Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Rachel Downey is an American student who is studying English and Journalism at Beloit College in Wisconsin and lives in Gambier, Ohio. Rachel visited Ireland for the first time in March with a class of fellow ‘Beloiters’, and she is hoping Continue reading Profile: Rachel Downey
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
One of our Cork-based collaborators is Dr Donna Alexander (@americasstudies) from University College Cork. At our Cork launch event in November 2015, Donna gave a very interesting talk about how she uses Letters of 1916 with her MA students. Here Continue reading Profile: Donna Alexander
In November 2015, the Letters 1916 team collaborated with The School of History and the Boole Library at University College Cork for an SFI-funded outreach event. The event involved a workshop and talks and provided an opportunity to digitise letters Continue reading Profile: Gabriel Doherty
Each month, we compile a progress report and one of the things we track is the top 20 transcribers. On more than one occasion, Fidelma Carroll has been the top Letters of 1916 transcriber. Fidelma told us about why she Continue reading Profile: Fidelma Carroll
Joyce Timms added a family letter to the Letters of 1916 collection. Joyce told us why she got involved with the project. I collaborated with the Letters of 1916 project because I have a letter which was kept carefully by Continue reading Profile: Joyce Timms
Thérèse McIntyre is the presenter of ‘Herosongs: Where History and Song Meet’, an AthenaMedia Production for RTE Radio 1 as well as being a key member of the Oral History Network of Ireland (OHNI). Thérèse told us about her involvement with Continue reading Profile: Thérèse McIntyre
Dominic Price is a teacher, historian and is the author of The Flame and the Candle, Mayo 1919-1924 (Collins Press, Cork, 2012). He is currently working on a number of projects and he has contributed to the Letters of 1916 Continue reading Profile: Dominic Price
Mr Willie Mooney’s letter collection came to our attention through Rita Redmond from the Old Dunboyne Society. Willie has a collection of his letters written to and from his father, Peter Mooney, during World War One, and approximately 60 letters Continue reading Profile: Willie Mooney
Emma Ní Chearúil is a graduate of Modern Irish at Maynooth University and currently working with Conradh na Gaeilge. We asked Emma to tell us about her experiences working with the Letters of 1916. (English version below) Bhí an deis Continue reading Profile: Emma Ní Chearúil