if any History Ireland readers could put me in contact with the family of the late Mr Henry Hanna KC, barrister and author of The Pals at Suvla Bay. —Yours etc., PHILIP LECAN Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association 77 Windsor Drive Monkstown Co. Dublin int+353 (0)1 2301489 (home), 4620444 (work)
Sir,—I am currently writing a history of Irish music hall (c.1880-1910) and would be interested to hear from anyone with family connections and/or those who have music hall memorabilia such as flyers, illustrations, posters, photographs, programmes, newspaper/magazine advertisements and reviews. I’m also interested in biographical details on Irish performers as well as information on the … Read more
Sir,—Above is a copy of a copy of a photograph that appeared in an unknown magazine entitled ‘1896 Athlone Connaught Rangers’. I acquired it from the National Army Museum, London. My great grandfather Sergeant James O’Rourke is in the picture. He served with the 1st-2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers from 1873-1899. He was born in 1853 … Read more
Sir,—I have recently done a course of reading on women and Irish nationalism. In two separate accounts—Kathleen Clarke’s autobiography, Revolutionary Woman (1991), and R.M. Fox’s Rebel Irishwomen (1935)—it is said that the clause in the 1916 Proclamation concerning the equality of women was opposed by one of the seven signatories. The source for Fox is … Read more