Medieval History (pre-1500)

Museum eye:Revenue Museum/Músaem Ioncaim Chapel crypt, Dublin Castle www.revenue.ie/en/about/revenue-museum.html, +353 (0)1 8635 601 Mon.–Fri. 10am–4pm by Tony Canavan

The Revenue Museum recently featured in a book about the government’s waste of taxpayers’ money but this seems an unfair criticism of an interesting and well-presented exhibition. Sited in the atmospheric crypt of Dublin Castle’s chapel, it occupies a small chamber that makes the best use of its space. As soon as you go through … Read more

TV eye:The story of Ireland BBC/RTÉ, February/March 2011 by John Gibney

The story of Ireland arrived on British and Irish television screens with considerable fanfare, the first comprehensive TV history of Ireland since Robert Kee’s Ireland: a history in 1981. Now, 30 years later, comes a multimillion-euro co-production between the BBC and RTÉ, filmed across the world and fronted by former BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane … Read more

Enniscorthy Castle Castle Hill, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

I can remember when the castle in Enniscorthy housed the unofficial Wexford county museum. It had all the attractions and flaws of a volunteer-run museum, with every room packed with exhibits, not always in the best of condition. In 2006 the castle was closed for major renovation. A radical decision was taken to concentrate on … Read more