Madam, - My thanks to Colin Armstrong (Nov 2nd) for spotting the mistake in my recent Irishwoman's Diary.
The remark about Archbishop Ussher checking on Newton had been given to me by one of my sources.
Ironically, in an article that was primarily about checking dates, that was the one thing I didn't do myself. Apologies to readers. - Yours, etc.,
MARY MULVIHILL, Dublin 7.