Was Lugs Branigan really that tough?

As this beautifully-produced, richly-researched documentary showed, there’s more truth in the exploits of Lugs Branigan than in most myths. He really was that tough and fearless in the way he dealt with the vicious “animal gangs” roaming the streets of the city in the 40s.

What was the problem with the documentary hypothesis?

To its earlier critics, the problem with the Documentary Hypothesis was that it was too hypothetical: a clever construction, perhaps, but without enough solid evidence. Two things have changed that situation over the years: the first is this acquisition of new evidence, and the second is advances in method.

What is the documentary hypothesis of the Book of Genesis?

Since the nineteenth century, the Documentary Hypothesis has been the best-known, most published, most often criticized, most thoroughly defended, and most widely taught explanation of the development of the first five books of the Bible.

What about Tigay’s hypothesis?

Tigay and his colleagues had shown that what is pictured in the hypothesis was very much a part of the world of ancient Israel. But Niditch, seemingly unaware that this had already been demonstrated, made this unfortunate criticism in 1996 with no citation of Tigay et al when Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism had been out for over ten years.

Who was John Branigan and what did he do?

He has been described as a “legend and part of Dublin mythology,” but has also been criticised for alleged police brutality. Branigan was born on No. 1 James Street, Dublin, which was part of Saint Kevin’s Hospital (South Dublin union) in 1910.

What did the ladies of the night do to Branigan?

The ladies of the night respected Branigan back. On his final night on the job, they surprised him with gifts of Waterford Glass and a silver cutlery set, having lured him to Burlington Road with a prank 999 call about a non-existent disturbance. “He’s entered the folk memory of the city,” said historian Donal Fallon. Lugs the sheriff.

When the legend becomes fact print the legend?

THERE’S a famous line in John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” I t could have been written specifically to describe the life and career of Det Sgt Jim ‘Lugs’ Branigan, the subject of last night’s fantastic TG4 documentary.