The Mall, Armagh, Co. Down https://visitarmagh.com/places-to-explore/armagh-county-museum/ sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk By Tony Canavan Armagh County Museum is of historical interest in itself, as it was the first county museum to open in Ireland and is located in what is probably the first purpose-built local museum. It owes its origins to the Armagh Natural History and Philosophical Society, which … Read more
By Patria McWalter A petite volume recently caused a little puzzlement in Galway County Council Archives. The volume was acquired from the Local Studies section of Galway Public Libraries, but unfortunately no details existed relating to its provenance or its original deposit with the library. The pocket-sized notebook, measuring 17cm by 13cm, bound with a … Read more
By Fiona Fitzsimons As the US tightened immigration controls in the 1920s and ’30s, free travel continued between Ireland and the United Kingdom. By the 1930s, Britain was the main destination for Irish emigrants. The informal arrangement that allowed free movement meant that neither state kept records of migration: we have no ships’ manifests, few … Read more
By Matin Modarressi To commemorate the semi-centenary of Northern Ireland, the UK government launched a four-month festival in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens known as ‘Ulster ’71’ and issued a set of postage stamps featuring colourful landscape paintings of Northern Ireland. The government was seeking to convey a message of pride and progress against a backdrop of … Read more
A brief history of the Irish Naval Service. By Daire Brunicardi The naval provisions were an important part of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. The British Admiralty was forceful in its recommendation to government to prohibit the Irish Free State from having a navy. This was modified in the finally agreed Treaty under Article 6, … Read more