By Fiona Fitzsimons The Irish Film Institute was set up in 1943 and incorporated in 1945, with the involvement of the Catholic Church. In the 1980s the National Film Institute, as it was then known, removed any mention of the Catholic Church from its constitution. In 1986 the Irish Film Institute Irish Film Archive was … Read more
The prison medical service and the treatment of Thomas Ashe. By Ciara Breathnach On 7 September 1917, Gregory Ashe wrote the following letter to his son Thomas following his recent incarceration for sedition. Dear Thomas, I received your letter am sorry that you are under lock and key again however be cheerful Keep a stout … Read more
The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 By Lar Joye Between 1890 and 1914, the Irish soldier in the British Army wore a brown uniform and carried the new Lee Enfield rifle, which could fire eleven shots without reloading. His skills were put to the test during the Second Anglo-Boer War, when the British Army fought its … Read more
An activity that could be used to embarrass her brother at a very critical time in the fortunes of the labour movement in Ireland. By Gerry Watts In his revealing article ‘Delia Larkin: “More harm to the Big Fellow than any of the employers”?’, James Curry identifies a substantial rift between Delia Larkin and her … Read more
The story of Mary O’Dwyer. By Oisín Ó Síocháin Mary O’Dwyer was born Mary Breen, and married Ned O’Dwyer. She was born in Dualla, South Tipperary, in 1902, and was one of six children. She lived in a small, two-roomed house which still survives, though it is unoccupied. She became politically active in 1918 when … Read more