ON THIS DAY

BY AODHÁN CREALEY NOVEMBER 27/1812 John Dunlap (c. 65), County Tyrone-born printer and property developer, died. Best remembered for printing the first copy of the American Declaration of Independence—written in the hand of County Derry-born Charles Thomson—Dunlap’s success was down to family connections, hard work and good luck. Emigrating to Philadelphia at the age of … Read more

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF HISTORY IRELAND

By Felix M. Larkin History Ireland has celebrated 30 years of almost continuous publication with an exhibition of its front covers in the Lexicon Library and Cultural Centre in Dún Laoghaire. The exhibition was launched by the cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council, Councillor Denis O’Callaghan, on 4 October 2023. There have been 160 issues … Read more