Excerpt/translation from Kerzhentsev’s Revolutsiayannaya Irlandiya (1918): Easter Monday in Ireland — a day with an aura of reverence. Therefore, the arrival of a small group of Irish volunteers in the province did not give rise amongst individuals to any particular attention. The vigilance of the administration was weakened, even more so, [as] many responsible people were on … Read more
Patrick Joseph Ramsbottom (1891–1965)—my great-grand uncle. Edward Ramsbottom (1901–66), brother of Patrick—my great-grandfather. Eamonn Ramsbottom (b. 1937), son of Edward—my grandfather. Linda Murphy (b. 1969), née Ramsbottom, daughter of Eamonn—my mother. Adam Murphy (b. 2004), son of Linda—me!
This competition for primary and post-primary schools is sponsored by the Department of Education and Skills, Mercier Press, UCC School of History and History Ireland. There are four categories: Ireland and the First World War; revolution in Ireland; local or regional issues; and national issues. There will be prizes for the best primary and post-primary … Read more
When they returned to France, Fr Pierre Batiffol wrote an account of their trip in the Catholic daily newspaper La Croix. A longer description was recorded in a French Catholic magazine in November 1916. This was republished the following year in pamphlet form as Notre visite en Irlande. This 56-page pamphlet recounts the packed itinerary … Read more
The war had brought the French State and the French Catholic Church much closer than they had been for some time. Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, anti-clericalism had become an increasingly common feature in the country once referred to as ‘the Eldest Daughter of the Church’. This culminated in the 1905 law on … Read more