John Connolly’s British Army Service

[In the May/June edition of History Ireland a letter was published which contained a number of errors regarding the army career of John Connolly, brother of James. I wrote a response which was published in the next issue, the text of which is below.] Sir,—With regard to ‘James Connolly in India?’ (Letters, HI 34.3, May/June 2026), John … Continue reading John Connolly’s British Army Service →

Comprador Theory and Ireland – Wk. 2

Slides from the second of two workshops on comprador theory and ireland, held in the Spark, Phibsboro, 20 April 2026. Comprador - 02 - 20.4.26Download

Comprador Theory and Ireland – Wk. 1

Slides from the first of two workshops on Ireland and comprador theory, held in the Spark, Phibsboro. Comprador - 01 - 13.4.26Download

“Given away with a pound of tea” – Footnoting Connolly

Best part of a week working on one article by Connolly, chasing down references and compiling short biographies of the people mentioned in it. The article itself is 873 words long, while the footnotes currently stand at 2,217 - almost three times the length. There is an actual reason and purpose to this: the article … Continue reading “Given away with a pound of tea” – Footnoting Connolly →

Anatomy of an Annotation

Connolly did not make it easy to footnote his work. This wasn't part of some devilish plan to keep the professors busy: he simply didn't feel it was important - either because the references were understood at the time, or that they were secondary to the purpose of the piece, which was to build a … Continue reading Anatomy of an Annotation →