The English saint has a surprisingly long history in Ireland. BY FRANCIS YOUNG Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick, is today internationally synonymous with the country he represents—to a greater extent, […]
Read More →Why do the academic historians of Ireland seem to speak for rather than to power? BY FEARGHAL MAC BHLOSCAIDH Ireland is more than halfway through a ‘decade of centenaries’ commemorating […]
Read More →BY TONY CANAVAN Big plans for small paintings put on hold The exhibition of a collection of Irish miniature portraits, which took more than 40 years to assemble, has had […]
Read More →Sir,—Dr Mary McAuliffe’s article (HI 28.2, March/April 2020) and recently published biography of Margaret Skinnider are to be warmly welcomed as throwing another light on Irish republican activists of a […]
Read More →Sir,—In their article examining the origins of the Public Records Office (HI 28.3, May/June 2020) Peter Crooks and Ciarán Wallace failed to mention the ‘Reports from the Commissioners appointed by […]
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