Flight of the Earls issue

Sir, —In the July/August 2007 issue of History Ireland (Flight of theEarls special) Prof. John McGurk, who in an earlier issue of yourjournal had drawn freely on my Kinsale for […]

Tara and the M3

Sir, —There is no doubt that Mr Pat Cooke is keen to court controversywith his pseudo-philosophical deconstruction of Tara and its landscapein his ‘platform’ piece, ‘Plato’s landscape: the quarrel over […]

Genealogical gouging?

Sir,—I am writing to you, and to others involved in Irish local history and genealogy, out of sheer desperation and frustration! I am hoping that in your professional position you […]

Gaelic gripes

Sir, —Usually I read your magazine from cover to cover with enthusiasm and interest. However, the issue for July/August 2007 (Flight of the Earls ‘special’) contained two articles completely incomprehensible […]

On this day

September   14 1911 Canon James McDyer, priest and community leader associated with Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal, born in Kilraine, Glenties, Co. Donegal.   16 1941 Sixteen Irish soldiers were killed […]