Peace dividend Antrim and Randalstown Historical Societies and Rathfeigh Historical Society (County Meath) have recently enjoyed reciprocal visits. According to a spokesperson for Rathfeigh Historical Society these outings, in addition to being very enjoyable, helped contribute to the establishment of good relations with their northern counterparts particularly in light of the present political climate.
Heritage Retrieval Project State Library of Queensland, Australia Since its establishment in 1993, The Heritage Retrieval Project has been most successful in collecting intriguing stories about its earliest settlers. These pioneers came from farms, villages and towns in Ireland, bringing skills, courage and determination to the new colony of Queensland. Representatives from the State Library … Read more
UCG Women’s Studies Centre Review III Volume III of the UCG Women’s Studies Centre Review, edited by Pat Byrne, Jane Conroy and Alan Hayes, is now available and contains eighteen papers on a broad range of subjects. Of particular interest to readers of History Ireland are ‘The status of women in medieval Ireland’ (Aoife de … Read more
Local Government in Nineteenth Century Ireland Virginia Crossman (Institute of Irish Studies, Belfast £4.95) Reviewed by Catherine Shannon Over the past three decades historians have documented fully the rise and successful mobilisation of Irish national consciousness during the nineteenth century and the subsequent establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. What is not so … Read more
The Autumn lecture programme of the Military History Society of Ireland: Thursday 12 October, The defence of Dublin in the Middle Ages. Speaker James Lydon. Thursday, 9 November, Northern Ireland in the Second World War. Speaker Mr. Ian Henderson. Friday, 24 November, Letters from Fontenoy. Speaker Dr Micheline Kerney Walsh. Lectures take place at 8pm … Read more