Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Article by Michael Parsons in the Irish Times, 4 March 2014: Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4 was quiet that Easter bank holiday Monday. The occupant of No 49, a retired judge, took advantage of the warm weather and noted in his diary that Continue reading An Irishman’s Diary: An Ailesbury Road view of the 1916 Rising
An article from the Irish Independent / the Kerryman, 3 March 2014: A SET of rare letters by 1916 Republican leader Tomás Aghas, (pictured right) many of which have never been seen before, have been discovered and are to be Continue reading Rare letters by 1916 Republican leader Tomás Aghas come to light
Article by Michael Parsons in the Irish Times, 3 March 2014: “Volunteers completely deceived. All orders for tomorrow Sunday are completely cancelled.” A hand-written order intended to stop the 1916 Easter Rising, valued at up to €50,000, has come to Continue reading Order cancelling 1916 Rising to be auctioned in Dublin
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland) by Dr Brian Hughes On 3 May 1916, Thomas MacDonagh was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Born Continue reading Featured Letter: Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland)
Saturday 15 March 2014 | 10.00am-4.00pm Christ Church, United Presbyterian and Methodist Church, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick On Saturday, 15 March 2014, the Letters 1916 project team participated in the Genealogy Day in Limerick. The event was organised by the History and Heritage pillar as a Continue reading Genealogy Day, Limerick City of Culture
Over the next few months we will be introducing some of the Letters 1916 project contributors through Featured Profiles. Crowdsourcing projects, like this one, rely on their users to make them a success. We are very grateful to anyone who Continue reading Meet our contributors through their ‘Featured Profiles’
How valuable is the National Archives of Ireland The National Archives of Ireland is assisting with an academic research project, which is part of an individual student’s Master’s Degree in Economic Science at the Institute of Public Administration. The survey Continue reading Economics and the National Archives of Ireland
The Genealogy Day 2014 , a Limerick City of Culture event is fast approaching with less than 3 weeks left. We are getting more and more responses closer to the date, thank you all! And keep it coming! The Continue reading Limerick Genealogy Day 2014 is fast approaching!
Have you missed our first #AskLetters1916 chat on Twitter? Click on the link to read the questions and answers archived in Storify: #AskLetters1916 | 25-02-2014 | 5.30-6.30pm GMT We be hosting the chat weekly on Tuesdays at 5.30-6.30pm GMT. Tweet us any Continue reading Missed #AskLetters1916 chat on Twitter?
Noreen Bowden is an Irish-American living in New York who spent nearly fifteen years living and working in Ireland. She has been a web editor since 1995, mainly on sites aimed at the Irish abroad She started a website called Continue reading Featured Contributor: Noreen Bowden