Carson repatriated

THE article on Oscar Wilde’s trial (Irish Examiner, April 24) described Edward Carson as a “steely Ulsterman“.

Carson repatriated
Tue, 29 Apr, 2003 - 01:00

While Mr Carson may have been leader of a political party associated with Ulster, he was actually from Dublin, and had been active in hurling and the Irish language in his time at Trinity College.

Denis Hurley,

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