I note that Jeffrey Dudgeon doesn’t respond to the point I made about him leaving out the following in the third edition of his book: “It is possible that Millar bought the motor bike from Corbally and that Casement was repaying him as a separate note listing expenditure simply reads ‘Millar 25.0.0’…” In my article … Continue reading Reply to Jeffrey Dudgeon
Roger Casement
Letter—The Black Diaries
To the Irish Political Review Dear Editor, John Martin, in November’s Irish Political Review article ‘The Black Diary Forgeries’, pinpoints one of the, perhaps, dozen areas of dispute author Paul Hyde has over the authenticity of Casement’s four Black Diaries. I have dealt with most of these contradictions or confusions and made the point that, within nearly 1,000 … Continue reading Letter—The Black Diaries
Reply to Tim O’Sullivan
1) The 1902 'Army Notebook' is included in the collection of “diaries” that the British State prevented public access to until 1959 and restricted access up until 1995. These are collectively known as the Black Diaries. As indicated in previous articles the Diaries contain 'authenticators'. This is innocuous material which is factually correct; and the … Continue reading Reply to Tim O’Sullivan
The Black Diary Forgeries
For over one hundred years the British State has claimed that the so-called Black Diaries (consisting of: a Cash Ledger; an Army notebook; and three other diaries) were written by Roger Casement. The modus operandi of the Black Diaries is to include pieces of information that are factually correct along with dubious sexual elements designed to discredit Casement. The reader is … Continue reading The Black Diary Forgeries
“Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated”
“Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated” Jack Lane: Text of a talk at the Mother Jones Festival Cork, 26 July 2025 You will find more work by Jack Lane on his website https://aubanehistoricalsociety.com This talk is a very brief outline of the case for the real Roger Casement and why we are now presented with a … Continue reading “Roger Casement – the Real and the Fabricated”
Roger Casement Commemoration—Invite
1916 -1921 CLUB The 1916–1921 Club invites you to a special commemoration of Roger Casement on Sunday, August 31st, at 2:00 PM at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. The event will include a wreath-laying ceremony at Casement’s grave, followed by a talk on his legacy at the Glasnevin Cemetery Museum. “Roger Casement - the real and the fabricated” By Jack … Continue reading Roger Casement Commemoration—Invite