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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Staging the Treaty

‘Staging The Treaty’ is part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023 supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and broadcast in partnership with RTE.ie/history. ANU Productions have brought to life one of the most significant events in Irish history – the Dáil Debates of 1921/22 with an ensemble cast of…

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An exhibition on Cumann na mBan is currently running in Stradbally Library and Art House. The exhibition is part of a long-term and ongoing engagement by Laois Local Studies with projects to remember and record the stories of Laois women in the revolutionary period. Curated by Bernadette Dunne, with the support of Laois Libraries, the…

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Prison Notebooks

based on the Civil War Gaol journals of DOROTHY MACARDLE Dorothy Macardle was an outstanding Irish woman of the 20th century whose legacy and achievements have only recently come to public attention. She was a novelist, playwright, Hollywood screenwriter, historian and pioneering human rights campaigner. Daughter of Sir Thomas Macardle, founder of the Macardle Moore…

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