Since I moved to the Republic of Ireland in 2015, I have noticed that in many occasions history is rewritten obliterating the time when this country was part of the United Kingdom, when Irish people were citizens of the UK as well. The Irish railway company, Iarnród Éireann has a number of history boards at its stations. The one at my local one makes reference to Willoughby Hamilton becoming the First Irishman (and the first non-British player) to win the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon Past Tracks Monasterevin station This competition was in 1890. At that point in history Ireland was … Continue reading Rewriting history