Tom Crean was born in 1877 in Annascaul, County Kerry. At the age of twenty he ran away from home and by 1901 he was serving as naval seaman in the New Zealand squadron of the Royal Navy. It was from here that he joined Scott’s ship Discovery on its way to Antarctica. By 1914 … Read more
At the last annual general meeting of the Federation of Local History Societies, Rathfeigh Historical Society reported on the possible replacement of a statue of Saint Patrick on the Hill of Tara. The original was removed by the OPW, after consultation with the bishops ofthe area, for possible refurbishment but was found to have deteriorated … Read more
Papers are invited for the eleventh Ulster-American Heritage Symposium, jointly sponsored by the Ulster-American Folk Park and the University of Ulster, to be held at the Ulster-American Folk Park on 8-10 August 1996. The symposium will be concerned with all aspects of emigration from Ulster to North America: the religious groups which took part in … Read more
The Department of History, University of Aberdeen, announces a major conference, History at the margins: Scottish and international perspectives on women from 29 June to 1 July 1996, which will examine the experience of women and women’s history in geographically ‘peripheral’ areas of Europe such as Scotland, Ireland, Spain and Scandinavia. Speakers include: Ida Bloom … Read more
1995 marks the 250th anniversary of the ‘45 which also coincides with the quincentenary of the foundation of the University of Aberdeen. Organised in conjunction with the Thomas Reid institute, the college provided the ideal location for a week-long conference in August on Jacobitism and the Scottish Enlightenment. This unique gathering brought together many of … Read more