Church opinion in Northern Ireland, 1983

UK FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OFFICIALS ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH BOTH PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS THROUGH THEIR RELIGIOUS LEADERS. By Maggie Scull The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently released their 1983 files to the National Archives in Kew, including one concerning church opinion in Northern Ireland on the Provisional IRA and the … Read more

Gems of Architecture

In 1912 Monaghan Urban Council began to plan a scheme of artisans’ houses to be financed under the Housing of the Working Classes (Ireland) Act, 1908. This Act, designed principally to rid Irish cities of slum dwellings, allowed urban councils to access loans at reasonable rates. The military barracks on the northern outskirts of Monaghan … Read more