Cambridge University History Faculty, in association with HistoryIreland, is holding a one day symposium on The Irish Famine andMigration at Queens’ College, Cambridge on Sunday 31 March 1996. Thesymposium forms part of a series of world-wide events to commemoratethe 150th anniversary of the Great Irish Famine. Speakers will includeBrendan Bradshaw, Jim Donnelly, John Belchem, Robert … Read more
The annual school’s competition in history just been launched. It isbeing organised by the Departments of Medieval and Modern History ofTCD in conjunction with the Irish Times. The closing date for thisyear’s competition is Monday 15 April and the application forms andconditions of entry may be obtained by writing to Schools’ Competitionin History, Dept. Teacher … Read more
In the last issue of History Ireland in the article on the StrokestownPark House Archive, it was stated that approximately 5,000 documentsare located in the National Library. There are in fact over 20,000documents located there.
Dublin-in-Print is holding an exhibition to formally launch its projectwhich was established in December 1994 with the aim of creating adatabase index for The Freeman’s Journal. The exhibition will consistof a collection of articles from The Freeman’s Journal outlining thevarious issues which the paper reported upon in the winter of 1846/7.There will also be a … Read more
‘Women of ‘98’ is the theme of this year’s Byrne-Perry Summer School. Now in its second year the school, directed by Dáire Keogh and under the efficient and capable auspices of chairman Walter Forde and the local committee, should provide invigorating and stimulating debate. It runs from Friday 28 June to Sunday 30 June. Enquiries: … Read more