In a debate in the Irish Political Review earlier this year about the typescripts—but no diary—sent by the Police to the DPP, Jeff Dudgeon stated that this “does not preclude the typed versions existing before the diary manuscripts” (Irish Political Review, April 2026). Together with other letters in the Irish Political Review, serious doubts were thereby cast upon the existence … Continue reading Roger Casement: . . . Witnesses – No Thanks!
Paul Hyde
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
History As Creative Story-telling
Book review: Rory Carroll, A Rebel And A Traitor [Roger Casement] (Dimensions, £17.50) History As Creative Story-telling Rory Carroll’s new book is neither a history nor a biography; it has elements of a political thriller or an adventure story but is not that either. This hybrid identity conceals it as a strategic narrative—a carefully … Continue reading History As Creative Story-telling
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
Reclaiming Roger Casement
Review: Roger Casement In Irish History, 2005, Royal Irish Academy, edited by Mary E. Daly This book consists of a collection of essays on various themes concerning Roger Casement. While most of the media attention focused on a report of the handwriting expert Audrey Giles on the so called Black Diaries, there are other parts … Continue reading Reclaiming Roger Casement
The “Black Diaries”—a Catalogue Of Lies
Much of what has been published about the diaries scandal is demonstrably false. Today’s consensus for authenticity of these vile documents is the result of persistent propaganda, a long campaign of deception and disinformation since the 1950s aimed at concealing the criminal plot to exact revenge on Casement. Listed below are fifty of the most … Continue reading The “Black Diaries”—a Catalogue Of Lies
Reply to Jeffrey Dudgeon
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
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
