Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
by Kieran Kelly, Donegal Historical Society I was delighted to have been asked to participate in the Letters of 1916 project when it visited Letterkenny in March 2016. The letter that I chose was written by Patrick Clarke, from Letterkenny Continue reading Letters of 1916: Patrick Clarke
The Letters of 1916 team was delighted to visit Drimnagh Castle CBS for the opening of their exhibition ‘The Artists Rising’ on the evening of Wednesday 20 April in the atmospheric setting of Drimnagh Castle. Students of Continue reading ‘The Artists Rising’ – Drimnagh Castle CBS
’16 Letters is a television documentary based on stories from the Letters of 1916 collection. Presented by Ryan Tubridy and filmed in the GPO, ’16 Letters sees the written words of ordinary and extraordinary people brought back to life, one Continue reading ’16 Letters documentary | Sunday 27 March 2016
Sunday, 24 April 2016 marks 100 years since the beginning of the 1916 Rising. Join us on 27 April at 1pm in An Foras Feasa at Maynooth University to mark the centenary of this historical event. An Foras Feasa is Continue reading Letters 1916 lunchtime talk & reading – 27 April 2016
Join us in Tralee, Co Kerry on Thursday 28 April 2016. THE EVENT IS FREE. ALL WELCOME. LOCATION: Tralee Library Moyderwell, Tralee, Co. Kerry PROGRAMME: 5pm – 6pm | DROP-IN SESSION Have your letters photographed, meet the team behind the Letters Continue reading Community Engagement Event in Tralee, Co.Kerry
In Autumn 2015, the Letters of 1916 project collaborated with St Angela’s College in Cork as part of its community engagement event in Cork which was generously funded by a Science Foundation Discover grant. The Letters of 1916 team had the Continue reading 1916 Letters give students different slant on history, Irish Examiner, 11 April 2016
In March 2016 You have transcribed in total 126119 characters. We welcomed a high number of 96 new users since February 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1439. Currently there are 2364 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2264 are available to view and transcribe Continue reading Progress update: March 2016
Geraldine O’Sullivan is a Cork-based artist who has had numerous solo exhibitions and has been included in many group exhibitions in Ireland and the UK. In May 2016, her “16 Letters” exhibition will be featured in Salon Éire 100, which is produced by Continue reading Salon Éire 100 presents 16 Letters: an exhibition of paintings by Geraldine O’Sullivan in association with the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York