Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
We have just added Michael Gorman’s profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. Michael heard about the Letters of 1916 project from his son and added a selection of his parents’ letters which were written between 1 November 1915 and 31 October 1916. Continue reading New Featured Profile: Michael Gorman
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on 1 July from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: CROWDSOURCING What is crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing involves engaging a community of users to carry out tasks that cannot Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 1 July 2014
Michael Gorman is the eldest son of Michael and Susan Gorman. He was born in 1927 and lived all his life, until his marriage in 1970, in the family home at 40 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin. He was the middle Continue reading Featured Profile: Michael Gorman
We have just added Tessa Finn’s profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. Tessa came to the Letters of 1916 launch in September 2013 with a folder containing around 100 letters. These letters were written in 1916 by May Fay and James Continue reading New featured profile: Tessa Finn, Letter Collection Contributor
Tessa Finn was brought up in Dublin and describes herself as a returned wanderer, living back in Dublin since 2007, after spending 25 years abroad.She studied in UCD and then worked in medical research for many years in London and Continue reading Featured Profile: Tessa Finn
The Letters of 1916 was launched on 8 May 2014 at the National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) to mark the move from Trinity College Dublin to its next phase at An Foras Feasa, The Institute for Research in Irish Historical and Cultural Traditions. Continue reading Kildare Launch of Letters of 1916
The major functions of the Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives are to collect, preserve, arrange, describe, and make available for use the records and materials that document the Capuchin Order’s heritage in Ireland. The Capuchin Order has a very long history Continue reading Featured Institution: Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives
Last week, the British Pathé news archive, comprising of over 85,000 videos, was uploaded to its YouTube channel. Among the many gems in the archive, there are some scenes of Dublin in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising: Continue reading Footage of the 1916 Rising from the British Pathé Archive now available on YouTube
The #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place as usual from 5.30-6.30pm GMT tomorrow / @letters1916 This week, we will be discussing Dr. Brian Hughes’ Featured Letter from James Stephens to John MacDonagh, written on 24 August 1916. Just CLICK HERE to read about the featured letter Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat – Tuesday 25 March 2014
Philip Costello retired in 2012, having completed 40 years in the Public Service. He is married to Catherine and they have four children and two grandchildren. Since his retirement he has been volunteering at various festivals in Dublin as well Continue reading Featured Profile: Philip Costello