Sir, - Congratulations to Kevin Myers (An Irishman's Diary, October 2nd) on a superb example of the 19th century musing essay (and that is intended as a compliment)!
He hoovers every grassy knoll in history clinically clean of every possible - or impossible - second gunman. He decommissions every sub-historical warren. He is so effortlessly dismissive of all our cherished conspiracies that he is almost too convincing. Indeed, the more one thinks of it: What was the exact sequence of events which led Mr Myers himself to write this particular piece at this specific time. . ? - Yours, etc., Maurice O' Connell,
Temple Square, Dublin 6.