Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
The Letters of 1916 project was launched on 27 September 2013 at the Discover Research Dublin event and we’ve marked the project’s birthday ever since with an infographic to demonstrate how much the project has grown since 2013. (look back at Continue reading Happy 3rd Birthday to the Letters of 1916 project
Sandra Butler is a former student of psychology at Maynooth University and is planning on returning to complete a Masters next year. Sandra is from Kildare and is a single mother of two wonderful daughters. She found out about the project on the Continue reading Featured Transcriber: Sandra Butler
In September 2016 You have transcribed in total 128891 characters. We welcomed 71 new users since August 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1608. Currently there are 3073 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2783 are available to view and transcribe online. Since our Continue reading Progress update: September 2016
In August 2016 You have transcribed in total 55626 characters. We welcomed 6 new users since July 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1537. Currently there are 3021 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2784 are available to view and transcribe online. Since Continue reading Progress update: August 2016
Nicole Lottig is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Gender Studies. She also studied at Maynooth University during the Spring of 2015, obtaining a Certificate in Irish Studies. During her last semester of college, Continue reading Featured Profile: Nicole Lottig
In Summer 2016, the Letters of 1916 and An Foras Feasa project hosted two interns from Beloit College in Wisconsin, USA. Mattie Ganson, a native of the Chicago suburbs, is a Creative Writing major and Spanish minor. She is a brunch enthusiast Continue reading Featured Profile: Letters 1916 interns: Mattie & Emily
We are delighted to announce Michael Farry as a speaker at the Letters of 1916 SFI Community Engagement event on Tuesday 13 September 2016 at Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo. Michael Farry, a retired primary teacher, is a native of Coolaney, Continue reading Michael Farry will be speaking at the Letters of 1916 SFI Community Engagement event in Sligo
While tensions on the island of Ireland were growing as internal disputes seemed to be reaching a climactic head, Sir Roger Casement (1864–1916) was busy in Germany, promoting Irish nationalism. Casement, a former advocate of imperialism, spent eighteen months in Continue reading “It was an aberration generated by the pressure of total war”: The Execution of Sir Roger Casement
In July 2016 You have transcribed in total 85112 characters. We welcomed 11 new users since June 2016, bringing the total number of registered users to 1531. Currently there are 2991 letters uploaded to the system, of which 2742 are available to view and transcribe online. Since Continue reading Progress update: July 2016
I recently had the opportunity to represent the Letters of 1916 project at Wolfson College, Oxford as a part of the Speaking in Absence conference organized by members of the Digital Epistolary Network: Helen Brown, Michaela Crawley and Olivia Thompson. Continue reading Speaking in Absence conference | Oxford, 21 June 2016