Sir,—May I be allowed to offer a gentle rebuke to Joseph E.A. Connell (Countdown to 2016) and the many other historians who promote the view that the 1916 Rising was confined to Dublin? Despite the conflicting orders, the Volunteers in County Wexford assembled on Wednesday 27 April, having confirmed that parts of Dublin had already … Read more
THE IRISH STATE HAS CHOSEN TO COMMENCE ITS PROGRAMME TO COMMEMORATE THE 1916 RISING ON THE ONLY OCCASION THAT MAKES HISTORICAL SENSE. By Gabriel Doherty While the state ceremony that was held in Glasnevin cemetery on 1 August 2015 to mark the centenary of the burial of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa received a broadly positive response, … Read more
March 3 Tues 8pm Clare & Shannon Archaeological & Historical Societies, Old Ground Hotel, Ennis. Praying and singing in medieval Ireland, 1000–1600, Frank Lawrence. 6 Fri 7.30pm NUI Maynooth History Forum, Rhetoric House, South Campus. The moral economy—how the poor survived in 1830s Ireland, Seán Bagnall. 9 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, … Read more
Sir,—Michael Carragher’s undoubted courtesy is greater than his concern for accuracy (Letters, HI 23.1, Jan./Feb. 2015). It can be agreed that Germany’s diplomatic incompetence post-Bismarck contributed to its encirclement. Yet France, Russia and Britain were only too happy to take advantage of the situation. To say that ‘the Reich’s ambition was European hegemony’ before 1914 … Read more
Christmas is over and its time to leave off the hard livin’, but all is not lost: our first issue of 2015 should be coming through letterboxes and hitting bookshelves over the next day or two. And its a good one, if we do say so ourselves. In it you’ll find: • Jason McHugh on … Read more