Dec 3
Tues 7.45pm Naas Local History Group, Naas Community Library. The history of Naas fire brigade, Anthony Doyle, chief fire officer.
Nick Maxwell
National Archives of Ireland and the Troubles, 1970-74: new material for CAIN database
We recently devoted a good deal of attention to the Irish involvement in the First World War, and one rather obvious reason why ostentatious commemoration of the Irish war provokes unease and hostility relates to the questionable nature of British policy in Ireland, and the role of British security forces. This is nothing new: when … Read more
Nov 29
Fri 1pm Irish Association for Industrial Relations, DIT, Aungier St. 37th Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture: Countess Markievicz and the idea of Ireland, Lauren Arrington. Fri 8pm Sligo Field Club, Sligo IT Technology Education Centre. The Lough Kinale bookshrine: conservation and investigation, Paul Mullarkey.
The diaries of Aloys Fleischmann online, 1926-27
The UCD Press website is currently warning potential buyers of the recent Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland to add €25 postage to the already hefty price due to its weight (click here for proof). No harm, in that light, to highlight a project recently launched by UCC. The Irish composer Aloys Fleischmann (1910–1992) was born … Read more
Nov 28
Thur 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square S. From Tieghearmas to Goldfinger: compiling a medieval art history of Ireland, Rachel Moss. Thur 8pm Rathmines, Ranelagh & Rathgar Historical Society, Rathmines Town Hall. Another side of 1916: Rathmines love letters, Tessa Finn. Adm. €3.