Viscount Hugh Gough—an ‘illustrious Irishman’ and controversial British military commander

The National Library of Ireland recently catalogued and made available the Gough papers, a collection relating to Hugh Gough and his family. The papers reveal much about the life of this ‘illustrious Irishman’ and his lengthy military career.   By Fionnuala Walsh In 1986 an equestrian statue depicting Viscount Hugh Gough and describing him as ... Read more

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