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History in Residence

Newstalk 106:https://www.newstalk.com/documentary-and-drama-on-newstalk/history-residence-documentary-newstalk-947108 The Emergency: creative freedom in wartime Dublin BBC Radio 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000djfh 19 January 2020 By John Gibney Coincidentally, on Sunday 19 January two different radio stations broadcast two very different documentaries on the history of Dublin. One notable aspect of the ongoing ‘decade of centenaries’ has been the degree of public interest … Read more

Hervey Morres and ‘the Montmorency imposture’

‘I do not hesitate to say that a more impudent claim was never successfully foisted on the authorities and the public.’ By Conleth Manning In 1815 certain members of the Morres family, who were descended from Hervey Morres of Castlemorres, Co. Kilkenny (1625–1724), were by royal licence allowed to ‘re-assume their ancient and original surname … Read more

Born on a Dublin street

Dominic Behan’s ‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’. By Michael Halpenny It’s not every historical debate that comes with its own ready-made soundtrack. This one came with the defiant beat of Dominic Behan’s ‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’, the origin of which is often credited to his father, Stephen. Composed in the 1960s, the … Read more

Schulze Marriage Register, 1806–37

By Fiona Fitzsimons Between 1697 and 1749 the Irish parliament passed a series of acts to restrict interfaith marriages. The laws were squarely aimed at the ‘political nation’—those who owned property and participated in public life. By and large, everyone else was left to their own devices when it came to a formal marriage ceremony. … Read more

MUSEUM EYE: From Turmoil to Truce—photographs of the War of Independence

National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar nli.ie By Tony Canavan This exhibition explores aspects of the Irish War of Independence through photographs from the National Library’s collections with an accompanying programme of discussions, events and tours. The exhibition makes good use of the limited space in the Meeting House Square gallery and hardly … Read more