Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
FEATURED LETTER Letter from John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916 (University College Dublin Archives) by Edward Kearns On 9 September 1916, John Quinn sent a letter across the Atlantic to his fellow lawyer George Gavan Duffy. A Continue reading Featured Letter by Edward Kearns: John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, a ceasefire was declared on the Western Front which marked the end of the First World War. Commemorations are held annually around Europe to remember those who Continue reading Armistice Day | 11 November 2014
“Darling Mummie” the Easter Rising was an “awful tragedy” Vicereine’s letters from Dublin to her mother in England in 1916 to be auctioned Article by Michael Parsons | 1 November 2014 | Irish Times online Mementos associated with Ireland’s struggle Continue reading “Darling Mummie” the Easter Rising was an “awful tragedy”
We are delighted to publish our second Progress update – click here to view the first one. In October 2014 we added 14 new letters to the collection and currently we are only 9 letters from reaching 1600. We welcomed 35 Continue reading Progress update: October 2014
Genevieve Harden came to live in Ireland from England in 1998 as part of a European Voluntary Service programme called “Artist Against Exclusion”. Since then she has worked on public art projects and teaching in Dublin. Genevieve now lives in Co.Wicklow with her Continue reading Contributor Profile: Genevieve Harden
The last #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat took place on Tuesday 4 November from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat was: TEXT ANALYSIS Click here to catch up on the #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat about Text Analysis. Storing information; Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat: 4 November | Text Analysis
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland) by Louise Tobin During 1915 and 1916, the Great War and the Easter Rising impacted Ireland’s businesses and economy. One letter Continue reading Featured letter: Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland)
Genevieve Harden came to live in Ireland from England in 1998 as part of a European Voluntary Service programme called “Artist Against Exclusion”. Since then she has worked on public art projects and teaching in Dublin. Genevieve now lives in Co.Wicklow Continue reading Featured Contributor: Genevieve Harden
We have just added a featured letter post to the site. The post was created by Louise Tobin, an English and History graduate from St Patricks College, Drumcondra. Louise also graduated from University College Dublin with a Masters in Library and Information Studies in Continue reading Featured Letter by Louise Tobin
We are delighted to publish our first Progress update. We are planning to publish it on a monthly basis to inform you how our work on the project is progressing. Most importantly, we want to acknowledge your contribution to the Continue reading Progress update: September 2014