Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
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
Looking after your letters A guest blog post by Charlotte Anstis, a Conservation Intern at the National Archives of Ireland Through the centuries paper has shown itself to be an incredibly robust and flexible material in many ways, illustrated by its Continue reading Looking after your letters
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
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