An exhibition to commemorate the Great Famine has opened in the Calgach Centre, Butcher Street, Derry and will run until 13 April 1996. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm; late nights Thurs & Fri- 9pm; public holidays 12 noon-6pm. Admission: adults £2, families £5, students, OAPs, unwaged £1. Enquiries: (01504) 373177
In the last issue of History Ireland in the article on Strokestown Park House Archive, it was stated that approximately 5,000 documents are located in the National Library. There are in fact over 20,000 located there.
Due to a computer blip an explanatory note failed to accompany last issue’s crossword. There is in fact a prize (one year’s subscription to HI) for the first correct answer posted or faxed to us. We are also interested in your comments or suggestions. Was it too hard/easy, etc.? Should it be a regular feature? … Read more
Estate records of the Irish Famine: a second guide to Famine archives 1840-1855 was launched at a conference in Enniskillen on 3 February 1996. Copies are available at £4.50 (post-free) from: The Irish Famine Network, 192 Pearse St., Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Sir,—I was intrigued to read Richard Roche’s letter concerning Alexis Stafford in the summer 1996 issue of History Ireland. During the turbulent struggle between James II and William III, Dublin city was under Jacobite control under the so-called ‘patriot parliament’ in 1689. A Roman Catholic priest, Alexius Stafford, was ‘intruded into the Deanery by James … Read more