Sir, —In reprising Ciarán Brady’s ‘platform’ piece in the Nov./Dec. 2006issue (‘Taming ‘the new monster’) I note that the web address for oursite is incorrectly cited as ‘www.his.ie’. It should of course be‘www.hist.ie’. —Yours etc., PAT CALLAN History In-Service Team
Sir, —I write to express the appreciation of the Irish MuseumsAssociation for the introduction of the review section entitled ‘MuseumEye’ in History Ireland. This very welcome innovation is enablingmuseums and galleries both large and small, national, regional andlocal, to come under the spotlight for your readers. The inclusion ofcontact details makes it easy for them … Read more
An end to foolishness ‘. . . there is an end to foolishness; the time for talk is ended’—not a cynical comment on the current (seemingly never-ending) negotiations to form a Northern Ireland executive but, as Kevin Haddick Flynn relates in this issue, the last words penned by Seán South 50 years ago before he … Read more
Sir, —In the Jan./Feb. 2005 issue of History Ireland you kindly permitted our campaign the opportunity to raise the case for pardons for 26 Irish-born British soldiers executed for military offences during World War I. Many of your readers offered support and constructive criticism that was greatly appreciated and beneficial to the Irish effort. I … Read more