Nick Maxwell By Tony Canavan The general election can’t be too far off, as it looks like Fine Gael is selling off its heirlooms to help pay for it. Recently an original ‘Fine Gael Blueshirt’ from the 1930s was sold at auction in Dublin for €1,400. It was described in Whyte’s catalogue as a ‘blue cotton military-style … Read more
‘HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY, AND LOVED HIS KIND’—THOMAS DAVIES By Marie Bourke Although 2016 marks an important year for significant Irish commemorative events, do not miss the anniversary in April of Frederic William Burton, the leading nineteenth-century artist, antiquarian and director (see HI 20.5, Sept./Oct. 2012, pp 34–7). Born on 8 April 1816, Frederic Burton … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20151203-HistoryIrelandShow-056.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 7pm Tues 1 Dec. Maurice Walsh, John Horne, Angus Mitchell and Jennifer Wellington
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20151125-HistoryIrelandShow-055.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Mechanics Institute, Middle Street, Galway 8pm Tues 17 Nov Tommy Graham with Conor McNamara, Una Newell, John Cunningham, Jackie Ui Chionna
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20151119-HistoryIrelandShow-054.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Red Line Book Festival, Civic Theatre, Tallaght 8pm Thur 15 Oct Joost Augusteijn, Roisin Higgins, John Gibney, Ruth Dudley Edwards This podcast was recorded at The Red Line Book Festival 2015 at The Civic … Read more