Nick Maxwell While on a recent holiday to Krakow, Poland, I took the opportunity to visit nearby Auschwitz, where at least 1.1 million people were exterminated by the Nazis, 90% of them Jews. No matter how familiar you are with the background to the ‘Final Solution’, nothing prepares you for the reality on the ground. The claustrophobia … Read more
SEPTEMBER 02 Wed 8pm Cill Dara Historical Society, Áras Bhríde, Kildare Town. The Malones of Claregate Street. 07 Mon 8pm Celbridge History Group, Celbridge Library. Art O’Connor (Judge) of Elm Hall—Ireland’s unknown president, James Durney. 07 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South. Resurrecting the Renaissance tombs of St Mary’s … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20150724-HistoryIrelandShow-050.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ National School, Reenascreena, West Cork 7.30pm Sat 11 July Judith Campbell, Conor McNamara, Shane Kenna
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20150706-HistoryIrelandShow-049.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ History Festival of Ireland, Borris House, Co. Carlow 7pm Fri 5 June Patrick Geoghegan, Jane Wellesley, Lar Joye, Hugh Gough
Gerard Moran and Nollaig Ó Muraíle (eds), Mayo history and society (Geography Publications, €60 hb, 920pp, ISBN 9780906602683). Jonathon Cherry and Brendan Scott (eds), Cavan history and society (Geography Publications, €60 hb, 920pp, ISBN 9780906602683). Brian Barton, The Belfast Blitz: the city in the war years (Ulster Historical Foundation, £19.99 pb, 656pp, ISBN 9781909556324). Mark … Read more