About a month after Roger Casement’s arrest in April 1916, extracts of diaries purporting to be composed by Roger Casement were circulated. Two key people were involved in this campaign: Reginald Hall, the head of Naval Intelligence; and Basil Thomson, the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and Head of the CID. There is some … Continue reading The Framing Of Roger Casement: Typescripts Versus Handwritten Diaries
Black Diaries
Concerning the Black Diaries
The book, “Anatomy of Lie – Decoding Casement” by Paul R. Hyde published in 2019 creates a new paradigm for assessing the infamous case of the alleged Black Diaries of Roger Casement; it establishes the case that there is no verifiable evidence that these diaries existed in 1916 before Casement’s execution. Hyde makes a convincing … Continue reading Concerning the Black Diaries
Letters to the Editor: Casement Diary Dispute
Dear IPR Editor, Jack Lane in his reply to my letter (Irish Political Review, April 2026) makes a huge amount of my simple statement of fact that the typed versions of the diaries might have existed before the manuscripts. I can’t prove the negative, that they didn’t come first, but there is zero evidence that … Continue reading Letters to the Editor: Casement Diary Dispute
The Lost World Of The Putumayo
Review: The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement, edited by Angus Mitchell, Lilliput Press, Dublin, 1997. This book reproduces correspondence written by Roger Casement in 1910, as well as his Putumayo Diary covering the period 23rd September to 6th December 1910. The existence of the 'Putumayo Diary' represents a fatal weakness in the edifice that the … Continue reading The Lost World Of The Putumayo
Another ‘Biography’ Of Casement !
Book Launch: Report Another 'Biography' Of Casement ! Books on Roger Casement are becoming something of a growth industry. The latest is by Rory Carroll, the Irish correspondent of the Guardian, titled A Rebel And A Traitor. The leaflet below was made available on 25th March at a pre-publication event for the book, The Hunt For Roger Casement. … Continue reading Another ‘Biography’ Of Casement !
Concerning the Black Diaries
The book, “Anatomy of Lie – Decoding Casement” by Paul R. Hyde published last year creates a new paradigm for assessing the infamous case of the alleged Black Diaries of Roger Casement; it establishes the case that there is no verifiable evidence that these diaries existed in 1916 before Casement’s execution. Hyde makes a convincing … Continue reading Concerning the Black Diaries
Casement: Dr. Audrey Giles’ Report
(Followed by Brian Inglis's Three Diaries Trick! ) The report of Audrey Giles on the Black Diaries was completed with much fanfare in 2002. It was claimed that the question of the authenticity of the Diaries was now closed. Giles is a Doctor of Philosophy. At the time of the Report she had twenty-five years … Continue reading Casement: Dr. Audrey Giles’ Report
Casement And Emotion
(Some Thoughts On Broken Archangel by Roland Philipps) Reading the latest biography of Roger Casement by Roland Philipps, a few things struck me that may be of some interest. I don’t think Philipps’s work is particularly original. It seems to be largely an elaborate development of ideas thrown out sketchily by Jeffrey Dudgeon in his large edition … Continue reading Casement And Emotion
The Black Diaries: Truth And Lies
John Martin Truth It is sometimes said that the “truth hurts”. Certainly, from an emotional point of view, it can be difficult to tell the truth if it doesn’t reflect well on the teller. But, from an intellectual point of view, telling the truth is quite easy. All that is required is for the … Continue reading The Black Diaries: Truth And Lies
Black Diary Realism
Tim O'Sullivan The article by John Martin titled The Black Diary Forgeries which appearedin Irish Political Review for November 2025 contains quite a number of questionable statements and non sequiturs which need to be addressed. In the October issue of Irish Political Review a bold prediction was made that this article would “show the error … Continue reading Black Diary Realism
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