Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Article by Sheila Langan on Irish Central, 15 October 15 2014 “Did your ancestors fight in the 1916 Rising? A group of Irish filmmakers want to hear their stories. With the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising just under a year and Continue reading Did your ancestors fight in the 1916 Rising?
These are links to letters which are relevant to the #AskLetters1916 chat about Security on the Home Front, taking place from 5.30 – 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 October 2014. (All letters are from the National Archives of Ireland CSORP): Continue reading Links to “Security on the Home Front” Letters, 7 October 2014
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on Tuesday 7 October from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: SECURITY ON THE HOME FRONT We want YOU to participate in the #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat. Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 7 October 2014
On 27 September 2014 Letters of 1916 celebrated its first birthday. Since its launch the project has grown rapidly. Our 1,000th letter went public in July 2014 and there are currently almost 1,500 letters available to transcribe in the transcription Continue reading Letters of 1916 celebrates its first birthday!
Letters of 1916 is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with a national institution, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) PRONI was founded in 1923 shortly after the official foundation of Northern Ireland as the official archive for Continue reading Letters of 1916 welcomes the Public Record Office of Ireland as a new contributor
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on 9 September from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: BEING AN INTERN ON A HISTORY PROJECT On 9 September, we will be on twitter holding a twitter chat about Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 9 September 2014
Between 6-8 August 2014 Letters of 1916 hosted a workshop for secondary school history teachers and others involved in the education sector. The aim of the workshop was to explore ways in which the Letters of 1916 archive can be Continue reading Letters 1916 Workshop for Teachers 2014
We have just added the Military Archives’ profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. There are a number of letters belonging to the Military Archives in the Letters of 1916 collection, including letters written by Padraic Mac Piarais and Harry Boland and James Connolly. Continue reading New! Featured Profile – Military Archives
During 1915 and 1916, the Great War and the Easter Rising impacted Ireland’s businesses and economy. One letter in the Letters of 1916 project highlights the problems faced by Irish businesses during these turbulent times. The letter in question Continue reading Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916
We have just added a featured letter post to the site. The post was created by Sean Driver, an English Studies graduate from Trinity College, Dublin. Sean is currently completing an M.Phil in Digital Humanities and Culture and hopes to pursue a Continue reading Featured Letter by Sean Driver