By Ivor Casey With his domineering physique and commanding voice, actor Godfrey Quigley’s contribution to the world of drama is one that easily garners admiration and a reason to be honoured. From his roles in the Abbey Theatre playing the nasty deputy governor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (1978) and the prison governor in Brendan … Read more
MAY 13/1986 Peadar O’Donnell (93), militant socialist, died. Born in the Irish-speaking Rosses of north-west Donegal, the youngest of nine children of a musician and migrant worker, O’Donnell was amongst the most influential left-wing republicans during the early years of the twentieth century. His entire life was devoted to the cause of a 32-county socialist … Read more
By Maria Luddy The original ‘Directory of Sources for Irish Women’s History’ was made available on CD-ROM in 1999. With the advances in technology, the CD has now become obsolete and can no longer be read on more recent computers. In mid-2022 we asked the Irish Manuscripts Commission and the Mná 100 unit of the … Read more