Nick Maxwell By Seán Lynch Pat McAuliffe (1846–1921), builder and plasterer, lived and worked in Listowel, Co. Kerry, and, in a long career spanning the period from the 1870s to the 1910s, applied plaster or stucco to shop fronts and entire façades in the north Kerry and west Limerick region. McAuliffe developed an ambitious and often exuberant … Read more
Cumann na mBan fatalities in the War of Independence and Civil War. By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc This year marks several important milestones in the history of women’s struggle in Ireland. The centenaries of the extension of the vote to women and the election of Constance Markievicz as the first female MP will be widely … Read more
By Fiona Fitzsimons We all generate documents as we go through life, a ‘paper trail’ that is a record of key events. Ironically, the greatest amount of evidence is often left at the time of death. In nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ireland, death was one of the busiest times of life, with its own protocols to … Read more
By Saoirse Ní Shíocháin Geoffrey Lee Compton-Smith was born in 1889 in South Kensington, London. After finishing school, he decided not to follow the family tradition of studying law. He actually wanted to become an artist, but his father insisted that he join the army. He studied at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and … Read more
This competition for primary and post-primary schools is sponsored by the Department of Education and Skills, UCC School of History and History Ireland. There are four categories: Ireland and the First World War; revolution in Ireland; local or regional issues; and national issues. There will be prizes for the best primary and post-primary project in … Read more