Separating fact from folklore

UCC historian John Borgonovo casts doubt on some claims made in the TV3 series ‘In The Name Of The Republic’

TV3’s TWO-PART documentary series, In the Name of the Republic has created a stir among historians, though perhaps not in the way the filmmakers intended.

The programme illustrates the danger of accepting local folklore as historical fact, especially during this much-heralded “decade of centenaries”.