2021 Events

Historian and author Eoin Swithin Walsh explores various aspects of Kilkenny during the revolutionary period. New podcasts are added monthly *HERE* Eoin’s own book Kilkenny in Times of Revolution, 1900-1923 is available *HERE*

Minister Martin announces new Artist-in-Residence Programme as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme Image: NLI – 31/10/1920 Protest honouring Terence MacSwiney New York Minister Catherine Martin T.D. has announced a new Artist-in-Residence scheme to create new works to encourage public engagement with the Decade of Centenaries and institutions. Artists will be invited to reflect…

The results are out from the Design a dlr Postcard Competition 2020 In association with What’s in a Name? : 100 Years since the name change from Kingstown to Dún Laoghaire. Find the winning entries *here*

Archives in Offaly covering the War of Independence period are varied and interesting. This blog will give a short overview of archival material in Offaly Archives in collections of local government records and private papers, drawn from both the collections of Offaly County Library and Offaly History.

Kildare Decade of Commemorations Decade of Commemorations Bursary Award 2021 Individual artists, art groups, and community projects from Co Kildare may apply for the Decade of Commemorations Bursary Award, 2021, for artistic and creative community-led responses based on some of the themes set out below. An award of €7,500 will be made. It is envisaged that…

Kilkenny Decade of Centenaries Resources

Cavan County Museum: History Roadshow Series

Design a dlr Postcard Competition 2020

Sources: Researching the War of Independence at Offaly Archives

Kildare Decade of Commemorations