Maigh Eo na Sacsan (Mayo of the English) bears witness to the earliest contacts between Ireland and England, to an era when cultural contacts between the two countries were characterised by a mutual give and take. Tim Pat Coogan has pointed out that it was only as late as the twelfth century that ‘the influence … Read more
Sir,—I am looking for information in relation to the headscarf worn by Irish women from 1900 to the year 2000. I am eager to hear from countrywomen who wore or still wear a headscarf or have memories or old photographs of loved ones wearing the headscarf. I am also interested to hear the various ways … Read more
Sir,—In her interesting article on the George Gavan Duffy papers (HI Winter 2000), Mary Kotsonouris wonders why, as late as 1951, Gavan Duffy reiterated his view that the 1922 constitution could have recovered the independence lost in the Treaty.The reason is that Gavan Duffy believed that a more ‘republican’constitution could have reconciled many anti-treatyites, thus … Read more
A chara,—In order to commemorate and celebrate the pioneering work of the Dáil courts (1920-24), I propose to collect and publish the likenesses of the judges and justices, registrars, clerks and other officials of the supreme, circuit and various district and parish courts. I would be grateful if anyone in possession of such likenesses could … Read more
Sir,—In ‘The Postal Strike of 1922’ (HI Winter 2000) Alexis Guilbride regrets that this event ‘has virtually gone unrecorded in the history books.Of all the governments we have had since independence, few would dispute that the first Provisional Government of Saorstat Éireann had the most difficult task of all, establishing a staple environment from the … Read more