Photographs as historical sources

Are historians visually illiterate? Does colourisation bring old photographs to life or is it just a passingfad? ‘Coffee-table’ history books—good or bad? In conjunction with the ongoing People & Places:Ireland in the 19th & 20th centuries exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, these are someof the questions that will be posed by editor, Tommy Graham,…

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Decade of Centenaries Awardees announced

Decade of Centenaries Awardees announcedSupporting new local research and local history studies The Royal Irish Academy today announces the twenty Decade of Centenaries Bursaryscheme awardees, as part of the final year of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023, supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.This year, the scheme is dedicated…

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Memorialising the Civil War

New History Ireland Hedge School PODCAST Recorded @ Phizzfest ’2312 May ’23, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum Memorialising the Civil War How was the Civil War memorialized—by both sides? Who won the ‘memory war’? To address these and other questions listen to History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with Conor Dodd,John Dorney, Mary McAuliffe and Caitlin…

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Remembering so we don’t forget: the National Folklore Collection

For nearly ninety years, the National Folklore Collection has collected oral history from all over the country. One period, however, remained relatively unrecorded – the Civil War. The Collection’s new endeavour, the Civil War Memory Project, may be the last meaningful opportunity to record memories of this tumultuous period, explains director Dr Críostóir Mac Cárthaigh…

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April 2023

  News and updates on the programme of commemorations relating to the events in Irish history that took place between 1912 and 1923.  If you would like to inform us of any suitable material for future newsletters – anything related to the Decade of Centenaries – please feel free to email [email protected].    1. Events/Lectures/Schemes (keep an eye out for registration & dates)     ‘Arms…

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The Irish Women Workers’ Union, 1911-1984

Teatime Talk at 14 Henrietta Street: The Irish Women Workers’ Union, 1911-1984.  Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00pm (in-person).  Dr James Curry will provide a brief illustrated history of the Irish Women Workers’ Union, founded in 1911.The talk will examine the fluctuating fortunes of the union during its 73 year existence, and look at a selection…

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Waterford and the Farm Labourers’ Strike of 1923

As part of their ongoing commemorations programme the Waterford CommemorationsCommittee are hosting a seminar on May 4th in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan to mark the FarmLabourers’ strike of 100 years ago in 1923. Attendance at the seminar is free of charge. Registration *here* The half day seminar involves presentations by Dr Emmett O’Connor, Dr Pat…

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Hands-on History: ‘Unconvertible Rebels’- The Women of Revolutionary Ireland

Join National Museum of Ireland educators for Hands-on History: ‘Unconvertible Rebels’- The Women of Revolutionary Ireland, an interactive handling session with objects from the Museum’s handling collection that reflect a history of women’s activism during the revolutionary era of 1913-1923. This handling session will feature objects, such as bullets, pamphlets and badges, representing the many roles…

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