Lady Icarus – new edition

Whisper it quietly – but a 20th anniversary paperback edition (revised) of ‘Lady Icarus – The Life of Irish Aviator Lady Heath’ is on the way. Watch this space!

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Want to Explore Herbert Simms’ Dublin?

Want to explore the Dublin of city housing architect Herbert Simms? Here are two maps to help you! Download at https://www.amaliaetc.com/free#herbert-simms-maps

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Simms book – launch November 7

It’s here! Official launch/signing at Dubray’s (my local book shop), in Blackrock, Tue Nov 7, from 6.30pm. All very welcome! Second signing in Trinity Comp, Ballymun, Wednesday November 15 (time tbc)

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“Lady Icarus” – sold out! As are the Markievicz books!

Thank you  everyone for nice comments on the repeat showing of Donal Byrne’s film on the  Limerick aviation pioneer Mary Heath shown on RTE’s  Nationwide last night. As a result of all the publicity this year (with another film in the offing), the first printing of  Lady Icarus is now sold out at this end, […]

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Cork – “the most comfortable jail”

In early June 191, Constance Markievicz was arrested yet again and in Mallow, on 15 June, was sentenced to four months in Cork city gaol for making a seditious speech urging the boycotting of local RIC officers. She had been escorted to Mallow on a special train with about 30 police and “30 enemy soldiers […]

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Markievicz: Two summer talks

I’ll be giving a talk on Constance Markievicz at Hinterland in Kells – and then another at the Pearse Museum on Thu July 11 (7.30pm). All welcome to either – or both! Here’s the blurb for Hinterland – which takes place 27-30 June with RTE’s Myles Dungan one of the organisers. Countess Markievicz: The Life […]

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