Sir, —Kevin Whelan’s list of errors in the Irish material in the new Oxford DNB (HI 13.3, May/June 2005) misses two in the entry on Edmund Dwyer Gray (1845–88), MP and proprietor of Dublin’s Freeman’s Journal. Both errors—which had originally appeared in the old Dictionary of National Biography—relate to the loss of a schooner, the … Read more
Sir, —Thank you for such an interesting magazine. I am delighted that itis being produced more often and am looking forward to some good andchallenging reading. I particularly like the letters pages. There issome real sparky debate there, much more so than the usual bland toneof similar magazines. It has the effect of making me … Read more
Sir, —I would like to comment on two contributions to the last issue (HI 13.3, May/June 2005), namely Desmond Fennell’s letter on Fascism and Brian Hanley’s study of Seán Russell’s (and the IRA’s) collaboration with Nazi Germany. Desmond Fennell attacks Professor Horne’s view of the resemblance between Fascism and Nazism and implies that an inquiry … Read more
How many divisions has the pope? As Eamon O’Flaherty observes in his review of Irish media reaction to the death of Pope John Paul II (TV Eye, pp 52–3), ‘remarkable claims have been made about John Paul II’s influence on world history, the most notable being that he was the main architect of the downfall … Read more
Sir, —In the January/February issue (HI 13.1) Professor John Horne gives an illuminating account of the origins and rise to power of Fascism in Italy and of National Socialism in Germany. I have only two cavils with his article. After examining arguments for and against the notion that the two movements had enough in common … Read more