Home Rule
Planting a Parliament: partition and the foundation of Northern Ireland, 1920-22
This online exhibition examines the early history and foundation of Northern Ireland, through objects, photographs and images from the museum’s collection. The story of Lisburn, a thriving market town at the heart of the Lagan Valley is set against the momentous events of 100 years ago, which led to the transformation of political, economic, civic…
Read MoreWriting the Irish Revolution: counties in perspective
In this public symposium, contributors to the Irish Revolution series, published by Four Courts Press, will consider the various experiences of the Irish Revolution at a county level, explain the challenges involved in researching and writing from this perspective, and reflect on how their work has enhanced our understanding of Ireland between 1912 and 1923. Sat,…
Read More15 November 2018: ‘1918 Ireland: Political and social change’, Loughrea, Co. Galway
On Thursday 15 October 2018 a conference entitled ‘1918 Ireland: Political and social change’ took place in Loughrea, Co. Galway. This conference will explore a wide range of issues relating to political and social change in the west of Ireland in 1918. It has been organised by Loughrea Memorial Group in partnership with Galway County Council. The conference…
Read More10 November 2018: History Ireland ‘Hedge School’: ‘The 1918 general election—political earthquake or same old same old?’, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
On Saturday 10 November 2018 a History Ireland ‘Hedge School’ debate on ‘The 1918 general election—political earthquake or same old same old?’ took place as part of the Allingham Arts Festival in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. The December 1918 general election is regarded, with good reason, as a political earthquake. With a massively expanded electorate, including women over 30,…
Read More30 Oct-3 Nov 2018: Louth Libraries Festival of History, various locations, Co. Louth
Between Tuesday 30 October and Saturday 3 November 2018 Louth Public Libraries will hosted a centenary history festival across its branch libraries, exploring the events of 1918. These included: the end of the First World War, the experience of women in the revolutionary period, the shifting counters of Irish nationalism after 1916 and the decline…
Read More6 October: Seminar on ‘The black flu and the khaki election’, Naas, Co. Kildare
On Saturday 6 October 2018 the 19th Annual Seminar of the County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups took place in the Osprey Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare, on the subject of ‘The black flu and the khaki election’.The ‘Spanish’ flu pandemic of 1918-19 emerged in the latter months of the First World War, and was transported…
Read More28-30 September 2018: ‘Thomas Kent School of History’, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Between Friday 28 and Sunday 30 September 2018 the inaugural ‘Thomas Kent School of History’ symposium took place in Fermoy, Co. Cork. Named in honour of Thomas Kent, who was executed for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916, the inaugural symposium will focus on 1918 in both national and local contexts, with a…
Read More27-29 September 2018: Douglas Hyde Conference: ‘People, place & time: Converging histories’, Ballaghederreen, Co. Roscommon
From Thursday 27 September to Saturday 29 September 2018 the thirtieth Douglas Hyde Conference took place in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. The conference was established in 1988 in honour od Douglas Hyde (1860-1949), co-founder of Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) and first president of Ireland. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘People, places &…
Read More11 September 2018-31 May 2019: National Library of Ireland exhibition: ‘From ballots to bullets: Ireland 1918-1919’, National Photographic Archive, Dublin 2
On 11 September 2018 a new exhibition curated by the National Library of Ireland, ‘From ballots to bullets: Ireland 1918-1919’, was launched at the National Photographic Archive by Senator Ivana Bacik, Chair of the Oireachtas Vótáil100 committee. The exhibition covers the key years 1918-1919, which encompassed the end of the First World War, the first postwar UK election in…
Read More1 September 2018: ‘Limerick 1918–23: New approaches’, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
On Saturday 1 September 2018 the Department of History, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, will hosted a one-day conference entitled ‘Limerick 1918–23: New approaches. This will bring together a range of scholars working on new and innovative aspects of the history of the revolutionary years 1918–1923 in County Limerick. Taking local, national, and global perspectives, the…
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