This issue of History Ireland touches on some aspects of Ireland’s connection with Germany and the German-speaking parts of Europe. It came about by accident. The editors received a number of German-related articles and decided to commission a few more to fill out a whole magazine (Our review section will resume as usual in the … Read more
Last April Rathfarnham established its very own historical society with the aim of promoting the history and cultural heritage of the area. Membership is open to all who pay the annual sub (£10; students £5; families £15; non-members £2 per lecture) . The society has already had lectures on a variety of topics—nineteenth century life … Read more
The first Limerick Conference in Irish-German Studies gets underway at the start of September in the University. It is exactly forty years since Nobel Literature Prize-winner Heinrich Böll’s Irisches Tagebuch was first published. Böll, who died in 1985, would have been eighty this year and to mark both occasions the conference puts Böll centre stage. … Read more
The National University of Ireland is undergoing a transformation at the moment, as its constituent Colleges become Universities in their own right. But the NUI will continue to play an important part in educational life, not least in fostering and encouraging research. A good example of this role is the NUI Irish Historical Research Prize. … Read more
by Cathy Molohan Memories of the Great Famine one hundred years previously was one reason why Irish humanitarian aid for Germany immediately after World War II was given in astonishing amounts and with great speed. At the same time, these contributions were the cause of considerable controversy, since the suspicion arose that … Read more