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December 1, 2025December 6, 2025 lefroggy01

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

December 1, 2025December 6, 2025 lefroggy01

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

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