Aficionados of the seventeenth century are alerted to the new Open University series Princes and Peoples on BBC 2 on Mondays at 12 midnight. It will examine buildings in their historical context, including several in Ireland, e.g. Wentworth’s mansion at Jigginstown, the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham, the fort at Kinsale, as well as others in … Read more
British War Office files on the 1916 Rising—which were marked secret for 100 years—have been discovered by researchers examining records on courts martial from both world wars.The files contain personal letters, court notes and details of the execution of rebel leaders, including Connolly and Pearse. Among themis a signed message from Connolly saluting the people … Read more
The University of Strathclyde hosted the second conference of the Research Centre in Scottish History on 5 April 1995. The organiser, John Young, brought together a new generation of historians engaged in original research to explore the ‘Celtic Dimensions of the British Civil Wars’. Although the ‘British problem’ has been the focus of much debate … Read more
The 12th Annual National Conference on Irish Dimensions in British Education, hosted by the Irish Studies Workshop at Soar Valley Community College, Leicester, took place on 8 April 1995 and lived up to its aim of making quality academic material available to the widest possible audience in a relaxed but organised format. The Irish diaspora … Read more
This summer Gorey, County Wexford, will host the first Byrne-Perry Summer School from Friday 30 June to Sunday 2 July. The school, named after the United Irishmen Myles Byrne and Anthony Perry, will focus its attention on the dynamic events of the 1790s which culminated in the rebellion of 1798. The school will be addressed … Read more