Nick Maxwell Normal service is being resumed after our World War One special issue (that’s two special issues in a year; a new record). The latest edition of History Ireland will be hitting the shelves and popping through letterboxes from Monday 1 September; and gentle reader, in it you will find all kinds of good stuff, including: … Read more
It’s been a busy week in history-land. Beginning with last weeks unveiling of the CWGC Cross of Sacrifice in Glasnevin Cemetery, we’ve had a raft of official commemorations of the outbreak of the First World War in Ireland, the UK and Belgium (with Irish representation at the latter two). RTÉ have also launched an ambitious month … Read more
The centenary anniversary of the Howth gun-running falls this coming weekend. It is being marked by an official ceremony, and the weekend will also witness a commemoration of the related (though less well-known) Kilcoole gun-running, which is being marked with what looks like a very impressive ‘Heritage Weekend’. The Irish Times has given a good … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140722-HistoryIrelandShow-038.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street Within, Derry Sat 21 June, 7.30pm Sylvie Kleinman, Breandán MacSuibhne, Ian McBride, John Gibney
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140715-HistoryIrelandShow-037.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Wood Bros Café, Féile Brian Boru,Killaloe, Co. Clare Sat. 5 July, 7pm with Seán Duffy, Pat Wallace, Cathy Swift, Donnchadh Ó Corráin