Nick Maxwell BY TONY CANAVAN Countess Markievicz goes to Westminster With no hint of irony, the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, has donated a portrait of Constance Markievicz to the British Houses of Parliament for an exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of some women in the United Kingdom being granted the vote—the point … Read more
JAMES KELLY (ed.) Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781107115200 Reviewed by Timothy Murtagh For anyone looking for a general survey of Irish history, the last several years have represented a bonanza of historical publishing. There has been the Oxford handbook of modern Irish history (2014), the Princeton history of modern Ireland (2016) and the Cambridge social … Read more
Thur 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Sq. S. A taste for Gothic, Judith Hill. Thur 8pm Rathmines, Ranelagh & Rathgar Historical Society, Rathmines Town Hall. St Mary’s College and its place in the history of Rathmines, Charlie O’Neill. Adm. €3.
NOVEMBER 01 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Avenue. The original houses of Belfield, Ruth Ferguson. Adm. €4/students €2. 03 Sat 11am Military History Society of Ireland, Wexford Town Library. The war at sea around Ireland, 1914–18, Pat McCarthy. 03 Sat 11am–4.30pm Medal Society of Ireland, Knox Hall, Monkstown Village. Medal and … Read more
By Joe Connell Following the armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918, the British government called a general election for 14 December, in which Sinn Féin won 73 out of 105 seats. The election saw the overwhelming defeat of the moderate nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party, which had dominated Irish politics since … Read more