Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
The monthly #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat took place on Tuesday 2 December from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat was: CROWDSOURCING – THE VOLUNTEERS Back in July 2014, the #AskLetters1916 chat took place around Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat: 2 December | Crowdsourcing: The Volunteers
We have just added our newest featured letter post to the site. The post was created by Edward Kearns who studied English and Sociology in University College Dublin before moving on to the M.Phil course in Digital Humanities and Culture in Trinity College Dublin. Continue reading Featured Letter by Edward Kearns: John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916
FEATURED LETTER Letter from John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916 (University College Dublin Archives) by Edward Kearns On 9 September 1916, John Quinn sent a letter across the Atlantic to his fellow lawyer George Gavan Duffy. A Continue reading Featured Letter by Edward Kearns: John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, a ceasefire was declared on the Western Front which marked the end of the First World War. Commemorations are held annually around Europe to remember those who Continue reading Armistice Day | 11 November 2014
“Darling Mummie” the Easter Rising was an “awful tragedy” Vicereine’s letters from Dublin to her mother in England in 1916 to be auctioned Article by Michael Parsons | 1 November 2014 | Irish Times online Mementos associated with Ireland’s struggle Continue reading “Darling Mummie” the Easter Rising was an “awful tragedy”
We are delighted to publish our second Progress update – click here to view the first one. In October 2014 we added 14 new letters to the collection and currently we are only 9 letters from reaching 1600. We welcomed 35 Continue reading Progress update: October 2014