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Decade of Centenaries and Dictionary of Irish Biography are collaborating on showcasing women of the early twentieth century who strove for Irish Independence; for female suffrage; to improve the lives of women in poverty; and to improve the standard of care for children. These women worked hard throughout their lives to improve the lives of…

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,…

‘From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of Independence’ is a new National Library of Ireland exhibition at the Library’s photographic archive in Temple Bar. Having visited this exhibition today it would be tempting to post all the photographs here – such is the quality of those chosen for this exhibition. Some photos…

A major conference, ‘Labour, Gender, and Class in the Struggle for Irish Independence, c. 1918-24′, has been organised by The Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class in NUI Galway, in conjunction with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, at NUI Galway, 7-9 November.…

On Wednesday 23 January 2019 Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee presented a commemorative event, entitled ‘Sworn to be free: a nation reborn’, to mark the centenary of the meeting of the first Dáil Éireann in 1919. Of the 73 Sinn Féin MP’s who constituted themselves as the TD’s of the first Dáil only 28 (some…

On Monday 21 January 2019 Galway County Council presented two lectures, to be delivered twice in two separate venues, to mark the centenary of the first Dáil. The first lecture, entitled ‘Revolution at the ballot box: County Galway and the 1918 general election’ was delivered by Conor McNamara, and the second lecture, entitled ‘From suffrage…

On Tuesday 4 December 2018 a History Ireland ‘Hedge School’ debate was hosted by the National Library of Ireland to tie in with its current exhibition ‘From ballots to bullets: Ireland 1918-1919’. The exhibition covers the turbulent years of 1918 and 1919, a period that witnessed the end of the First World War, the suffragette movement, the global…

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,…

On Saturday 10 November 2018 the Kildare Archaeological Society’s annual seminar took place in the Killashee House Hotel, Naas. The subject is ‘The end of the Great War and Ireland in 1918’. The armistice that ended the war came into effect on 11 November 1918, and the seminar explored a wide range of issues relating…

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…

Writing the Irish Revolution: counties in perspective

'From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of Independence’

23 January 2019: ‘Sworn to be free: a nation reborn’, Naas, Co. Kildare

21 January 2019: ‘Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Dáil’, Galway/Claregalway, Co. Galway

10 November 2018: History Ireland ‘Hedge School’: ‘The 1918 general election—political earthquake or same old same old?’, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal