In Fenagh, Co. Leitrim, celebrations were held last summer to commemorate a vellum manuscript written there in 1516. By Brendan Scott In 1516 a well-known scribe from Roscommon, Muirgheas Ó Maoilchonaire, was hired by Tadhg O’Roddy, the coarb of Fenagh, to revise and update an earlier version of a manuscript that had supposedly been written … Read more
On the 50th anniversary of a war that was headline news in Ireland. By Kevin O’Sullivan Biafra’s heyday was short-lived. On 30 May 1967 Lt Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu announced the secession of Nigeria’s Eastern Region (of which he was leader) and the creation of an independent republic. Within months his forces were drawn into a … Read more
By Tony Canavan The Know-Nothings Recent events in the United States raise echoes of the Know-Nothing Party, also known as the American Party, which was prominent in the late 1840s and early 1850s. The Know-Nothings strongly opposed immigration and Catholicism. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine were particular targets of their vitriol. The Know-Nothings feared … Read more
Kilkenny’s newest attraction opened its doors to the public on 28 February 2017. By Evelyn Graham The Medieval Mile Museum, which has been developed by Kilkenny County Council with substantial grant-aid from Fáilte Ireland, is a major new cultural centre in the heart of Ireland’s Medieval Mile under the management of the Kilkenny Civic Trust. … Read more
Reflections on the lives of women who challenged the norm. By Sarah Hunter To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8 March 2017, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) hosted an event which highlighted the lives of a number of extraordinary Irish women. The theme was ‘Be bold for change’, and Amy Carmichael, … Read more