National and Local
The Local Government Archivists and Records Managers in association with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government have produced this booklet outlining the events of the local elections in 1920.
These were the first elections in Ireland to use Proportional Representation (PR) and the elections were undertaken while Ireland was still gripped by the War of Independence.
Treaty Autograph book
The Jackie Clarke Collection recently shot a short film with Anula Productions and local actors to tell the story of the Treaty Autograph book – an item collected by Jackie Clarke. The autograph book contains over 130 signatures of those involved in the Treaty debates, from the delegates in London on December 6th through to those…
The Word on the Street is…. Newspaper Podcast Series, A Monaghan Perspective
The Word on the Street is…. Newspaper Podcast Series, A Monaghan Perspective 1921 was a remarkable year in Irish History, but what were Monaghan people reading when Ireland was changing? During 2021, Librarian Conal McCrudden worked with Michael Fisher trawling through the newspaper archive for 1921. Michael, who has 45 years’ experience working mainly in…
Audio Recordings of Poems by Thomas Behan
Audio Recordings of Poems by Thomas Behan “Tom Behan who rendered outstanding services in the fight for freedom, and who was a brave and intensely local Soldier of Ireland, was shot dead on the Curragh in 1922, and his death, still mourned as that of a man who loved his country above all things, evoked…
Machnamh 100 – Centenary Reflections, Volume 1
President Higgins launches book of centenary reflections free of charge to the public. Copies of ‘Machnamh 100 – Centenary Reflections, Volume 1’ eBook available free of charge at president.ie with copies also to be available to post primary teachers and students via Scoilnet. Limited number of physical copies will be available to be accessed in…
Rough Beast
Galway Music Residency is delighted to present the World Premiere of ‘Rough Beast’, an exclusive performance marking the 1921 Centenary, in association with The Contemporary Music Centre, on Saturday 27th November at 8pm in the O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway. ‘Rough Beast’, a new work by Irish composer Rhona Clarke, is part of the Arts in…