By Daragh Fitzgerald The Coleraine Historical Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary this March, and to mark the occasion a ruby type is used on the front cover of the latest volume of their journal, The Bann Disc. This diverse collection of essays concerning all things Coleraine (and its environs) contains something of interest for … Read more
Trinity College, Dublin By Donal Fallon The Book of Kells is a national treasure, but within the library system of Trinity College, Dublin, it’s known by another name: IE TCD MS 58. It forms the central part of a collection of millions of works on campus, reflecting the unique nature of what is the largest … Read more
RTÉ1, 20 December 2023 Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Blueprint Pictures By Sylvie Kleinman This disturbing documentary on a somewhat unusual atrocity of the early Troubles concludes with a deeply heartfelt expression of hope for the future. Engaging with events at a macro-historical level to locate them on a time-line, it mostly historicises the impact on survivors … Read more
By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Joe McGrath was born in Dublin in 1888. By 1916 he was working with his brother George at Craig Gardiner and Co., a firm of accountants in Dublin. He worked with Michael Collins, a part-time fellow clerk, and the two struck up a friendship. In his spare time McGrath worked … Read more
By Linda Hickey One of the most prized collections in Dublin City Archives is our collection of 102 royal charters. Issued by successive English monarchs and their representatives, these charters granted rights such as privileges and property, the right to run a ferry on the River Liffey, pardons to the people of Dublin for various … Read more