Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
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
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
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
by Neale Rooney Friday, 1 July sees the centenary of the Battle of the Somme: one of the costliest offensives launched along the Western Front. What was to be a decisive break through the German lines in Northern France Continue reading Battle of the Somme Centenary
Sam Simpson is a graduate (masters) student studying comparative history at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Originally from Pocatello, Idaho, Sam received her Bachelor’s Degree in History from Idaho State University in 2015. Sam is an avid traveler and has always Continue reading Profile: Samantha Simpson
Dr. Karen Sonnelitter Assistant Professor of History Siena College @ProfSonnelitter Teaching Irish history at a small Franciscan college in upstate New York can present certain challenges. My students are enthusiastic to learn about Irish history but frequently have little background Continue reading Researching the Easter Rising in Albany, New York
by Thomas Dillon Lecture given at Kerry County Library, Tralee on 28th April 2016 as part of the Letters of 1916 event The Letters of 1916 project is an invaluable resource for historians researching life in Ireland one hundred years Continue reading Poverty and War: County Kerry and the letters from 1916
On Thursday 28th April, the Letters of 1916 project held one of its SFI funded Community Engagement events at Tralee Library in Moyderwell, Tralee, Co. Kerry Professor Susan Schreibman and Karolina Badzmierowska from the Letters of 1916 project were joined by local Continue reading Letters of 1916 Kerry Launch | 28 April 2016
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