Isaac Lally played a prominent role in schooling the last generation of the learned families of Connacht and Ulster. By Ruairí Ó hAodha Of the ‘wild geese’ who departed Ireland after the Williamite wars, the Lallys of Tullinadaly, Co. Galway, stand out for the renown, both glorious and tragic, that they earned in the annals … Read more
The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 By Lar Joye Between 1890 and 1914, the Irish soldier in the British Army wore a brown uniform and carried the new Lee Enfield rifle, which could fire eleven shots without reloading. His skills were put to the test during the Second Anglo-Boer War, when the British Army fought its … Read more
Fenagh, Co. Leitrim By Julie Marshall St Catherine’s Church, Fenagh, was erected in 1787 with the help of a gift of £360 from the Board of First Fruits, a body established in 1711 to construct and improve churches and glebe houses throughout Ireland; from 1777 supplemental grants from the Irish parliament fostered a nationwide programme … Read more
The life of John Roy Lynch, whose political career during Reconstruction is one of the most remarkable achievements in the pantheon of Irish-American politics. By Joe Regan On 3 November 1939, the New York Times reflected on the political career of the recently deceased John Roy Lynch, remarking that he was ‘one of the most … Read more
The life and times of John Philpot Curran. By Patrick Gageby Sadly, barristers are not now as popular as they used to be. John Philpot Curran was probably the most widely known barrister, Irish or British, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His speeches were reprinted throughout the nineteenth century, and in Ireland … Read more