Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
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
The Cork launch of the Letters of 1916 project took place on Thursday, 26th November 2015 in the Boole Library in University College Cork. This outreach event was the fourth in a series of Community Engagement Events held in 2015 thanks Continue reading Cork Launch of Letters 1916 | 25 – 26 November 2015
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
Happy New Year to you all. This is the last progress update of the Year 2015. Despite the Christmas break, our transcribers as well as the Letters of 1916 Team were very busy. In December 2015 You have transcribed in total 34575 characters. We Continue reading Progress update: December 2015
We are delighted to announce that the Letters of 1916 project has again been awarded a SFI Discover grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The funding will allow the Letters of 1916 project to continue its outreach, with a second Continue reading Letters of 1916 project awarded a SFI Discover grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for 2016
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