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.

Nov 25

Mon    8.30pm Kill History Group, Parish Meeting Room. Serving the State: 50 years of Irish Air Corps helicopter operations, Capt. David Brown.

Whatever happened to the Irish Volunteers?

Monday 25 November marks the centenary of the foundation of the Irish Volunteers: an organization that remains strangely neglected by historians. There are a couple of articles on the Volunteers in the current issue of History Ireland, but a quick glance through our back catalogue didn’t turn up much. We have some very good articles … Read more