Madam, - I always understood that James Connolly was born in Scotland, the Cowgate area of Edinburgh to be precise.
However I note from the recently released 1911 Census online returns that he gives his place of birth as Co Monaghan.
Three of his children, Nora, Aileen and Ina, are listed as having been born in Scotland, with two others born in Dublin and one in America. Can anyone explain this? - Yours, etc,
FINTAN GIBNEY, The Hill, Glasnevin Dublin 9.