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Irlanda y el rey prudente, [Ireland and the Prudent King], Enrique García Hernán. (Ediciones del Laberinto, Madrid, 2,000 pesetas) ISBN 8487482686

Those who read Spanish will find Enrique García’s book both rewarding and interesting. For too long Ireland’s relations with Philip II have centred on the ‘invincible armada’ of 1588. As this book shows, the king was continuously interested in Ireland during his time as monarch, 1556-98. Indeed, this comprehensiveness is the main feature of this … Read more

Kinsale: the Motion Picture

RTÉ has made a documentary, The Battle of Kinsale, as its contribution of this year’s 400th commemoration of that event. History Ireland solicited the views of the programme makers. Peter Mulryan, producer/director Of course I’d heard of the battle of Kinsale, but exactly what happened at Kinsale was a mystery to me. Seventeenth-century Irish history … Read more

Ireland & Spain

The historic links between Spain and Ireland are intellectual, economic, political, religious and especially military. However there are no racial or genetic links. The Gaelic Irish we can categorically state do not have Spanish origins. When the Lebor Gabála Érenn—the Book of Invasions—was composed as an integrative myth for the peoples of Ireland with the … Read more

The Basque Conflict and Ireland

The ground shifts constantly: comparisons and contrasts between the conflicts in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country always run the risk of burial in the next seismic shift in events. Many Spanish observers are hostile even to attempting such an exercise. We do not see the least connection between the two conflicts. To attempt to … Read more

Ireland and the Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was one of the most controversial conflicts of the last century, producing an immense historiography comparable to more decisive events such as the Russian Revolution. This is all the more surprising given Spain’s reputation at the time as an isolated backwater. When the war broke out in July 1936 The Times … Read more