Anchartlann: the murder machine, published on this day 1916:
"professor eoin macneill has compared the english education system in ireland to the systems of slave education which existed in the ancient pagan republics"
131weeks: 6th december 1922
the executive council of irish free state will consist of wt cosgrave, kevin o'higgins, general richard mulcahy, professor eoin macneill, ernest blythe, joseph mcgrath, & desmond fitzgerald. there shall be five further elected ministers, who won't be on council
Donalkcoffey: here's one for you: the famous rhodesian udi case is madzimbamuto v lardner-burke. desmond lardner-burke's cousin was, i believe, the professor of constitutional law in ucd, j.g. swift macneill.
Aodhbc: a sad end to a great civil engineer's life.
sir john benjamin macneill frs mria (1793 – 2 march 1880), the first professor of engineering in trinity college.
he is credited with the design of the liffey railway bridge at kingsbridge in dublin.
Irelandbattles: in 1935, macneill published 'early irish laws & institutions' - based on lectures he had given in new york university. this work was heavily critiqued by daniel binchy (professor of celtic studies at dias)